appoint
英 [əˈpɔɪnt]
美 [əˈpɔɪnt]
v. 任命; 委任; 安排，确定(时间、地点)
过去分词：appointed 过去式：appointed 现在分词：appointing 第三人称单数：appoints
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同义词辨析
appointdesignatenamenominate【导航词义：任命，委派】
appointv. 任命，委任
〔辨析〕
指不经投票选举等而直接指派。常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。
〔例证〕
She was appointed (as) postmaster of the city of York.
她被任命为约克市邮政局局长。
We appointed him to the committee.
我们委派他为委员会成员。
她被任命为约克市邮政局局长。
We appointed him to the committee.
我们委派他为委员会成员。
designatev. 选定，指派
〔辨析〕
通常指为某项工作或某个目的而任命，多用被动语态。
〔例证〕
Who has he designated (as) his deputy?
他选定了谁当他的副手？
She was designated to take over the position of treasurer.
她被选派接任财务主管的职务。
他选定了谁当他的副手？
She was designated to take over the position of treasurer.
她被选派接任财务主管的职务。
namev. 选中
〔辨析〕
指由官方选定某人或某物，尤指使其担任重要职务，常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。
〔例证〕
The president named her (as) Secretary of the State.
总统任命她为国务卿。
At the age of 30, she was named to the committee by the chairman.
她30岁的时候被主席选入该委员会。
总统任命她为国务卿。
At the age of 30, she was named to the committee by the chairman.
她30岁的时候被主席选入该委员会。
nominatev. 提名；任命，指派
〔辨析〕
既可指提出人选，由有决策权的人定夺，也可指直接委任，常后接介词 as/to。
〔例证〕
Next month Mr. Smith will retire and Mr. Brown will be nominated as his replacement.
下月史密斯先生退休，布朗先生将获任命接替他的职位。
She was nominated to the committee.
她被任命为委员会委员。
下月史密斯先生退休，布朗先生将获任命接替他的职位。
She was nominated to the committee.
她被任命为委员会委员。
牛津词典
verb
- 任命；委任
to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility- They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
我儿子读书的学校任命了一位新校长。 - She has recently been appointed to the committee.
她最近获委为委员会成员。 - They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
他们任命他为英格兰队队长。 - A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
一位律师被指定为这个孩子的代表律师。
- They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
- 安排，确定（时间、地点）
to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing sth- A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
会议日期尚待确定。 - Everyone was assembled at the appointed time .
全体人员均按规定时间召集到场。
- A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
柯林斯词典
- See also:It made sense to appoint a banker to this job...The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry...The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister...She was appointed a US delegate to the United Nations.appointed
英英释义
verb
- furnish
- a beautifully appointed house
- create and charge with a task or function
- nominate a committee
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
- He was appointed deputy manager
- She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
双语例句
- The company decided to appoint a Japanese manager as president of the company. The decision came as a bolt from the blue.
公司决定任命一位日籍经理担任总裁。这个决定太出乎意料了。 - The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry
委员会委派了一个特别调查员自行调查。 - We shall have to appoint another day for the rest of our business.
我们只好再约一天来处理其余的事。 - He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。 - Let's appoint a day to have a lunch together.
让我们定一个共进午餐的日子吧。 - It made sense to appoint a banker to this job
指派一位银行家做这份工作是明智之举。 - We need to appoint a new school secretary.
我们需要任命一名新的校秘书。 - The project manager shall appoint the security director and security supervisor as the Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Emergency Coordinator.
项目经理任命安全主任和安全监督员为紧急协调员和助理紧急协调员。 - We will increase our turnover if you appoint us as your sole agent.
如果你方指定我们作为独家代理，我们将增加我们的销售量。 - 'Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?' —'Good question. '
“你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”