- (also informal admin)[uncountable]
the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution （企业、学校等的）管理，行政 Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 行政费用转嫁给了消费者。 the day-to-day administration of a company 公司的日常管理工作 I work in the Sales Administration department. 我在销售管理部门工作。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2The college loses a lot of money through poor administration. 由于管理不善，学院损失了不少钱。 A large part of his job involves routine administration. 他的大部分工作涉及日常管理。 They are gradually doing away with centralized bureaucratic administration. 他们正在逐步取消集中的官僚管理。 Until now, she has been entirely responsible for the administration of the school. 到目前为止，她一直完全负责学校的管理。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- good
- …
- be in charge of
- be responsible for
- costs
- (often Administration)[countable]
the government of a country, especially the US （尤指美国）政府 - during/under the… administration
under the Trump administration 在特朗普政府下 Successive administrations have failed to solve the country's economic problems. 一届又一届政府均未能解决这个国家的经济问题。 A senior administration official has decided to step down. 一位高级政府官员决定辞职。
Extra ExamplesHe was Secretary of Education in Bush's first administration. 他是布什政府第一任期的教育部长。 Her resignation is the second of a senior member of the administration within a month. 她的辞职是一个月内第二任行政高级成员。 The current administration will remain in office until elections in November. 现任政府仍将执政，直至11月的选举为止。 He continued as head of a caretaker administration. 他继续担任看守行政主管。 the handover of sovereignty by the British colonial administration 英国殖民政府对主权的移交 the role of the UN in the setting-up of an interim administration 联合国在临时政府建立过程中的作用
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- colonial
- federal
- local
- …
- form
- during/under the… administration
- [uncountable]
the management of public affairs （药物的）施用 - under… administration
The inhabitants of the island voted to remain under French administration. 岛上的居民投票决定仍留在法国行政管理之下。
- under… administration
- [uncountable]
the process or act of organizing the way that something is done 施行；执行 the administration of justice 司法
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- good
- …
- be in charge of
- be responsible for
- costs
- [countable]
the people who plan, organize and run a business, an institution, etc. （企业、学校等的）管理部门，行政部门 university administrations 大学行政部门
Extra ExamplesThe hospital administration can refuse patients' access to their own records. 医院管理部门可以拒绝患者访问自己的记录。 The prison administration is working hard to improve the service. 监狱管理部门正努力改善服务。 He has been in dispute with the New Zealand cricket administration. 他与新西兰板球管理部门发生了纠纷。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- hospital
- prison
- …
- [uncountable] (formal)
the act of giving a drug to somebody （药物的）施用 the administration of antibiotics 施用抗生素
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- intravenous
- oral
- drug
- …
- [uncountable] (British English, Australian English,
law 法律 a situation in which the financial affairs of a business that cannot pay its debts are managed by an independent administrator 行政接管（公司破产时由独立管理人负责其运营）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin administratio(n-), from the verb administrare , from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.