appoint

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it. 任命
It made sense to appoint a banker to this job. 任命一位银行家做这项工作是合理的。
The president has appointed a civilian as defence secretary. 总统任命了一位平民做国防部长。
2. →see also appointed

The truth is that they appoint no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs .
He'll be the acting director until they can appoint a permanent one.
The police have appointed a liaison officer to work with the local community .
The government has appointed a drugs tsar to co-ordinate the fight against drug abuse .
A top German engineer has been appointed to troubleshoot the cause of the accident .