delegate CET4 TEM4 ( delegating, delegated, delegates )

名词读作ˈdɛlɪgɪt。动词读作ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt。

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A delegate is 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. 代表

  例：

  The Canadian delegate offered no reply.

  那位加拿大代表没给答复。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If you delegate duties, responsibilities, or power to someone, you give them those duties, those responsibilities, or that power so that they can act on your behalf. 委托; 授权

  例：

  He talks of travelling less, and delegating more authority to his deputies.

  他说要减少旅行，还有要授予他的副手们更多的权力。

• 3. 

  delegation N-UNCOUNT 委托; 授权

  例：

  A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility.

  经商的一个关键因素是责任委托。

• 4. 

  V-T If you are delegated to do something, you are given the duty of acting on someone else's behalf by making decisions, voting, or doing some particular work. 委派 [usu passive]

  例：

  Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement.

  官员们现已被委派开始准备一份拟定协议。