；任命；委派；指派 If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
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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。
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。
The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister...
首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。
She was appointed a US delegate to the United Nations.
她被任命为美国驻联合国代表。
Oxford
ap·point★/əˈpɔɪnt; NAmEəˈpɔɪnt/verb1★to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility 任命；委任appointsb ◆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。appointsb to sth ◆She has recently been appointed to the committee.她最近获委任为委员会成员。appointsb + noun |appointsb as sth ◆They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.他们任命他为英格兰队队长。appointsb to do sth ◆A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.一名律师被指定为这个孩子的代理人。2[usually passive ]appointsth ( formal) to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing sth 安排，确定（时间、地点）◆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。appointappointsappointedappointingap·point/əˈpɔɪnt; NAmEəˈpɔɪnt/
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appointap‧point /əˈpɔɪnt/ ●●○W3 verb [transitive]
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1to choose someone for a position or a job: officials appointed by the governmentappoint somebody to something He’s been appointed to the State Supreme Court.appoint somebody to do something A committee was appointed to consider the plans.appoint (somebody) as something O'Connell was appointed as chairman.2formal to arrange or decide a time or place for something to happen: The committee appointed a day in June for celebrations. Everyone assembled in the hall at the appointed time (=at the time that had been arranged).—appointee /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː, ˌæpɔɪn-/ noun [countable]: a presidential appointee →
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GRAMMAR: Patterns with appoint• You appoint someone to a post or position: · He promised to appoint more women to senior positions.• You appoint someone as chairman, manager, ambassador etc: · The board appointed him as chairman.• You appoint someone to do something: · Schwarzkopf was appointed to command US forces.
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appoint
[əˈpɔɪnt]appointed, appointing, appoints
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appointed[6337] appointing[534]
任命(58%)，指定(30%)，委派(8%)，约定(4%)
vt.任命；指定；约定
vi.任命；委派
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