designate
gb/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/ us/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
B2
Anh
~ 2500
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
B2
action
1
officially choose for a role
To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose in an official way.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to designate [someone/something] as [role/purpose]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'designate' with 'signal' or 'indicate', but 'designate' is about officially choosing or naming, not just pointing out.
Từ đồng nghĩa
appoint (Often used for formal positions; very close in meaning but may imply immediate effect.)
|
assign (Can be less formal and more task-focused than 'designate'.)
Từ trái nghĩa
dismiss (Means to remove someone from a role, the opposite of choosing them for it.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
designate a successor
|designate a leader
|designate an area
|designate as official
|designate a representative
Chủ đề
business
|government
|organization
|work
Ví dụ
- The board will designate a new CEO next week.
- This area has been designated as a national park.
- The mayor designated her deputy to lead the meeting.
- The committee designated him as the official spokesperson.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The teacher will designate a student to help.
- They designated John as team leader.
- We designated this room for meetings.
- The city designated this area for a park.
Động từ
B2
action
2
mark or indicate as something
To show or say that something has a certain name, type, or purpose.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to designate [something] as [name/status]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse this use with simply 'naming' something informally; here it implies an official or deliberate marking.
Từ đồng nghĩa
label (More about physical or verbal tagging; less formal than 'designate'.)
|
mark (General term for showing something’s identity; can be physical or symbolic.)
Từ trái nghĩa
mislabel (To give the wrong name or description, opposite of correctly designating.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
designate an area as safe
|designate a route
|designate as historic
Chủ đề
communication
|classification
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The map designates this zone as high risk.
- These signs designate parking spaces for visitors.
- The treaty designated the river as an international boundary.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The map designates this place as dangerous.
- Signs designate this area for buses.
- The book designates the city as the capital.
adjective
formal
C1
state
3
appointed but not yet serving
Chosen for a job but not yet doing it.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think 'designate' here means 'special' rather than 'chosen for a future role'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
appointed (General term for being given a role; does not always imply the future start date.)
Từ trái nghĩa
incumbent (Currently holding and serving in the position, opposite of 'designate' in this sense.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
president designate
|manager designate
Chủ đề
business
|government
|work
Ví dụ
- She is the ambassador-designate to France.
- The president-designate will take office in January.
- As CEO-designate, he is already attending key meetings.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He is the manager-designate.
- The ambassador-designate will start next month.
- She is the president-designate of the club.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
designate
IPA
GB/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
US/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪt/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
des - ig - nate (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (des)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: designate
Verb
- Base: designate
- 3rd Person Singular: designates
- Present Participle: designating
- Past: designated
Họ từ
Forms
designates
verb
designating
verb
designated
verb
Core family
designation
noun B2
Advanced or less common
designator
noun
Cách diễn đạt
designated area
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd ˈɛɹiə/
fixed phrase
officially marked place for use
A place that is officially marked for a certain activity or purpose.
Ví dụ
- Smoking is only allowed in the designated area outside.
- Please stay within the designated area during the tour.
designated hitter
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd hˈɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
baseball player batting instead of another
In baseball, a player who bats instead of the pitcher.
Ví dụ
- The team signed a new designated hitter for the season.
- He became the team’s designated hitter after recovering from an injury.
designated driver
1/dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪtɪd dɹˈaɪvɚ/
fixed phrase
Sober person driving others home
A person who does not drink alcohol so they can drive others home safely.
Ví dụ
- I'll be the designated driver tonight, so I'm not drinking any beer.
- I’ll be the designated driver tonight so you can enjoy yourself.
- We always choose a designated driver before going out.
- We need to choose a designated driver before we start drinking.