英语词汇“delegate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

delegatedelegate1 /ˈdɛləgɪt/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYdelegate¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin legare to send as a representative

1someone who has been elected or chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for a group: delegate from Delegates from 50 colleges attended the conference.delegate to the U.S. delegate to the committee2social studies, politics a member of a House of Delegates in the governments of the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia3social studies, politics someone who represents a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives, who is allowed to speak but not to vote [Origin: 1400–1500 Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin legare to send as a representative]

noun | verb

delegatedelegate2 /ˈdɛləˌgeɪt/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

delegate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	delegate
	he, she, it	delegates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	delegated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have delegated
	he, she, it	has delegated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had delegated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will delegate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have delegated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am delegating
	he, she, it	is delegating
	you, we, they	are delegating
Past	I, he, she, it	was delegating
	you, we, they	were delegating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been delegating
	he, she, it	has been delegating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been delegating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be delegating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been delegating

1[intransitive, transitive] to give part of your work or the things you are responsible for to someone in a lower position than you: A good manager knows when to delegate.delegate something to somebody McConnell delegated authority to the vice presidents.2[transitive] to choose someone to do a particular job, or to be a representative of a group, organization, etc.: delegate somebody to do something We were delegated to represent our club at the conference.