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designate sb/sth as + noun
被动语态更常用：be designated as
The committee designated her as the new chairperson.
委员会指定她为新主席。
指定；称呼
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指定；称呼
assign a name or title to
The committee designated her as the new chairperson.
委员会指定她为新主席。
标出并告知；指出；表明；用标记或描述加以区分
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
指定名称或头衔
assign a name or title to
用独特的头衔称呼；命名。
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
指派职务或任务
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
designate
Base
原形
designates
3rd person
第三人称单数
designating
-ing
现在分词
designated
Past
过去式
designated
Past participle
过去分词
They designate a new leader every year.
他们每年指定一位新领导。
The committee designated the area as a park.
委员会将这片区域指定为公园。
She has been designated as the project manager.
她被指定为项目经理。
They are designating a new representative.
他们正在指定一位新代表。
常用被动语态 be designated as
The city council designated this old square as a public event space.
市议会将这个老广场指定为公共活动场所。
Our manager has been designated to represent the team at the conference.
我们的经理已被指派代表团队出席会议。
Could you designate a clear meeting point before we start the tour?
你能在我们开始游览之前指定一个明确的集合地点吗？
被动语态更常用：be designated as
The committee designated her as the new chairperson.
委员会指定她为新主席。
He was designated to lead the project.
他被指定领导这个项目。
被动形式更常见。
The funds are designated for educational purposes.
这些资金被指定用于教育目的。
Not this
The manager pointed out a new leader.
Use this
The manager designated a new leader.
动词'designate'表示正式指定或任命，而'point out'意为指出，不能用于指定职务。应使用'designate'来表达指定某人担任某职。
Not this
He was designated to the project leader.
Use this
He was designated as the project leader.
在被动语态中，'designate'后常接介词'as'表示'被指定为'，用'to'则搭配不当。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
指定为
The area was designated as a national park.
该地区被指定为国家公园。
指定用于
This fund is designated for educational purposes.
这笔基金被指定用于教育目的。
被指定
He was designated as the new manager.
他被指定为新经理。
指派某人做某事
The president designated her to lead the committee.
总统指派她领导该委员会。
指定地点
Please designate a meeting point for the group.
请为小组指定一个集合地点。
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联想'designated driver'（指定驾驶员），记住designate表示'指定、指派'。
正式语境，常用于官方指定、任命、标记等场合
作动词时常用被动语态，如 be designated as；作形容词时仅用于名词前，如 the designate president。
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