释义 |
designatev. & adj.●v. tr. /ˈdeziɡneit/ 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 as) appoint to an office or function 任命;指派 designated him as postmaster general 任命他为邮政部长; designated his own successor 任命他自己的继任人 2 specify or particularize 标明;指定 receives guests at designated times 在指定时间接待客人 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 as) describe as; entitle, style 描述;称呼 4 serve as the name or distinctive mark of 命名;把…叫做 English uses French words to designate ballet steps 英语采用法语的词语来命名芭蕾舞舞步 ●adj. /ˈdeziɡnət/ (placed after noun) appointed to an office but not yet installed (置于名词后)表示被委派而尚未就任的,候任的 bishop designate 已被任命而尚未就任的主教 □ designator /-neitə/ n.[Latin designat-, past part. stem of designare (as DE-, signare from signum ‘mark’)] |