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appointment

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ap∙point∙ment / əˈpɔɪntmənt ; əˈpɔɪntmənt /
◙noun
1. [C] an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose
• 约定，约会
 »have an appointment
  有约会
 »make an appointment
  预约
 »an appointment to do sth
  做某事的约定
 »book an appointment [BrE]
  预约
 »schedule an appointment [AmE] ( = make an appointment )
  预约
 »cancel an appointment
  取消约会
 »miss an appointment
  错过约会
 »keep an appointment ( = go to an appointment you have arranged )
  守约
 »doctor's / dentist's / dental appointment
  医生/牙科医生的预约
 »by appointment (only) ( = only if you make an appointment in advance )
  必须预约
▪ [+with]
 » Shehas an appointmentwith a client at 10.30.
  她十点半约了客户。
 »You should phone his secretary if you want tomake an appointment.
  要是你想预约，应该给他的秘书打个电话。
 »Ihave an appointment tosee the doctor.
  我约好了看医生。
 »Please give us plenty of notice if you have tocancel an appointment.
  如果你必须取消约会，请及早通知我们。
 »For the third time in a row, she had failed tokeep her appointment.
  她一连三次失约了。
 »I was already forty-five minutes late for adental appointment.
  与牙医的约会我已迟到了四十五分钟。
 »All consultations areby appointment only.
  凡咨询必须预约。
2. [C,U] when someone is chosen for a position or job
• 任命，委任:
▪ [+of]
 »Other changes included the appointment of a new Foreign Minister.
  其他变动包括任命了一位新的外交部长。
▪ [+as]
 »They congratulated him on his appointment as chairman.
  他们祝贺他被任命当了主席。
3. [C] a job or position, usually involving some responsibility
• 职务，职位:
▪ [+as]
 »He has taken up an appointment as Professor of Chemistry.
  他接受任命当化学教授。
4. by appointment to the Queen, [BrE] a phrase that can be used by a business that sells goods or services to the Queen
• 女王指定御用〔向王室出售商品或提供服务的商家可使用的短语〕