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ap·point AHD[ə-pointʹ] D.J.[əˈpɔɪnt]K.K.[əˈpɔɪnt]v.tr.(及物动词)ap.point.ed, ap.point.ing, ap.points 缩写 app., appt.- To select or designate to fill an office or position:任命,委派:选派或指定来填补一位置或职位:appointed her the chief operating officer of the company.任命她为公司的经营主任
- To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:约定,指定:用权力或共同约定来决定或安排:will appoint a date for the examination.将指定考试日期
- To furnish; equip:装设;布置:a house that is comfortably appointed.布置得很舒适的住宅
- Law To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.【法律】 处置财产权:按以前的契据行使处置(财产)权,指定某人或某些人为财产受益人
- Middle English appointen 中古英语 appointen
- from Old French apointier [to arrange] 源自 古法语 apointier [安排]
- from a point [to the point] 源自 a point [扼要,中肯]
- a [to] from Latin ad * see ad- a [去] 源自 拉丁语 ad * 参见 ad-
- point [point] * see point point [指出] * 参见 point
appoint, designate, name, nominate, tap- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to select for an office or position": 这些动词共有的中心意思是“为某种职位或位置而选择”: was appointed chairperson of the committee;被任命为委员会主席;expects to be designated leader of the opposition;期望成为对方的指定领导人;a new commissioner of public safety named by the mayor;被市长任命的新公安局局长;wants to be nominated as her party's candidate;想被提名为她所在方的候选人;was tapped for fraternity membership. See also Synonyms at furnish 选为联谊会成员 参见同义词 furnish
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