nom·i·nate
verb/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/
/ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nominate | /ˈnɒmɪneɪt/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it nominates | /ˈnɒmɪneɪts/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple nominated | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle nominated | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form nominating | /ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- to formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc.
提名；推荐 - nominate somebody/something (for something) She has been nominated for the presidency.
她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。 - nominate somebody/something (as) something | nominate somebody/something + noun He was nominated (as) best actor.
他获得了最佳男演员的提名。 - nominate somebody/something to do something I nominated Paul to take on the role of treasurer.
我推荐保罗担任司库。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec1, Politicsc1- He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate.
他现已被正式提名为总统候选人。 - She was nominated for a special award.
她获得这项特殊奖的提名。 - Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year.
邀请了十位评论家推荐年度图书。 - She has been formally nominated for the presidency.
她已被正式提名为总统候选人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- nominate somebody/something (for something) She has been nominated for the presidency.
- to choose somebody to do a particular job
委任；指定（某人做某事） - nominate somebody (to something) I have been nominated to the committee.
我被任命为委员会委员。 - nominate somebody as something The president wanted to nominate her as his successor.
总统想提名她作为他的继任者。 - nominate somebody to do something She was nominated to speak on our behalf.
她被指派代表我们发言。 - Each office will nominate a representative to sit on the committee.
每个办事处将提名一个代表出任该委员会委员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- nominate somebody (to something) I have been nominated to the committee.
- nominate something (as something) to choose a time, date or title for something
挑选，指定（时间、日期、名称等） - 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election.
12 月 1 日被指定为选举日。
- 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th cent.