appoint
- vt.任命;委任;安排，确定(时间、地点)
过去式： appointed 现在分词： appointing 过去分词： appointed 第三人称单数： appoints
ap- 朝,向 + point 点,变尖
appointverb
任命；委任
to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility
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。
She has recently been appointed to the committee.
她最近获委为委员会成员。
They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
他们任命他为英格兰队队长。
A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
一位律师被指定为这个孩子的代表律师。
安排，确定（时间、地点）
to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing sth
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。
verb
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- furnish
- a beautifully appointed house
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- create and charge with a task or function
- nominate a committee
- Synonym: name nominate constitute
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- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
- He was appointed deputy manager
- She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance
- Synonym: charge
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He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease .
他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。
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I have resigned , and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place .
我已经辞职了，他们可以放开手脚任命他们喜欢的人来顶替我的位置。
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A new manager has been appointed to direct the project .
已任命一位新经理来管理这项工程。
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They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team .
为协调这个队的工作，他们任用了一位新经理。
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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。
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He was appointed to a position of trust .
他被委以重任。
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They appointed him captain of the English team .
他们任命他为英格兰队队长。
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Everyone was assembled at the appointed time .
全体人员均按规定时间召集到场。
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A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer .
为任命新司库而召开了一次会议。
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Appointing one woman to the otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism .
给原本清一色的男职员队伍增派一位女性会显得是装点门面。
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A lawyer was appointed to represent the child .
一位律师被指定为这个孩子的代表律师。
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After due consideration , we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job .
经过适当考虑，我们决定委任戴维斯先生干这项工作。
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She has recently been appointed to the bench .
她最近当上了法官。
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She was appointed to a professorship in Economics at Princeton .
她获聘为普林斯顿大学经济学教授。
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A committee was appointed to enquire into the allegations .
一个委员会已受命调查这些指控。
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Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead .
福克斯顿被解职，受命接替他的是约翰∙史密斯。
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An independent regulator will be appointed to ensure fair competition .
将会指定一个独立的管理机构来保证公平竞争。
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She was appointed a US delegate to the United Nations .
她被任命为美国驻联合国代表。
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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。
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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。
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The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers
首相有权任免高级部长。
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She has just been appointed artistic director of Queensland Theatre Company .
她刚刚被任命为昆士兰剧团的艺术总监。
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The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister
首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。
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Inspectors were appointed to inquire into the affairs of the company .
督查员受委派调查该公司的事务。
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The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer .
既定的典礼时间就快到了。
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Judge Stacks was appointed to oversee the disposition of funds .
斯塔克斯法官被指定监督资金的分配。
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Game wardens were appointed to enforce hunting laws in New Hampshire .
狩猎监督官被派到新罕布什尔州去执行狩猎法令。
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He has been appointed to the chair of sociology at Southampton University
他被任命担任南安普敦大学的社会学教授一职。
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' Why didn 't you appoint Ron twelve months ago ? ' — 'Good question . '
“你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”
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At Opera North he will be in harness with Paul Daniel , the conductor appointed music director last year .
在北方歌剧公司，他将和去年指挥指定的音乐总监保罗·丹尼尔通力合作。
指不经投票选举等而直接指派。常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。
She was appointed (as) postmaster of the city of York.
她被任命为约克市邮政局局长。
We appointed him to the committee.
我们委派他为委员会成员。
通常指为某项工作或某个目的而任命，多用被动语态。
Who has he designated (as) his deputy?
他选定了谁当他的副手？
She was designated to take over the position of treasurer.
她被选派接任财务主管的职务。
指由官方选定某人或某物，尤指使其担任重要职务，常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。
The president named her (as) Secretary of the State.
总统任命她为国务卿。
At the age of 30, she was named to the committee by the chairman.
她30岁的时候被主席选入该委员会。
既可指提出人选，由有决策权的人定夺，也可指直接委任，常后接介词 as/to。
Next month Mr. Smith will retire and Mr. Brown will be nominated as his replacement.
下月史密斯先生退休，布朗先生将获任命接替他的职位。
She was nominated to the committee.
她被任命为委员会委员。
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