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make an appointment (with sb) (for sth)
常用搭配，表示预约某人或某时间。
I need to make an appointment with the doctor for next Monday.
我需要和医生预约下周一。
任命；委派
appointments — plural of appointment
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
任命；委派
the act of giving someone a job or position
I need to make an appointment with the doctor for next Monday.
我需要和医生预约下周一。
任命某人担任职务或信任职位的行为
The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
将某人任命到非选举职位的行为
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
被任命为服务或职务的状态；被任命的职位
The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
提前安排的会议
a meeting arranged in advance
The appointment of a new manager surprised everyone in the office.
新经理的任命让办公室里的每个人都感到意外。
AI contextual example
Her appointment as head of the committee was announced this morning.
今天上午宣布了对她担任委员会主席的任命。
AI contextual example
The board discussed the appointment of two new directors.
董事会讨论了任命两名新董事的事宜。
AI contextual example
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
这个任命必须得到整个委员会的批准
WordNet
常用搭配，表示预约某人或某时间。
I need to make an appointment with the doctor for next Monday.
我需要和医生预约下周一。
表示有预约/约会。
She has an appointment with her lawyer at 3 PM.
她下午三点和律师有个约会。
表示被任命为某职位。
His appointment as CEO was announced yesterday.
他担任首席执行官的任命昨天宣布了。
Not this
I have a date with my dentist at 2 PM.
Use this
I have an appointment with my dentist at 2 PM.
中文的'约会'可以指浪漫约会或正式预约，但英语中'date'通常指浪漫或社交约会，医疗或商务等正式预约要用'appointment'。
Not this
I have appointment with the manager.
Use this
I have an appointment with the manager.
appointment 是可数名词，表示具体的一次预约时前面需要不定冠词 'an'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
预约
I need to make an appointment with the dentist.
我需要预约牙医。
有约
She has an appointment with the manager at 3 p.m.
她下午三点和经理有约。
守约
He always keeps his appointments on time.
他总是准时守约。
取消预约
I had to cancel my appointment due to an emergency.
因为紧急情况，我不得不取消预约。
看医生的预约
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning.
我明天早上有个看医生的预约。
预约簿
Please check the appointment book for available slots.
请查看预约簿以了解可用时间。
Use appointments naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Appointment中有'point'，提醒你约好的时间点。
通常用于正式场合（如公司或政府机构）的人事任命或委派，语气正式。
Only 'disappointment' has the exact same stressed vowel and following consonant cluster as 'appointment'. Words like 'enjoyment' share the stressed vowel /ɔɪ/ but have a different following consonant, while others like 'agreement', 'development', 'commitment', and 'punishment' have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme despite sharing the -ment ending.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.