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

• The applause from the delegates was thin to the point of non-existence.
  代表们的掌声稀稀拉拉，几近于无。
• 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 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。
• At his bidding, the delegates rose and sang the national anthem.
  按照他的要求，代表们起立唱国歌。
• Delegates greeted the news with tumultuous applause.
  代表们对这个消息报以热烈的掌声。
• The delegates received a welcoming speech by the President.
  总统致词欢迎代表们。
• 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。
• They lodged the delegates in different hotels.
  他们把代表团的成员安顿在不同的酒店。
• Some delegates abstained from voting.
  一些代表放弃投票。
• Delegates signed a treaty to reduce the armouries of conventional weapons in Europe.
  各代表签署了协议以减少欧洲的常规武器装备。