Officiate
[ə'fɪʃɪeɪt] or [o'fɪʃɪet]
解释:
(verb.) perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; 'His wife officiated as his private secretary'.
(verb.) act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; 'Who officiated at your wedding?'.
克劳斯编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(v. i.) To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.
(v. t.) To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.
录入:库尔特
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Act, serve, perform
ANT:Retire, witness
整理:利亚
例句:
- We had to walk two miles to Brocklebridge Church, where our patron officiated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- It did not revolt her pride that the group to whom she voluntarily officiated as handmaid should include her cousin's tutor. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- In the second instance, Mr. Hall, vicar of Nunnely, officiated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- We occupied a commodious carriage, our servant officiated as coachman. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I suppose the clergyman who officiated here in the year eighteen hundred and three is no longer alive? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Caroline, as the rector's niece, took her place at one of the three first tables; Mrs. Boultby and Margaret Hall officiated at the others. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The officiating damsel, who had anticipated the order before it was given, set the glass of spirits before Pell, and retired. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- There was nobody in the church besides the officiating persons and the small marriage party and their attendants. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Mr. Weston directed the whole, officiating safely between Hartfield and the Vicarage, and every body was in good time. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
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