appointment

英 [ə'pɒɪntm(ə)nt] 美[ə'pɔɪntmənt]

n. 任命；约定；任命的职位

近义词 date assignation assignment arrangement tryst meeting engagement rendezvous

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英英释义

1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;: "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

2. a meeting arranged in advance;: "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

3. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

4. a person who is appointed to a job or position

5. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed;: "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

6. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment;: "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

同义词辨析

engagement, appointment, date

这些名词均有"约会"之意。

engagement：普通用词，可与本组的另外两个词换用。泛指任何商定的地点和时间见面，专指针对某一目的约会。

appointment：通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的约见或约会，其目的主要是讨论公事或业务问题。

date：主要指朋友之间的随便约见或男女之间的约会。

词组搭配

by appointment

having previously made an arrangement to do something

根据预先约定

visits are by appointment only.
未经预约，谢绝参观（或来访）。

考试真题

Arranging the woman's appointment with Mr. Romero.

Make an appointment for an interview

She was late for the appointment.

A salesman who is not punctual may not make a sale if he arrives late for an appointment.

Happy and calm is the man who takes all these possibilities into consideration and arrives at the appointment either early or on time.

I'd like to make an appointment to see him.

If you can't make the official office hours, most professors are willing to make individual appointments to help you out.

Oh, I'd really love to, but I have an appointment with my dentist at 11:30.

There is the belief that, if you arrive at an appointment late, you will be considered important.

They take their driverless car to an appointment and set the empty vehicle to circle the building to avoid paying for parking.

We must realise that keeping appointments or being punctual is a contract that is silently agreed and we are expected to respect this contract.

While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to schedule her vet appointments, to feed and clean her, misty knew this on day one.

The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.

One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.

Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him”.

"Once on the calendar I protect this time like I would a doctor's appointment or important meeting", he writes.

Once on the calendar I protect this time like I would a doctor's appointment or important meeting, he writes.

实用场景例句

Following her recent appointment to the post…: 在她新近获任此职以后…

his appointment as principal: 他担任校长的任命

a permanent/first appointment: 固定职位；第一次任职

I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock.: 我约了3点看牙医。

an appointment with my lawyer: 与我的律师的约定

to keep an appointment: 准时赴约

Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance) .: 参观必须预约。

She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.: 她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。

She has an appointment with her accountant...: 她和她的会计约好了见面。

I made an appointment to see a specialist.: 我约好去见一位专家。

Viewing is by appointment only.: 参观须事先预约。

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。

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。

...his appointment as foreign minister in 1985.: 在1985年他被委任为外交部长

Accelerated amortization & depreciation up to 10 years.: 加速摊销和折旧最多10年.

They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union.: 他们任命彼得为工会主席.

About 100 persons have applied for the appointment.: 约有100人申请这一职务.

His term of appointment expires in August.: 他8月份任职期满.

The chairman brushed over the question of your appointment.: 主席略提了一下你的任命问题.

He secured the appointment of professor of English literature in the university.: 他获聘为该大学的英国文学教授.

We cancelled our appointment.: 我们取消了约会.

I've got an appointment I can't wriggle out of.: 我有个推脱不掉的约会.

You mustn't break the appointment.: 你可不能失约.

His appointment has not been formally approved yet.: 他的任命还未获正式批准.

Rose had forgotten all about their appointment.: 罗斯把他们的约会全忘掉了.

I reminded him of the appointment, but he didn't make any response.: 我提醒他约会时间, 但他没有搭腔.

I'd like to make an appointment with Mr. Wang, the manager.: 我想跟王经理约个时间谈谈.

She will only see you by appointment.: 必须事先预定她才会见你.

She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.: 她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。

In some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment.: 在某些情况下，人们必须等上好几周才能得到约见。

助记提示

1. 和老板比较正式的约会.
2. make an appointment 约会.

双语例句

1. I hate to rush you but I have another appointment later on.: 我真不想催你，但我稍后还有一个约会。

2. Drake and his cohorts were not pleased with my appointment.: 德雷克那一帮人对我的任命很不满。

3. At the time, his appointment seemed a stroke of genius.: 当时，对他的任命犹如神来之笔。

4. 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。

5. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.: 总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。

英文词源

appointment (n.): early 15c., "an agreement," also "a fixing of a date for official business," from Middle French apointement, from apointer (see appoint). Meaning "act of placing in office" is attested from 1650s.

词态变化

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