Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典釋義
VERB
任命；委派；指派
If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
例句
It made sense to appoint a banker to this job...指派一位銀行家做這份工作是明智之舉。The commission appointed a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry...委員會委派了一個特別調查員自行調查。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
任命, 委派
He was appointed secretary.他被任命為秘書。
確定, 指定; 約定
We must appoint a day to meet again.我們要約定好下次會面的日期。He appointed the schoolhouse as the place for the meeting.他指定校舍為開會地點。The head of the workshop appointed that the work should be finished in two days.車間主任下令這項工作必須在兩天之內完成。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. create and charge with a task or function;
"nominate a committee"
2. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to;
"He was appointed deputy manager""She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"