delegates

英 [ˈdelɪɡeɪts]

美 [ˈdelɪɡeɪts]

n.  代表; 会议代表
v.  授(权); 把(工作、权力等)委托(给下级); 选派(某人做某事)
delegate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'delɪgət/. The verb is pronounced /'delɪgeɪt/. 名词读作/'delɪgət/。动词读作/'delɪgeɪt/。


• 代表;(尤指)会议代表
  Adelegateis a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
• VERB 授(权);把(职责、责任等)委托(给)
  If youdelegateduties, responsibilities, or powertosomeone, you give them those duties, those responsibilities, or that power so that they can act on your behalf.
  1. He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies...
     他打算把更多的权力交给副手。
  2. How many of their activities can be safely and effectively delegated to less trained staff?...
     他们的活动有多少可以稳妥有效地委托给那些资质稍浅的员工来进行？
  3. Many employers find it hard to delegate.
     许多雇主觉得很难下放权力。
• VERB 授权，委派（做）
  If youare delegated todo something, you are given the duty of acting on someone else's behalf by making decisions, voting, or doing some particular work.
  1. Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.
     现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。

双语例句

• They lodged the delegates in different hotels.
  他们把代表团的成员安顿在不同的酒店。
• Her clothes, of course, marked her off from a great number of the delegates at the conference
  她的穿戴显然使她有别于与会的许多其他代表。
• The delegates received a welcoming speech by the President.
  总统致词欢迎代表们。
• Delegates sat in rapt silence as Mrs Fisher spoke
  费希尔夫人发言的时候，代表们都一言不发专心致志地听着。
• Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.
  代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。
• The country's president will offer delegates his blueprint for the country's future.
  该国总统会向代表们展示他构想的国家未来发展的蓝图。
• A great number of delegates have inscribed their names on the list of speakers.
  一系列国家的代表要求发言。
• Delegates wrestled with the problems of violence and sanctions
  代表们试图解决暴力与惩处的问题。
• Some delegates believe the final declaration is likely to be too timorous.
  一些代表认为最后的声明可能不够强硬。
• Delegates greeted the news with tumultuous applause.
  代表们对这个消息报以热烈的掌声。