nominate

verb
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they nominate
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪt/
he / she / it nominates
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪts/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪts/
past simple nominated
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/
past participle nominated
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form nominating
🔊/ˈnɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈnɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to formally suggest that somebody/something should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名;推荐synonym propose
    • 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 Examples
    • He 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。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • formally
    • officially
    verb + nominate
    • ask somebody to
    • invite somebody to
    preposition
    • as
    • for
    • to
    phrases
    • the power to nominate somebody
    • the right to nominate somebody
    See full entry
  2. to choose somebody to do a particular job任命;指派 synonym appoint
    • 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
    verb + nominate
    • ask somebody to
    • invite somebody to
    preposition
    • as
    • for
    • to
    phrases
    • the power to nominate somebody
    • the right to nominate somebody
    See full entry
  3. nominate something (as something) to choose a time, date or title for something挑选,指定(时间、日期、名称等) synonym select
    • 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election.12 月 1 日被指定为选举日。
  4. 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.