【appoint】 - A-level备考词汇

appoint

UK:  [ə'pɔɪnt]

US:  [ə'pɔɪnt]

过去分词：appointed  现在分词：appointing  第三人称单数：appoints  

v.

1.任命;指定

2.委派,任命

3.指定,约定(时间、地点等)

4.定,决定,指定(时间、日期等)做...

5.约定;委任

6.规定

7.陈设;布置;设备

8.给…提供装备[设备]

9.命令

10.【法律】处置(财产)

1 . The Company may by ordinary resolution remove any Director and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead.
公司可以通过普通决议罢免董事并委任另一人代其出任董事。

2 . The old man ordered me to appoint an old man of Zang as the minister. He said that this old man could make people live well.
这位长者命令我，将宰相的位子交给臧地老者，他说，如此一来，百姓们就能过着幸福的日子了。

3 . A company can be formed with a minimum of two people becoming its shareholders. They must appoint a director and a company secretary.
这样的公司最少有两个人的股东，他们必须任命一个主管和一秘书。

4 . Wellington Koo, a Taipei-based lawyer, said the court would probably appoint a public defender, thus allowing the case to continue.
台北律师顾立雄表示，法庭很可能会委任一名公设辩护人，使本案继续得到审理。

5 . After the Senate refused to allow Richard an up-or-down vote when I nominated him in 2011, I took action to appoint him on my own.
自从2011年参议院拒绝我对理查德的提名进行投票表决之后，我行使自己的特权直接进行了任命。