1. | 主持(会议、仪式等);担任(会议)主席to lead or be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, etc. |
the presiding judge 首席法官 | |
They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting. 他们问我是否会主持委员会会议。 | |
The party presided over one of the worst economic declines in the country's history(= it was in power when the decline happened) . 该党执政时期,国家经历了历史上最严重的经济衰退。 |