| 单词 | designate |
| 释义 | designate Word forms: designates, designating , designated pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (dezɪgneɪt ). The adjective is pronounced (dezɪgnət ). 1. verb When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name. ...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E. [VERB noun + as] There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark. [VERB noun noun] I live in Exmoor, which is designated as a national park. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: specify, term, class, describe 2. verb [usually passive] If something is designated for a particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose. Some of the rooms were designated as offices. [be V-ed + as/for] ...scholarships designated for minorities. [VERB-ed] Smoking is allowed in designated areas. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: choose, reserve, select, label 3. verb When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job. Designate someone as the spokesperson. [VERB noun + as] The President's designated successor is his son. [VERB-ed] 4. adjective [noun ADJECTIVE] Designate is used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it. Japan's Prime Minister-designate is completing his Cabinet today. Collocations: designate a person There are two major types of designated contributions-those that designate a person as the intended recipient, and those that designate a project. Christianity Today Anybody who could raise the entry fee would be able to sponsor one kilometer and bear a torch themselves or designate a person to do so. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If someone entered that was over that age, they had to designate a person below the age of 17 on the entry form to be eligible to win. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This then designates a person to become a person. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This word usually designates the person as a whole or its physical life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it allows archaeologists to designate a site and to label every artefact from the site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Where this faces local opposition, the protesters are increasingly trying to get sites designated as 'village greens'. Times, Sunday Times The site was designated a site of national significance in 1965. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been designated a site of special architectural interest for its scale, its cohesion and the ambition of the project. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The property has been designated a site of special scientific interest for its rich flora and fauna. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Councils would designate land for preservation or development under a new national framework of building standards. Times,Sunday Times Instead, they would simply designate land as zoned for development and let the housebuilders get on with it. Times,Sunday Times Local authorities have the power to designate land in order to prevent the distribution of free printed material, such as advertising flyers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He became known for his organic forms, always using two lines to designate land masses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of his first acts as president allowed designated lands to pass to the agriculture ministry. Times, Sunday Times Crowd control barriers act as a physical and psychological barrier, used to demarcate no access zones, and to designate space for lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No designated space may mean bit of a walk to the car. Times, Sunday Times The designated spaces are there for a reason: to allow those of us who have no choice but to use a wheelchair access to public transport. Times, Sunday Times Like all the other players, he took his temperature before leaving home, fed the details into an app, travelled by car and parked in a designated space. The Sun In a legal, designated space, of course. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 命名 Japanese: 称する |
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