ad·min·is·ter/əd`mɪnəstə; ədˈmɪnɪstə/ v [T] 1 to manage the affairs of a company, government etc 管理，治理〔公司、政府等〕: officials who administer the transport system 管理运输系统的官员 2 to organize the way a test or punishment is given, or the way a law is used 执行; 实施 3formal to give someone a drug or medical treatment 【正式】 给予〔某人药物〕，给…用药: The medicine was administered in regular doses. 这种药按普通剂量服用。