administrate
administrate — 動詞
- administratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- administrates3rd person singular
- administrating-ing form
- administratedpast simple
1. to organize and direct the work, people, and resources of a company, institution
管理；經營
負責組織和管理事物
to organize and direct the work, people, and resources of a company, institution, or project, making sure everything runs smoothly.
The hospital board hired Constanza to administrate its new mental health program across three cities.
醫院董事會聘請 Constanza 來管理橫跨三個城市的新心理健康計劃。
administrate + program / project / department
Gabriel's team administrates the scholarship fund for over two hundred international students each year.
Gabriel 的團隊每年管理超過兩百名國際學生的獎學金基金。
The Watanabe family hired a small company to administrate their rental properties in Kyoto.
渡邊家聘請了一家小公司來管理他們在京都的出租房產。
Evelyn learned how to administrate large engineering projects while working in Malaysia for a decade.
Evelyn 在馬來西亞工作了十年，學會如何管理大型工程項目。
Tariro will administrate the daily operations of the new community centre opening next spring.
Tariro 將負責管理明年春天開幕的新社區中心的日常運作。
- manage
more general and everyday; can be used for both small tasks and large systems
- administer
more common than administrate in formal writing; preferred in legal and medical contexts
- direct
emphasises giving guidance and making decisions rather than handling all the details
- oversee
focuses on supervision rather than hands-on organisation
- mismanage
to organise or direct something badly
文法句型
administrate + noun phrase
用法筆記
Formal contexts only; the subject is usually an organization, institution, or large-scale system rather than an individual person's routine tasks.
常見錯誤
2. to give out or provide something to the people who are supposed to receive it, s
執行；給予
分配或提供某物給他人
to give out or provide something to the people who are supposed to receive it, such as medicine, a test, or a formal promise.
The school nurse will administrate the flu vaccine to all students next Wednesday morning.
學校護士將在下週三早上為所有學生施打流感疫苗。
administrate + vaccine / medication / treatment
Rania signed the necessary forms to administrate the final exam to the graduating class.
Rania 簽署了必要文件，為畢業班舉行期末考試。
Only a licensed pharmacist can administrate this type of injection under medical supervision.
只有持有執照的藥劑師才能在醫療監督下執行此類注射。
The charity sent volunteers to administrate food aid to families displaced by the earthquake.
慈善機構派遣志工向因地震而流離失所的家庭分發食物援助。
A local judge was asked to administrate the oath to the new citizens at the ceremony.
一位地方法官受邀在典禮上為新公民主持宣誓。
- administer
far more common than 'administrate' for this meaning; the standard word in medicine and law
- dispense
suggests measured or official distribution, especially of medicine or money
- provide
a broader, less formal term for giving something needed
文法句型
administrate + something + to + someone
用法筆記
The direct object of this sense must be the thing given (medicine, aid, a test, an oath), not the person receiving it. The recipient is introduced by 'to'.