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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ad·min /ˈædmɪn/ noun [uncountable] informal  BBadministration 行政,管理 an admin assistant 一位行政助理 She works in admin. 她做行政工作。
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adminYou can buy some very advanced email admin software or you can choose to download some equally fine shareware.After coffee, Lyn Staniforth gave her own personal view on how she saw her role as an office admin manager.These would have to be organised between calls, together with other admin details that developed during the day.Olivia was sitting with a group of social admin people, who were all ignoring her.I checked my watch as I dialled: 9.15, which meant the admin shift should be into their first tea-break by now.Under the clear astrodome she walked to the admin building, the sensors at Kandinskaya's door showing red.The admin, they argue, is too fiddly.
From Longman Business Dictionaryadminad‧min /ˈædmɪn/ noun [uncountable] especially British English informal the activities involved with managing or organizing the work of a company, organization etcSYN ADMINISTRATIONShe works in admin.Origin admin (1900-2000) administration
ad·min nounChineseSyllable
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admin
admin /ˈædmɪn/ noun [uncountable] informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: administration
administration:
    an admin assistant
    She works in admin.


adminBrE /ˈædmɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈædmɪn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) = administration (1) a few admin problems一些行政问题She works in admin. 她在行政部门工作。🔊🔊