英语语法分析

designate

v. 把……定名为，把……描述为；任命，指定；标明，标示

adj. 已当选而尚未上任的

第三人称单数 designates

现在分词 designating

过去式 designated

过去分词 designated

例句

Japan's prime minister-designate is completing his cabinet today.

日本即将上任的首相今天将完成他的内阁组建。

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There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark.

在努力把这座桥定为历史地标。

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If you want to designate a period, you have to look at tangible things like pottery, particularly painted pottery, because it's easier to categorize.

如果你想标注某段时期，你必须借助有形的事物，就像陶器，尤其是彩绘陶器，因为它们更容易分类。