preside
preside
verb
[no obj.]
verb
[no obj.]
- be in the position of authority in a meeting or gathering
主持
the prime minister will preside at an emergency cabinet meeting.
首相将主持一次内阁紧急会议。
[as adj. presiding]the sentence imposed by the presiding judge.
审判长作出的判决。
■(preside over)be in charge of (a place or situation)
主管某地，掌管（局势）
the Home Secretary has presided over the worst crime figures the country has known.
内政大臣主持工作时的犯罪数字是该国有史以来最糟糕的。 - (preside at)play (a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument) at a public gathering
（尤指键盘乐器） 领奏；主奏
- early 17th cent.: from French présider, from Latin praesidere, from prae 'before' + sedere 'sit'
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