designate

英 [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]

美 [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]

v.  命名; 指定; 选定，指派，委任(某人任某职); 标明; 标示; 指明
adj.  (已受委派)尚未上任的; (已当选)尚未就职的

过去分词：designated　过去式：designated　现在分词：designating　第三人称单数：designates　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5390 / COCA.5240

同义词辨析

appointdesignatenamenominate【导航词义：任命，委派】

牛津词典

verb

• 命名；指定
  to say officially that sth has a particular character or name; to describe sth in a particular way
  1. This area has been designated (as) a National Park.
     本区已定为国家公园。
  2. This floor has been designated a no-smoking area.
     这楼层已定为无烟区。
  3. Several pupils were designated as having moderate or severe learning difficulties.
     几名学生被认定有一定或严重学习困难。
  4. a designated nature reserve
     指定的自然保护区
  5. designated seats for the elderly
     老人专座
• 选定，指派，委任（某人任某职）
  to choose or name sb for a particular job or position
  1. The director is allowed to designate his/her successor.
     主任获准选定自己的继任人。
  2. Who has she designated (as) her deputy?
     她委任了谁为她的副手？
  3. the man designated to succeed the president
     被指派接替校长职务的男人
• 标明；标示；指明
  to show sth using a particular mark or sign
  1. The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C.
     不同的类型分别用字母A、B和C标明。

adj.

• （已受委派）尚未上任的；（已当选）尚未就职的
  chosen to do a job but not yet having officially started it
  1. an interview with the director designate
     与未到任主任的面谈

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /'dezɪgneɪt/. The adjective is pronounced /'dezɪgnət/. 动词读作 /'dezɪgneɪt/，形容词读作 /'dezɪgnət/。


• VERB 标示;把…定名为;称呼
  When youdesignatesomeone or somethingasa particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.
  1. ...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E...
     在我们的一项研究中接受访谈的男子，我们称之为 E
  2. There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark...
     人们正在努力将这座桥定为历史遗迹。
  3. I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.
     我住在埃克斯穆尔，那里已被命名为国家公园。
• VERB 指定
  If somethingis designated fora particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose.
  1. Some of the rooms were designated as offices.
     其中一些房间被指定用作办公室。
  2. ...scholarships designated for minorities...
     专门给予少数族裔学生的奖学金
  3. Smoking is allowed in designated areas.
     允许在指定区域内吸烟。
• VERB 指派;选派;委任
  When youdesignatesomeoneassomething, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
  1. Designate someone as the spokesperson...
     指派某人为发言人
  2. The President's designated successor is his son.
     总统的选定继承人是他的儿子。
• ADJ （已受委派）尚未上任的;（已当选）尚未就职的
  Designateis used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it.
  1. Japan's Prime Minister-designate is completing his Cabinet today.
     日本的当选首相今日将完成组阁。

英英释义

verb

• design or destine
  1. She was intended to become the director
  Synonym:intenddestinespecify
• decree or designate beforehand
  1. She was destined to become a great pianist
  Synonym:destinefatedoom
• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing
  1. I showed the customer the glove section
  2. He pointed to the empty parking space
  3. he indicated his opponents
  Synonym:indicatepointshow
• assign a name or title to
  Synonym:denominate
• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  Synonym:delegatedeputeassign

双语例句

• Smoking is allowed in designated areas.
  允许在指定区域内吸烟。
• I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park.
  我住在埃克斯穆尔，那里已被命名为国家公园。
• Designate delegated permissions and a forwarding address.
  指定委派权限和转发地址。
• When you share a page, you can designate users as viewers or editors.
  在共享页面时，您可以将用户指定为查看者或编辑者。
• System using colors to designate classifications.
  使用颜色来指明分类的系统。
• Scholasticism is a term used to designate both a method and a system.
  士林是一个长远的用于指定既是一种方法和制度。
• For each set, you must designate one primary persona; the others are all secondary.
  对每个组，您必须指派一个主要角色，其他的都是次要的。
• There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark
  人们正在努力将这座桥定为历史遗迹。
• No units or individuals shall compel peasants and agricultural production and operation organizations to purchase agricultural machines they designate.
  任何单位和个人不得强迫农民和农业生产经营组织购买其指定的农业机械产品。
• Write-enabling this cube will allow users that you designate to record changes to the data of this cube.
  写启用此多维数据集将使您指定的用户得以记录对此多维数据集数据的更改。