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• ① 指派;派任;任命
  • The President appointed him (to be) ambassador to France.总统任命他为驻法国大使。
  • He has been appointed chairman.他被指派为主席(★当补语用的职称无冠词)。
  • I appointed Jack as my successor.我指派杰克为我的继任者。
  • He was appointed to the professorship in 1994.他在1994年被任命为教授。
  • He was appointed to take charge of foreign affairs.他被指派去管理外交事务。
  • We must appoint a committee.我们必须任命一个委员会。

• ② 定;决定(日期、地点);约定;指定(★作此义解时常用fix)
  • They appointed a time to meet again.他们定好了再次见面的时间。
  • We appointed the date for the next meeting.我们决定了下次开会的日期。
  • They appointed 10:30 as the time for the meeting.他们定十点半为会议时间。

• ③ 【罕】(神、权威者等)下令,指令,注定
  • God appointed that it should be done.上帝注定此事必行。