英 [ˈdezɪɡneɪt] 美 [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]
v. 把……定名为，把……描述为；任命，指定；标明，标示
adj. 已当选而尚未上任的
第三人称单数designates
现在分词designating
过去式designated
过去分词designated
designate // CET6 TEM4 [ designating designated designates ]
及物动词 When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name. 命名
...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E.
…一个我们在一项研究中采访过并会将其命名为E的男人。
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark.
在努力把这座桥定为历史地标。
及物动词 If something is designated for a particular purpose, it is set aside for that purpose. 指定
Some of the rooms were designated as offices.
其中一些房间是被指定用作办公室的。
及物动词 When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job. 指派
Designate someone as the spokesperson.
指派某人为发言人。
形容词 Designate is used to describe someone who has been formally chosen to do a particular job, but has not yet started doing it. 已任命但未就职的
Japan's prime minister-designate is completing his cabinet today.
日本即将上任的首相今天将完成他的内阁组建。
assign a name or title to
同义词： denominate
appointed but not yet installed in office
指明
指定
在每个LAN中都有一个交换机被称为指定（Designated）交换机，它属于 该LAN中根路径花费最少的交换机。把LAN和指定交换机连接起来的端口就 是LAN的指定端口（DesignatedPort）。
国际米兰青岛足球学校的外籍教练员均由国际米兰足球(Football)俱乐部青训部 指派 ( Designate )：
... deserve v.应受,值得 designate v.指明,指出;任命,指派 desirable a.值得做的;合意的,称心的;期望得到的 ...
... deserve v.应受,值得 designate v.指明,指出;任命,指派 desirable a.值得做的;合意的,称心的;期望得到的 ...
designation 指定；名称；指示；选派
designer 设计师；谋划者
Japan's prime minister-designate is completing his cabinet today.
日本即将上任的首相今天将完成他的内阁组建。
There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark.
在努力把这座桥定为历史地标。
If you want to designate a period, you have to look at tangible things like pottery, particularly painted pottery, because it's easier to categorize.
如果你想标注某段时期，你必须借助有形的事物，就像陶器，尤其是彩绘陶器，因为它们更容易分类。
In front of a group of reporters, Lebanon's prime minister designate Saad Hariri announced he will step down.
VOA : standard.2009.09.11
And so what we do, in order to designate the identity of an atom, is the following.
所以，我们要做什么，为了标出原子的特性，这就是我们要做的。
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So, if you want to designate anything it has to be by tangible things like pottery,particularly painted pottery,because it's easier to categorize.
所以 如果你想标注某段时期,你必须借助有形的事物,就像陶器,尤其是彩绘陶器,因为它们更容易分类
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One would designate sites for American firms to build two nuclear power plants in India.
VOA : standard.2009.07.20
Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri (NO TRANSCRIPTS) Hariri met with parliament speaker and opposition Amal party leader Nabih Berri, was reappointed as prime minister last week, days after resigning.
VOA : standard.2009.09.24
Each Member State and non-governmental organisation may designate no more than three candidates for each biennium.
And more advance directives are likely to designate friends as health and financial decisionmakers.
They can also designate a "referee" who receives e-mails when users report they've made progress.