Delegate
[ 'dɛlɪɡət ]
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n. 代表，代表团成员;
vt. 委派代表;授权给;[法律]债务转移;
💡 词根助记
de使…成为，加强+leg法律+ate动词后缀→加强法律之人→代表
📝 例句
The director delegated all the routine work to his executive staff.
主任把日常工作全部交给手下的行政人员去做。
The chairman rapped the delegate for naming names.
会议主席苛责该代表,批评他指名道姓攻击别人。
Babbitt was an official delegate.
巴比特是一名正式代表。
That's not something you should delegate.
这种事你不应叫别人去办。
We have delegated Bill to attend the meeting.
我们已委派比尔参加会议。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ de-拼音“德”,leg-腿,ate-吃:在德国吃鸡腿的人是代表
※ de-拼音“德”,le-拼音“乐”,gate-门:德国的代表乐意守大门
※ de-拼音“德”,l-似数字“1”,e-拼音“鹅”,gate-门:德国使节派一只鹅守大门
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-leg-表示“法律”
📖 牛津释义
delegate
n
person chosen or elected by others to express their views (eg at a meeting or conference) 代表（如出席会议者）.
delegate v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tnt]
~ sb (to sth)
(a) choose or send sb as a representative 挑选或委派某人作代表
delegate sb to a conference/to attend a conference 选派某人作代表出席会议.
(b) choose sb to carry out (duties, a task, etc) 挑选或委派某人执行（职责、 任务等）
The new manager was delegated to reorganize the department. 派这位新经理重新组织该部门.
2 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (to sb) entrust (duties, rights, etc) to sb in a lower position or grade 将（职责、 权利等）委托给下级; 授权给
A boss must know how to delegate (work). 当老板的要知人善任.
The job had to be delegated to an assistant. 这项工作得交给助手去做.
🎯 考研助记
带礼给他（谐音）-送礼给 代表 de(下面)+leg(=lect选)+ate:从下面选出来的人- 代表 网友yqy 补充：de（加强）＋legate（n 使者）－代表；dele（删去）＋gate（门）：破除尘封的大门，派代表团到国外学习
🔁 扩展释义
*['deligeit]n. 代表vt. 委派...为代表【法】 代表相关词组: delegate sb to do
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Don't drink the tap water.
别喝自来水。
Never trust another what you should do yourself.
自己应该做的事，决不要委托别人做。
Maybe some folk songs to start with?
先演奏些民歌吗？