Officiate
[ə'fɪʃɪeɪt] or [o'fɪʃɪet]
解釋/意思:
(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?'.
克劳斯編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
錄入:库尔特
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Act, serve, perform
ANT:Retire, witness
整理:利亚
例句/造句/用法:
- We had to walk two miles to Brocklebridge Church, where our patron officiated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- 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. 雪麗.
- In the second instance, Mr. Hall, vicar of Nunnely, officiated. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- We occupied a commodious carriage, our servant officiated as coachman. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I suppose the clergyman who officiated here in the year eighteen hundred and three is no longer alive? 威爾基·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. 雪麗.
- The officiating damsel, who had anticipated the order before it was given, set the glass of spirits before Pell, and retired. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- There was nobody in the church besides the officiating persons and the small marriage party and their attendants. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Mr. Weston directed the whole, officiating safely between Hartfield and the Vicarage, and every body was in good time. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
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