appoint

verb

1. 任命；委任
   to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility
   1. They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school.
      我儿子读书的学校任命了一位新校长。
   2. She has recently been appointed to the committee.
      她最近获委为委员会成员。
   3. They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.
      他们任命他为英格兰队队长。
   4. A lawyer was appointed to represent the child.
      一位律师被指定为这个孩子的代表律师。
2. 安排，确定（时间、地点）
   to arrange or decide on a time or place for doing sth
   1. A date for the meeting is still to be appointed.
      会议日期尚待确定。
   2. Everyone was assembled at the appointed time .
      全体人员均按规定时间召集到场。

1. See also: It made sense to appoint a banker to this job... The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry... The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister... She was appointed a US delegate to the United Nations. appointed

1. It made sense to appoint a banker to this job
   指派一位银行家做这份工作是明智之举。
2. The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry
   委员会委派了一个特别调查员自行调查。
3. The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister
   首相已委任一位平民为国防部长。
4. She was appointed a US delegate to the United Nations.
   她被任命为美国驻联合国代表。
5. The company decided to appoint a Japanese manager as president of the company. The decision came as a bolt from the blue.
   公司决定任命一位日籍经理担任总裁。这个决定太出乎意料了。
6. The draft would give the president the power to appoint the central bank's chairman.
   该草案将授权总统任命中央银行行长。
7. The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers
   首相有权任免高级部长。
8. 'Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?' —'Good question. '
   “你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”
9. He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
   他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。
10. I have resigned, and they have a free hand to appoint whom they like in my place.
    我已经辞职了，他们可以放开手脚任命他们喜欢的人来顶替我的位置。
11. The President alone has the power to appoint a member of the US cabinet.
    只有总统才能有权任命美国内阁成员。
12. We must appoint a day for the next meeting.
    我们要为下次会议确定个日子。
13. She is authorized to appoint an assistant director.
    她得到授权，可任命一位副主任。
14. We hope that you will appoint representatives to come here for the negotiations.
    望贵方立即指派代表前来商谈。
15. Let's appoint a day to have a lunch together.
    让我们定一个共进午餐的日子吧。
16. We hope that you will appoint our company as the sole distributor in japan.
    我方希望贵方能指定我公司为日本的独家经销人。
17. The president can appoint the cabinet.
    总理可以任命内阁。
18. Why do you want to appoint this man as manager? the last firm he worked for caved in.
    你为什么要任命此人为经理？他所服务的前一个商行倒闭了。
19. We shall have to appoint another day for the rest of our business.
    我们只好再约一天来处理其余的事。
20. Then, they appoint the time and the place of a race.
    然后，他们了确定了时间和比赛地点。
21. They appoint a chief executive officer ( CEO).
    他们指定了一个首席执行官（chiefexecutiveofficer，CEO）。
22. We need to appoint a new school secretary.
    我们需要任命一名新的校秘书。
23. We need to appoint a time for the meeting.
    我们得指定一个时间来开这个会。
24. I won't appoint a man whom I don't trust.
    我不会任用一个我不信任的人。
25. The project manager shall appoint the security director and security supervisor as the Emergency Coordinator and Assistant Emergency Coordinator.
    项目经理任命安全主任和安全监督员为紧急协调员和助理紧急协调员。
26. Did they appoint him secretary?
    他们任命他做秘书了吗？
27. We will increase our turnover if you appoint us as your sole agent.
    如果你方指定我们作为独家代理，我们将增加我们的销售量。
28. Each of us, she says, should appoint a personal board of non-executive directors.
    她称，我们每个人都应该任命一个由非执行董事组成的个人董事会。
29. Either the board or the president can appoint junior or senior officers.
    董事会和董事长都有权任命高级或低级职员。
30. The Chairman shall appoint all standing Committees and special Committees as deeded.
    主席还应按照实际情况任命所有常设委员会和特别委员会。

  appoint designate name nominate【导航词义：任命，委派】

  appoint v. 任命，委任

〔辨析〕指不经投票选举等而直接指派。常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。

  designate v. 选定，指派

〔辨析〕通常指为某项工作或某个目的而任命，多用被动语态。

  name v. 选中

〔辨析〕指由官方选定某人或某物，尤指使其担任重要职务，常可与介词 as 连用，但现在经常将其省略。

  nominate v. 提名；任命，指派

〔辨析〕既可指提出人选，由有决策权的人定夺，也可指直接委任，常后接介词 as/to。

verb

1. furnish
   1. a beautifully appointed house

2. create and charge with a task or function
   1. nominate a committee

   Synonym:    namenominateconstitute

3. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
   1. He was appointed deputy manager
   2. She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance

   Synonym:    charge