preside
v. 主持，担任主持；主管某地，掌管（局势）（preside over）；（尤指键盘乐器）领奏，主奏（preside at）
第三人称单数 presides
现在分词 presiding
过去式 presided
过去分词 presided
例句
They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting.
他们问我是否会主持委员会会议。
《牛津词典》
The pope sprinkled incense on the altar, then read the traditional prayer of peace in Latin, and began to preside over the mass.
教皇把香撒在圣坛上，然后用拉丁文念了传统的和平祷文，并开始主持弥撒。
The PM returned to Downing Street to preside over a meeting of his inner cabinet.
首相回到唐宁街去主持一场核心内阁会议。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
