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

单词	designate
释义	des·ig·nate I. \-ˌnā]t, -_nə̇], usu ]d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare : chosen for an office but not yet installed — used after the noun < called president-elect or president-designate > < the pledges of the governor designate > II. \-ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin designatus, past participle of designare, literally, to mark out — more at design 1. a. : to point out the location of < a marker designating the crest of the flood waters > b. : to make known directly as if by sign : signify, indicate < any reasonable task designated by the employer > c. : to distinguish as to class : denominate, identify, label < the area we designate as that of spiritual values — J.B.Conant > d. : specify, stipulate < sending food packages to designated recipients in Europe > < a gift designated by the donor to be used for faculty compensation > 2. a. : to call by a distinctive title, term, or expression < a particle having approximately the mass of a proton but having no charge and so designated as a neutron — W.V.Houston > < the four parts were designated A, B, C, and D in the diagram > b. : to declare to be : characterize < areas designated as strategic > 3. : to name especially to a post or function 4. a. : to decide upon : nominate, delegate, appoint; especially : to assign officially by executive or military authority < the operating agency last designated by the president > < the tanks had been designated to exploit a breakthrough of the enemy's defenses — R.D.Gardner > b. : to induct in a rank or position < the supreme council is designated as the highest organ of state power > < the duke had been designated as king of a puppet state > c. : to choose and set apart (as by public will or in the process of government administration) < a successful designating petition places the name of the candidate on the primary ballot — Book of Civic Definitions > < control dams designated for construction > < finally Queen Victoria was asked to designate a site — B.K.Sandwell > 5. : to serve as a name of : stand for : denote < associate … the names with the persons they designate — Weldon Kees > < names are now given bacteria as a sort of shorthand to designate a whole series of complicated reactions — Justina Hill > 6. logic : to refer to (an abstract or a concrete entity) — used of a sign, word, or linguistic expression Synonyms: name, nominate, elect, appoint: designate may apply to choosing or detailing a person or group for a certain post by a person or group having power or right to choose < the following deputies were designated by the three ministers to carry on the council's work — Americana Annual > < the vice-chairman is elected from among the commissioners, and the president designates the chairman — Current Biography > name differs little from designate except that it may more strongly imply public announcement and less strongly suggest official action < the president-elect has not yet named his secretary of state > < named to the position of general manager > < a council of the realm to advise him and to name his successor in the event of his death — Current Biography > nominate today often indicates presentation of a candidate for the approval of or rejection by those who make final decisions < the parties nominate their presidential candidates during the summer > < President Truman nominated him for promotion to full admiral, an advancement confirmed by the Senate — Current Biography > elect may apply to definitive selection by a qualified group from among persons nominated or offering themselves as candidates < elected by a large majority of the voters > < elected to membership in a general meeting of the club > appoint indicates selection without election by a qualified person or group, with or without confirmation by another instrumentality < the president appoints postal officials > < by constitutional provision the chief executive appoints, not independently (except in a few instances as indicated above), but “by and with the advice and consent of the senate”; to speak with complete accuracy, he nominates, the Senate confirms (by a majority vote of the members present), and he thereupon appoints — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray >
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