delegate

Collocations

delegate tasks

分派任务

A good manager knows how to delegate tasks to their team.好的管理者知道如何把任务分派给团队。

delegate responsibility

委派责任

She delegated responsibility for the project to her deputy.她把项目的责任委派给了副手。

delegate authority

下放权力

The CEO delegated authority to regional managers.首席执行官把权力下放给了区域经理。

delegate decision-making

下放决策权

The director delegated decision-making to the project leader.主任把决策权委托给了项目负责人。

Pop culture & quotes

You can delegate authority, but you can't delegate responsibility.

你可以委派权力，但不能委派责任。This management saying is often quoted in leadership training to remind managers that they remain responsible for the tasks they delegate.

Memory Tip

把任务‘递’给下属——“递了给”谐音 delegate，记住是委派给他人，不是自己干。

Context & Register

语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace、management、team projects delegate 作动词时多用于工作、管理或项目协作中，表示把任务、责任或权力交给下属或他人。语气属于中性，正式和日常书面表达中都比较常见；具体搭配（如 delegate tasks、delegate authority）会影响使用方式。

Grammar Note

及物动词，常与介词to连用

Pronunciation & Spelling

与 delegate 末尾 /-eɪt/ 押韵：gate, navigate, investigate（-gate 读 /ɡeɪt/），以及 late, date。注意：private 虽也以 -ate 结尾，但读作 /ˈpraɪvɪt/（/ɪt/），不押韵；另外 delegate 作名词时读 /ˈdɛləɡət/，与动词 /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ 不同。

Usage priority

Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。