appoint
英 [əˈpɔɪnt] 美 [əˈpɔɪnt]

vt.

任命，委派；约定，指定；装设，布置；

变形

过去式：appointed过去分词：appointed现在分词：appointing第三人称单数：appoints

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 定,指定; 约定 choose, decide, fix a time, place, etc.
2. vt. 任命,委派 choose for a post; set up by choosing members
3. vt. 布置,陈设 furnish, equip

英英释义

appoint[ ə'pɔint ]

• v.
  • create and charge with a task or function

    同义词：namenominateconstitute

  • assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

    "He was appointed deputy manager"

    同义词：charge

  • furnish

    "a beautifully appointed house"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• appoint a manager任命经理
• appoint a meeting place确定会晤的地点
• appoint people on their merit任人唯贤
• appoint a place and time for the meeting指定会议的时间和地点
• appoint sb head of任命某人当…主任

～+副词

• appoint arbitrarily专断地指定
• appoint officially正式任命
• appoint publicly公开任命
• appoint temporarily临时任命
• appoint voluntarily有意任命

～+介词

• appoint sb as chairman任命某人为主席
• appoint sb as professor任命某人为教授
• appoint sb as representative委派某人为代表
• appoint sb as treasurer委任某人为司库
• appoint sb to the committee委托某人为委员会成员
• appoint sb to the position of委派某人担任…职务
• appoint sb to the post of委派某人担任…职务

同近义词辨析

assign, designate, name, appoint, nominate

这组词都有“任命，委派”的意思，其区别是：

assign常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。

designate书面用语，侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命，有时含强行指定的意味。

name普通用词，着重任命的结果，而不是过程。

appoint通常指不经过选择的官方委任。

nominate通常指为某一公职选择候选人，并将其提交给有决定权的人作最后决定。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. The company decided to appoint a new treasurer.
   公司决定任命一位新司库。
2. They appointed him chairman.
   他们任命他为主席。
3. As a top manager, he should appoint none but people on their merit.
   作为一位总经理，他应该任人为贤。
4. We must appoint a new teacher soon.
   我们必须尽快委派一个新教师。
5. He wasn't there at the appointed time.
   他没有在指定的时间在那里。
6. We must appoint a day to meet again.
   我们要约定好下次会面的日期。

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