designate

vt

• ① 标明;指示,指出
  • On this map blue lines designate main rivers.在这张地图上,蓝线标示主要的河流。

• ② 指派,任命(★常用被动式)
  • The President has designated him as Secretary of State.总统任命他为国务卿。
  • He has been designated as her spokesperson.他被指定为她的发言人。
  • Who(m) do you designate your representative?你指定谁为代表?
  • He designated me to speak for him.他指派我替他发言。

• ③ 指名;称呼
  • In some Muslim countries, a ruler is designate (as) sultan.在某些回教国家,统治者被称为苏丹。