Appoint
[ ə'pɔɪnt ]
第2级
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vt. 任命，委派;约定，指定;装设，布置;
💡 词根助记
ap加强+point指→指定，任命
📝 例句
Mel paused, to let his appoint sink home, before continuing.
梅尔稍停了一下，好让大家都吃透他的论点后，再继续说下去。
They appointed him (to be) manager.
他们任命他为经理。
Do they appoint him for the secretary?
他们任命他为秘书了吗？
He could not force the bishop to appoint him.
他无法强迫主教委派他。
Only one man -- the President -- can appoint justices to the Supreme Court.
只有一个人－－总统－－才能任命最高法院的法官。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ point-点、appoint-任命:老师点名后任命班长
※ ap-前缀“向、到”,point-指:指派某人在某时去某地
※ ap-拼音“阿婆”,point-指定:阿婆指定要任命你为她的保镖
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-point-表示“刺扎”
常见变体有-punct-、-pugn-
📖 牛津释义
appoint
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n, Cn.n/a, Cn.t]
~ sb (to sth); ~ sb (as sth) choose sb for a job or position of responsibility 挑选（某人）做某工作或任某职位; 任命; 委派
They have appointed Smith/a new manager. 他们已经任用了史密斯[一位新经理].
He was appointed to the vacant post. 他被委派填补那空缺.
Who shall we appoint (as) chairperson? 我们选派谁担任主席呢?
We must appoint sb to act as secretary. 我们得指定一个人当秘书.
2 [Tn] create (sth) by choosing members 挑选人员以组成（某事物）
appoint a committee 挑选人员组成委员会.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (for sth) (fml 文) fix or decide on sth 确定或决定某事物
appoint a date to meet/for a meeting 约定一个日期见面[开会]
The time appointed for the meeting was 10.30. 规定开会的时间是10时30分.
🎯 考研助记
ap(a person)+point(指):一个人指定要你做一件事情- 任命 ap(=to到)+point(点):到某一地点去即 指定
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'pɒint]vt. 任命, 指定, 下令【法】 派, 派任, 任命相关词组: to appoint sb to a post
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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This universal language has always brought people of different cultures close together.
这种世界性的语言将不同文化的人紧密地结合在一起。
I stayed up until 2:00 in the morning.
我熬夜直到凌晨2点。
In a heat wave we choose a midnight birthday party and that is the most exciting of all.
天气炎热时，我们便选择在半夜举办生日聚会，这种聚会是最令人激动的。