appointment

英 [əˈpɔɪntmənt]

美 [əˈpɔɪntmənt]

n.  约会; 预约; 约定; 任命; 委任; 职务; 职位

复数：appointments　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1558 / COCA.3021

同义词辨析

appointmentassignmentdesignation【导航词义：任命】

appointmentdateengagement【导航词义：见面，约会】

牛津词典

noun

• 约会；预约；约定
  a formal arrangement to meet or visit sb at a particular time, especially for a reason connected with their work
  1. She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
     她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。
  2. I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock.
     我约了3点看牙医。
  3. an appointment with my lawyer
     与我的律师的约定
  4. to keep an appointment
     准时赴约
  5. Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance) .
     参观必须预约。
• 任命；委任
  the act of choosing a person for a job or position of responsibility; the fact of being chosen for a job, etc.
  1. Following her recent appointment to the post…
     在她新近获任此职以后…
  2. his appointment as principal
     他担任校长的任命
• 职务；职位
  a job or position of responsibility
  1. a permanent/first appointment
     固定职位；第一次任职

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 任命；委派；指派
  Theappointmentof a persontoa particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
  1. His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.
     他被任命为内阁成员会让右翼党派很高兴。
  2. ...his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.
     在1985年他被委任为外交部长
• N-COUNT 职位；职务
  Anappointmentis a job or position of responsibility.
  1. Mr Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Royal Society.
     费伊先生将担任皇家学会研究员的职务。
• N-COUNT 约会；约定
  If you have anappointment withsomeone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose.
  1. She has an appointment with her accountant...
     她和她的会计约好了见面。
  2. I made an appointment to see a specialist.
     我约好去见一位专家。
  3. ...a dental appointment.
     看牙医的预约
• PHRASE 经过预约
  If something can be doneby appointment, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
  1. Viewing is by appointment only.
     参观须事先预约。

英英释义

noun

• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
  1. she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
  1. the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
  Synonym:assignmentdesignationnaming
• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
  1. he applied for an appointment in the treasury
• (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
  Synonym:fitting
• a meeting arranged in advance
  1. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
  Synonym:dateengagement
• a person who is appointed to a job or position
  Synonym:appointee

双语例句

• I fixed up an appointment to see her
  我安排了与她见面。
• She sounded upset when I said you couldn't give her an appointment
  我告诉她你不能安排与她会面时，她的声音听上去有些沮丧。
• These diplomatic skills led to her appointment as the President of the United Nations General Assembly.
  凭借这些外交手腕，她被任命为联合国大会的主席。
• We will see you by appointment.
  我们将按时赴约。
• Mr Fay is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Royal Society.
  费伊先生将担任皇家学会研究员的职务。
• I made an appointment to see a specialist.
  我约好去见一位专家。
• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment.
  磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。
• You may cancel or rearrange the appointment
  你可以取消约会或是重新安排约会时间。
• Many will regard his appointment as the kind of nepotism British banking ought to avoid.
  很多人会把他的任命看作是英国银行业应该避免的一种裙带关系。
• His appointment to the Cabinet would please the right-wing.
  他被任命为内阁成员会让右翼党派很高兴。