The verb is pronounced /'dezɪgneɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /'dezɪgnət/. 动词读作 /'dezɪgneɪt/,形容词读作 /'dezɪgnət/。
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[VERB 动词]标示;把…定名为;称呼 When you
designate someone or something
as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.
[V n as n]
[V n n]
[V-ed]
...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E...
在我们的一项研究中接受访谈的男子,我们称之为 E
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark...
人们正在努力将这座桥定为历史遗迹。
I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.
我住在埃克斯穆尔,那里已被命名为国家公园。
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[VERB 动词]指定 If something
is designated for a particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose.
[be V-ed as/for n]
[V-ed]
[usu passive]
Some of the rooms were designated as offices.
其中一些房间被指定用作办公室。
...scholarships designated for minorities...
专门给予少数族裔学生的奖学金
Smoking is allowed in designated areas.
允许在指定区域内吸烟。
3
[VERB 动词]指派;选派;委任 When you
designate someone
as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
4
[ADJ 形容词](已受委派)尚未上任的;(已当选)尚未就职的 Designate is used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it.