designate: [ 'dezigneit ]

v. 任命,指派,委派

詞形變化:

形容詞:designative
名詞:designator
動詞過去式:designated
過去分詞:designated
現(xiàn)在分詞:designating
第三人稱單數(shù):designates

例句與用法:
1. The chairman has designated that boyas his successor. (常與as 連用)
主席已經(jīng)指定那個男孩作他的繼承人。
2. She was designated sportswoman of the year.
她被指定為本年度的體壇明星。
3.Please park your car in the designated(adj.) area.
請把你的車停在指定的地方.
4.Only designated(adj.) people can modify this webpage.
只有指定的人才可以修改這個網(wǎng)頁.

近義詞辨析
appoint， designate， assign， name， nominate
　　這些動詞均有“任命，委派”之意。
　　appoint
通常指不經(jīng)過選擇的官方委任。
They appointed him president.
　　designate

書面用語，側(cè)重當權(quán)者或機構(gòu)的選拔或任命有時含強行指定的意味。
She was designated the best actress of this year.
　　assign
常指給一群人或個人分配、分派、指派或委派任務。
I was assigned to daily word section.
　　name
普通用詞，著重任命的結(jié)果，而不是過程。
He is an painter of great name.
　　nominate
通常指為某一公職選擇候選人，并將其提交給有決定權(quán)的人作最后決定。
We nominated him as a new monitor.

if i made some mistakes , please help me to correct it , and if you have more usages of this word, feel free to show us,let's get better together.
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