| 单词 | nominate |
| 释义 | nominate (once / 186 pages) v When you suggest a person for a position in the government, or propose a theme for your school's prom, you nominate that person or idea, especially if it's done in an official way. In the United States, political parties hold primary elections and conventions to nominate candidates for president. The word nominate originally meant "to call by name," from the Latin word for "name," nomen , but by 1600 it began to be used to talk about politics. WORD FAMILYnominate: denominate, nominated, nominates, nominating, nomination, nominative, nominator+/denominate: denominated, denominates, denominating, denomination/denomination: denominational, denominations/denominational: denominationalism, denominationally, interdenominational, nondenominational, undenominational/interdenominational: interdenominationally/nomination: nominations/nominative: nominatively, nominatives/nominator: nominators USAGE EXAMPLESWhen I’m asked for my favourite inspirational scene, I nominate Tom Courtenay’s final, miserable act of defiance in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Those surprises are almost always supplied by Kennedy, 80, nominated to the court 29 years ago by a fellow Californian, Ronald Reagan. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The strategy paid off, and the Republican Senate will consider whomever Trump nominates. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v propose as a candidate for some honor Syn|Hyper put forward, put up propose put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position 2v put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission Syn|Hypo|Hyper propose put forward, put up propose as a candidate for some honor choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 3v charge with a function; charge to be Syn|Hypo|Hyper make, name rename name again or anew appoint, charge assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to 4v create and charge with a task or function nominate a committee Syn|Hypo|Hyper appoint, constitute, name pack set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome co-optappoint summarily or commandeer constitute, establish, found, institute, plant set up or lay the groundwork for |
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