designate
verb transitive /ˈdez.ɪg.neɪt/
■to choose someone officially to do a particular job 指定，选定；委派•Traditionally, the president designates his or her successor.按照传统，总统要选定其接班人。 •Thompson has been designated (as/to be) team captain.汤姆森被指定担任队长。 •[+ to infinitive] She has been designated to organize the meeting.她被派来组织是次会议。 ■to state officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose 指定，划定（特征、用途）•This area of the park has been specially designated for children.公园的这个区域被指定为儿童活动区。 •They officially designated the area (as) unsuitable for human habitation.他们把这个地区正式划定为不适合人类居住的区域。
adjective [after noun] /ˈdez.ɪg.nət/ /-neɪt/ used after the title of a particular official job to refer to someone chosen to do that job, but who has not yet started doing it （用于职务后）新选定的，新指定的，新任命的•the Secretary General/Managing Director designate新任命的秘书长／总经理 Compare -elect |