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appoint

🇬🇧 UK/ә'pɒint/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

v.

To officially assign someone to a job or role; to fix or decide on a time or place.

任命,委派;指定(时间或地点)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
apto, toward
+
pointpoint, dot, mark
=appoint

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company will appoint a new manager next week.

  • 2.

    The president appointed her as the secretary of state.

  • 3.

    We appointed the meeting at three o'clock on Friday.

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