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单词 appoint
释义
appoint
verb
uk
/əˈpɔɪnt/us
/əˈpɔɪnt/

appointverb(PERSON)

C1[T]
tochoosesomeoneofficiallyfor ajoborresponsibility:
任命；委派
We've appointed three newteachersthisyear.我们今年已经任用了3名新教师。
He's just been appointed(as)directorof thepublishingdivision.他刚刚被任命为出版科科长。
[+ to infinitive]Acommissionhas just been appointedtoinvestigatefraudclaims.刚委派了一个委员会去调查诈骗的说法是否属实。
More examples
  • Thetruthis that they appoint no more than atokennumberof women tomanagerialjobs.
  • He'll be theactingdirectoruntil they can appoint apermanentone.
  • Thepolicehave appointed aliaisonofficertoworkwith thelocalcommunity.
  • Thegovernmenthas appointed adrugstsartoco-ordinatethefightagainstdrugabuse.
  • AtopGermanengineerhas been appointed totroubleshootthecauseof theaccident.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Applying for a job
  • acquihire
  • advertisement
  • anoint
  • anointed
  • applicant
  • assign
  • elect
  • go intosomething
  • golden hello
  • goonda
  • handpicked
  • headhunt
  • nomination
  • prospect
  • resume
  • retain
  • rope
  • self-constituted
  • serving
  • testimonial
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appointverb(DATE)

[Tusually passive]formal
toarrangeadateortimewhen ameetingor othereventwillhappen:
约定，安排（日期、时间）
Adatehas been appointed for theelection.选举日期已定。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking and choosing
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • adoption
  • bags I...idiom
  • be between the devil and the deep blue seaidiom
  • elect
  • empanel
  • faute de mieux
  • favoured
  • go forsomeone
  • go off withsomeone
  • picker
  • plump
  • select
  • selection
  • selective
  • selectively
  • selectivity
  • selector
  • skim
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(Definition ofappointfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

appoint| American Dictionary

appoint
verb[T]
us
/əˈpɔɪnt/
tochoosesomeoneofficiallyfor ajoborresponsibility:
Commissioner Curtis was appointed byPresidentBush.
(Definition ofappointfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

appoint| Business English

appoint
verb[T]
uk
/əˈpɔɪnt/us
HR
tochoosesomeoneofficiallyfor ajoborresponsibility:
They still have not appointed hisreplacement.
appoint sb sthShe was appointed Chief Executive about 3yearsago.
appoint sb as sthKPMG were appointed asadministrators.
appoint sb to do sthAcommissionhas just been appointed toinvestigatefraudclaims.
formal
toarrangeadateortimewhen ameetingor othereventwillhappen:
Start themeetingatthe appointedtimeandstickto theagenda.
(Definition ofappointfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofappoint

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The assemblies would set development criteria and keep watch over elected and appointed government officials.
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Applicants for casual relief first attended on the overseer or churchwarden of the individual parish, men who were appointed annually.
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The court will have the power to make decisions on behalf of these individuals orappointa manager to make the decisions.
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An advisory committee will be appointed to consider what type of assessment system is best suited to a small country.
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Working alone with a newly appointed colleague who is unfamiliar with equipment and techniques.
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On the appointed day the room filled with people and a dog.
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He wished also to know from the rule the wise disposition which is prudently appointed concerning the ordering of unfamiliar matters.
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With colonial rule, literate outsiders were appointed chiefs and became insiders.
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The marriage could also be agreed on in absentia, the spouses being replaced by their guardians or appointed legal representatives.
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Finally, agency officials are not directly accountable to constituencies, since they are appointed.
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But having conquered the town halls they sometimes met with hostility from employees or from burgomasters appointed by the crown.
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This income was managed by local councils, still appointed directly by the regime until the end of the 1970s.
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Individuals who fail to obtain production opportunitiesappointintermediaries to write debt contracts with producers.
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Furthermore, in reality farmers had little voice in managing or appointing the management team of their community's irrigation system.
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He had certainly seen with his own eyes how few of his appointed judges actually took part in the trial.
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