appoints; appointed; appointing
appoints; appointed; appointing
Learner's definition of APPOINT
[+ object]
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: to choose (someone) to have a particular job : to give (someone) a position or duty指定；任命；委派 -
The President appointed [=named, designated] him (as) Secretary of Education.总统任命他为教育部长。
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She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.她被任命为这所大学的化学教授。
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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。
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Every year, the group appoints three new members.这个组织每年指定三名新成员。
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a committee appointed by Congress国会委派的委员会
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the company's newly appointed assistant director这家公司新任命的助理主任
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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。
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often + to —
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 — see also self-appointed 2 formal
a : to decide or establish (something) in an official way指定 —
usually used as appointed通常用作appointed -
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。
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We will not deviate/stray from our appointed course.我们不会偏离既定的路线。
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doctors on their appointed rounds正在例行巡诊的医生
b : to decide (the time or place at which something will happen or be done)约定，确定（时间或地点） —
usually used as appointed通常用作appointed -
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。
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on the appointed day在约定的日子
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Call me when you reach the appointed place/location.当你到达约定地点时给我打个电话。
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: to decorate and put furniture in (a room or space)装饰，布置（房间或空间） —
usually used as (be) appointed通常用作(be) appointed — see also well-appointed — appointee
/əˌpoɪnˈtiː/ noun, plural appointees [count] -
presidential appointees [=people chosen by the President to fill a position]由总统任命的人
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He was a political appointee, not an elected official.他是政府委派的，不是民选的官员。