nominate
verbto formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名；推荐 - nominate somebody/something (for something)
She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。 - nominate somebody/something (as) something | nominate somebody/something + noun
He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名。 - nominate somebody/something to do something
I nominated Paul to take on the role of treasurer. 我推荐保罗担任司库。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec1, Politicsc1He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate. 他现已被正式提名为总统候选人。 She was nominated for a special award. 她获得这项特殊奖的提名。 Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. 邀请了十位评论家推荐年度图书。 She has been formally nominated for the presidency. 她已被正式提名为总统候选人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- nominate somebody/something (for something)
to choose somebody to do a particular job 任命；指派 - nominate somebody (to something)
I have been nominated to the committee. 我被任命为委员会委员。 - nominate somebody as something
The president wanted to nominate him as as successor. 总统想提名他为继任者。 - nominate somebody to do something
She was nominated to speak on our behalf. 她被指派代表我们发言。 Each office will nominate a representative to sit on the committee. 每个办事处将提名一个代表出任该委员会委员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- ask somebody to
- invite somebody to
- as
- for
- to
- …
- the power to nominate somebody
- the right to nominate somebody
- nominate somebody (to something)
- nominate something (as something)
to choose a time, date or title for something 挑选，指定（时间、日期、名称等） 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election. 12 月 1 日被指定为选举日。
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘named’): from Latin nominat- ‘named’, from the verb nominare, from nomen, nomin- ‘a name’. The verb senses are first found in English in the 16th cent.