Word · Frequency #5390
designate
指定；称呼
assign a name or title to
- 1.
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
标出并告知；指出；表明；用标记或描述加以区分
- 2.
assign a name or title to
指定名称或头衔
- 3.
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
用独特的头衔称呼；命名。
- 4.
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
指派职务或任务
- 5.
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
指定或指派用于某目的或职责；任命军官指挥某岗位或驻地
- 6.
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
指示地点、方向、人或事物(空间或比喻)
标出并告知；指出；表明；用标记或描述加以区分；指定名称或头衔；用独特的头衔称呼；命名。；指派职务或任务；指定或指派用于某目的或职责；任命军官指挥某岗位或驻地
In use
The city council designated this old square as a public event space.
Our manager has been designated to represent the team at the conference.
Could you designate a clear meeting point before we start the tour?
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。
be designated + to do sth
He was designated to lead the project.
他被指定领导这个项目。
designate sb/sth (for sth)
被动形式更常见。
Connections
Collocations
- designate as
- 指定为
- The area was designated as a national park.该地区被指定为国家公园。
- designate for
- 指定用于
- This fund is designated for educational purposes.这笔基金被指定用于教育目的。
- be designated
- 被指定
- He was designated as the new manager.他被指定为新经理。
- designate somebody to do something
- 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。
- designate a place
- 指定地点
- Please designate a meeting point for the group.请为小组指定一个集合地点。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'designated driver'（指定驾驶员），记住designate表示'指定、指派'。
Context & Register
正式语境，常用于官方指定、任命、标记等场合
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the /eɪt/ sound, matching the final syllable of 'designate'. Note that stress placement varies: 'indicate' and 'demonstrate' stress the first syllable, while 'create', 'debate', and 'communicate' stress the second. Words like 'fortunate' (/ˈfɔːrtʃənət/) look similar but have a reduced final vowel and are not included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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。
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