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anoint v.[宗教]涂油使神圣化；用油擦；（被神或仿佛被神）选定 (1) 大祭司施涂油礼，以示他已成为国王。(2) 神父在婴儿的前额上施涂油礼。(3) 忠言像在伤口上涂油，恶语像在身上切肉。 Saints and religious leaders are said to be anointed, but so is that new unstoppable quarterback who saved the team midseason. Anoint comes to us from the ancient Latin word unguere, which means "to smear." Which explains the other sense of this word, which is to apply with oil or another smearable substance, such as during a religious ceremony.

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英 [ə'nɔɪnt] 美 [ə'nɔɪnt] (1) The high priest anointed him king.(2) The priest anointed the baby's forehead.(3) Good words anoint us, and ill do unjoint us. To anoint means to choose by divine intervention. Or at least it seems like the big guy upstairs had something to do with it. 1[VERB 动词]（常指在宗教仪式中）涂油（或水）于（人体） To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.   [V n]  [V n as n]  [V-ed]He anointed my forehead...他给我的前额涂上了油。The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop.教皇给他施了涂油礼，任命其为大主教。...the anointed king.神权帝王2[VERB 动词]选定；指定 If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job.   [V n as n]  [V n]  [V n n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]The populist party anointed him as its candidate...平民党选定他做候选人。Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor...奥尔森先生总是回避指定继任者。His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner.他关于中庸和中产阶级的观点引起媒体的注意，使他成为获胜的热门人选。

英语单词	anoint
英美音标	英 [ə'nɔɪnt] 美 [ə'nɔɪnt]
中文释义	v.[宗教]涂油使神圣化；用油擦；（被神或仿佛被神）选定
英语例句	(1) The high priest anointed him king. (2) The priest anointed the baby's forehead. (3) Good words anoint us, and ill do unjoint us.
中文例句	(1) 大祭司施涂油礼，以示他已成为国王。 (2) 神父在婴儿的前额上施涂油礼。 (3) 忠言像在伤口上涂油，恶语像在身上切肉。
vocabulary简明	To anoint means to choose by divine intervention. Or at least it seems like the big guy upstairs had something to do with it.
vocabulary扩展	Saints and religious leaders are said to be anointed, but so is that new unstoppable quarterback who saved the team midseason. Anoint comes to us from the ancient Latin word unguere, which means "to smear." Which explains the other sense of this word, which is to apply with oil or another smearable substance, such as during a religious ceremony.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]（常指在宗教仪式中）涂油（或水）于（人体） To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons. [V n] [V n as n] [V-ed] He anointed my forehead... 他给我的前额涂上了油。 The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop. 教皇给他施了涂油礼，任命其为大主教。 ...the anointed king. 神权帝王 2 [VERB 动词]选定；指定 If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job. [V n as n] [V n] [V n n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] The populist party anointed him as its candidate... 平民党选定他做候选人。 Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor... 奥尔森先生总是回避指定继任者。 His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner. 他关于中庸和中产阶级的观点引起媒体的注意，使他成为获胜的热门人选。

Anoint [V N Ed Means Religious Priest Anointed