appoint

[ə'pɔint]

v.任命, 委派, 指定, 约定

vt.

1. 任命, 指派[O9][O2][(+as/to)]

They appointed him (to be) manager.

他们任命他为经理。

He appointed Williams as his deputy in the city of York.

他任命威廉姆斯作为他在约克市的代理人。

2. 约定, 指定; 安排

Our visitors arrived at the appointed time.

我们的来宾在约定的时间到达了。

3. 给……提供装备[H]

vi.

委派职务

词形变化

动词过去式: appointed | 动词过去分词: appointed | 动词现在分词: appointing | 动词第三人称单数: appoints |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.任命, 指派, 指定

elect  nominate  designate  choose  name  assign  vote for  

同义参见:

commission  specify  destine  delegate  

英英释义

动词 appoint:

create and charge with a task or function

同义词：name, nominate, constitute

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

同义词：charge

furnish

补充

appointappoint英:[əˈpɔint] 美:[əˈpɔɪnt]vt.1.任命, 委派He was appointed secretary.他被任命为秘书。2.确定, 指定; 约定We must appoint a day to meet again.我们要约定好下次会面的日期。He appointed the schoolhouse as the place for the meeting.他指定校舍为开会地点。The head of the workshop appointed that the work should be finished in two days.车间主任下令这项工作必须在两天之内完成。

例句

1. The commission appointed a special investigator.委员会任命了一个特别调查员。 2. She was appointed to the post in September.她在九月份被委任这个职务。 3. His high school coach appointed him manager of the team.他所在中学的教练任命他为球队领队。 4. MacDonald appointed him Secretary of State for India.麦克唐纳任命他为印度事务大臣。 5. The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.首相已委任一位文职官员担任国防部长。 6. He never came to her at the time she appointed.他从来不在她约定的时间去找她。 7. to appoint a time for a meeting约定会议(或会见)时间： 8. We appointed the school-house as place for the meeting.我们确定校舍为会面地点。 9. to appoint a chairman任命一名主席 10. to appoint a new treasurer任命一名新会计 11. a luxuriously appointed hotel设备豪华的旅馆 12. We appointed the house with all the latest devices.我们为房子提供一应俱全的最新设备。 13. laws appointed by God由上帝定的律法 14. she has been appointed to the board.她被任命为董事会董事。 15. they appointed her as personnel manager.他们委任她为人事经理。 16. they appointed a day in May for the meeting.他们把会议定在五月份的某一天召开。 17. such laws are appointed by God.这些法律是天意。 18. trustees appoint the capital to the beneficiaries.受托人将资金分配给受益人。 19. The committee have appointed a new chairperson.委员会已委任了一个新主席。 20. He's been appointed (as) assistant to Dr Beale.他已被委任为比尔博士的助理。 21. "The President appointed [=named, designated] him (as) Secretary of Education."总统任命他为教育部长。 22. She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.她被任命为这所大学的化学教授。 23. "After his parents died, the boy's uncle was appointed as his guardian."父母双亡之后，这个男孩的叔叔被指定为他的监护人。 24. "Every year, the group appoints three new members."这个组织每年指定三名新成员。 25. a committee appointed by Congress国会委派的委员会 26. the company's newly appointed assistant director这家公司新任命的助理主任 27. The defendant will be represented by a court-appointed attorney. [=a lawyer chosen by a court to defend someone who has been accused of a crime]被告的辩护律师将由法院委派。 28. appointing women to positions of power任命女性担任领导职务 29. She was appointed to the position last year.她去年被委派出任这一职位。 30. He has been appointed to serve as president of the club.他被任命为这家俱乐部的总经理。 31. A young lawyer was appointed to represent the accused man.一位年轻律师受委派为被告人辩护。 32. She wasn't able to accomplish her appointed tasks. [=the things that she was supposed to do]她未能完成指定的工作。 33. We will not deviate/stray from our appointed course.我们不会偏离既定的路线。 34. doctors on their appointed rounds正在例行巡诊的医生 35. We were all ready at the appointed time/hour.我们在约定的时间/时刻一切都准备好了。 36. on the appointed day在约定的日子 37. Call me when you reach the appointed place/location.当你到达约定地点时给我打个电话。 38. Each suite is appointed with handmade furniture and original artwork.每个套房都布置了手工家具和原创艺术品。 39. We stayed in one of the hotel's beautifully appointed rooms.我们住在装饰精美的酒店客房里。 40. presidential appointees [=people chosen by the President to fill a position]由总统任命的人 41. "He was a political appointee, not an elected official."他是政府委派的，不是民选的官员。