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

• He is one of the delegates to the conference.
  他是与会代表之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• China has sent her delegates to the conference.
  中国已派遣她的代表出席会议。
• 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。
• One had to listen hard to catch the words of the President's speech as the delegates booed and hissed
  代表们嘘声四起，很难听清总统的讲话。
• The president knows his task is to fire up the delegates.
  总统知道自己的任务就是唤起代表的热情。
• Delegates from the warring sides held a new round of peace talks but went away empty-handed
  交战各方的代表进行了新一轮的和谈，但是毫无成果。
• They advise against foreign delegates wandering unescorted in various parts of town.
  他们建议外国代表在没人陪同时不要在城镇四处游逛。
• How many delegates have checked in at the convention?
  大会已有多少代表报到？