administration

administration
noun
  1. [mass noun]the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.
    管理,经营
    the day-to-day administration of the company.
    公司的日常管理。
    a career in arts administration.
    文科行政管理职业。
    [as modifier]administration costs.
    管理费用。
    ■(the administration)the people responsible for this, regarded collectively
    行政部门
    the university administration took their demands seriously.
    大学行政部门认真对待他们的要求。
    ■the management of public affairs; government
    公众事务管理;政府
    the inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration.
    岛上的居民投票决定仍留在法国行政统治之下。
    ■(Law)the management and disposal of the property of a deceased person, debtor, or other individual, or of an insolvent company, by a legally appointed administrator
    (律)遗产管理;(债务人、其他个人或破产公司的)资产管理
    the company went into administration.
    公司进入破产管理状态。
  2. the government in power
    政府
    successive Conservative administrations enjoyed a comfortable majority.
    连续几届保守党政府获得了充裕的多数赞成票。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)the term of office of a political leader or government
    (主 北美)(政治领导人、政府的)任期
    the early years of the Reagan Administration.
    里根政府的最初几年。
    ■(in the US) a government agency
    (美国)政府机构
    the US Food and Drug Administration.
    美国食品及药物管理局。
  3. [mass noun]the action of dispensing, giving, or applying something
    分发,给予,服用
    the oral administration of the antibiotic.
    口服抗生素。
    the administration of justice.
    执行司法。
语源
  1. Middle English : from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare (see administer)
英语宝典
考试词汇表