3N-COUNT [NOUN to-infinitive]约会;约定 If you have an appointment with someone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose. 约会;约定
She has an appointment with her accountant. [+ with]
1agreement to meet sb同意見面ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENT | APPOINTMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤important, urgent重要的/緊急的約會▸➤first, initial首次/初次約會▸➤follow-up後續的約會➤scheduled事先安排的約會➤missed已約定但未赴的約會◇Patients may be charged for missed appointments.如果爽約,病人可能要付費。➤business商務會晤▸➤dental, dentist治牙/看牙醫預約➤doctor's, medical約診;看病預約▸➤hospital, outpatient (both especially BrE) 和醫院的預約;門診預約◇The hospital needs to allow more time for outpatient appointments.這家醫院需要安排更多時間接待門診預約病人。➤hair, nail理髮/美甲預約➤therapy (especially NAmE) 治療預約VERB + APPOINTMENT➤have有約會▸➤arrange, book, fix, make, schedule, set up安排見面;預約;定約會;安排約會◇I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor, please.我想預約看醫生。➤reschedule重新安排約會▸➤get得到約見◇I didn't know if I would get an appointment at such short notice.我不知道在這麼短的時間我能否得到約見。➤give sb讓某人約見◇Tom has been given an appointment at the local hospital.湯姆已經和當地醫院預約好了。➤attend, keep赴約;踐約◇He failed to keep his appointment.他沒有守約。➤forget, miss忘記約定;失約◇She has already missed three appointments.她已經 3 次爽約。➤cancel取消約會APPOINTMENT + NOUN➤book, calendar (NAmE) 預約簿;約會日程表◇The receptionist checked the appointment book.接待員查看了預約簿。➤time約會時間◇I assume he'll come at his usual 10 a.m. appointment time.我想他會像往常約定的那樣在上午 10 點鐘到。PREPOSITION➤by appointment根據(預先)約定◇Viewing is only allowed by appointment.參觀需要預約。➤with an appointment, without an appointment有預約;沒有預約◇He called without an appointment.他沒有預約就來訪。➤appointment with和⋯的約會◇an appointment with a doctor約見醫生appointment
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2 (especially BrE) job/position工作;職位ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENTADJECTIVE➤permanent, temporary永久/臨時職位➤lifetime (NAmE) 終身職位➤tenured (NAmE) 終身職位➤full-time, part-time全職/兼職職位▸➤senior高級職位▸➤public (BrE) 公職▸➤court, judicial (both BrE, NAmE) 法庭/司法職位▸➤cabinet, NAmE) , federal, government, ministerial, political (BrE, NAmE) 內閣/聯邦政府/政府/部長/政治職位▸➤executive行政職位▸➤academic, NAmE) , faculty, university學術界/高校教師/大學職位VERB + APPOINTMENT➤hold擁有職位◇Employees may not hold any other appointments.受雇者不應再有其他任何職位。➤give sb, offer sb給某人提供職位◇He was offered an appointment in the English Department.他在英語系謀到了一個職位。➤accept接受工作▸➤get, obtain, receive得到/獲得/接受職位▸➤take up上任◇He takes up his appointment in January.他 1 月份上任。➤resign, resign from辭去職務;從⋯職位上辭職◇Ms Green resigned her appointment as our regional representative.格林女士辭去了我們地區代表的職務。➤terminate終止職位◇The college terminated the appointments of six professors.學院終止了 6 位教授的職務。➤secure確保職位◇The President secured the appointment of a close friend.總統保住了一位密友的職位。appointment
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3choosing sb for job任命ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENT | APPOINTMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤key重要的任命◇The company has made five key appointments at its Chicago office.公司在芝加哥分部作出了 5 項重要任命。➤formal, official正式/官方任命➤presidential (NAmE) 總統的任命▸➤staff (especially BrE) 員工的任命➤recent最近的任命◇the recent appointment of Lars Nittves as director最近任命拉絲・尼特維斯為主管➤new新的任命◇They announced a series of new appointments of key security officials.他們宣佈了一連串新任安全部主要官員名單。VERB + APPOINTMENT➤make委任➤announce宣佈任命▸➤confirm確認任命◇The board has confirmed the appointment of Howard Kendall as Sales Manager.董事會確認任命霍華德・肯德爾為銷售經理。➤approve批准任命➤block阻撓任命◇Conservatives launched a furious campaign to block his appointment.保守派發起激烈的活動,阻撓他的任命。APPOINTMENT + NOUN➤process任命過程PREPOSITION➤appointment to到⋯的任命◇the first appointments to the new government新政府成員的首批任命