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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1558 COCA: 3021

appointment

Word family 
ap·point·ment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1  [countableC]ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETC an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose 约定；约会；预约
an appointment to do something
 I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor.
我想约个时间看医生。
appointment with
 He has an appointment with a client at 10.30.
他10点半约了客户。
 All consultations are by appointment only.
就诊必须预约。
2  [countableC, uncountableU]CHOOSE when someone is chosen for a position or job 任命，委任
appointment 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。
appointment as
 They congratulated him on his appointment as chairman.
他们祝贺他被任命为主席。
3  [countableC]JOB/WORK a job or position, usually involving some responsibility 职务，职位
appointment as
 He has taken up an appointment as Professor of Chemistry.
他接受了化学教授的职位。
► see thesaurus at job
4. by appointment to the Queen British EnglishBrEBB 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〕
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have an appointment 有约
She has an appointment with the dentist at 5 o'clock.
她约了5点钟看牙医。
make/arrange an appointment 约时间
Can you phone the hairdresser and make an appointment?
你能不能给美发师打电话约个时间？
book an appointment British EnglishBrE, schedule an appointment American EnglishAmE (=make an appointment) 约时间
nHave you booked another appointment at the clinic?
I’ve scheduled your appointment for 9.30.
我给你把时间约在了9点半。
cancel an appointment 取消预约
nHe had to cancel all his afternoon appointments.
get an appointment (=succeed in arranging one) 约好时间
nIt’s difficult to get an appointment on Monday morning.
miss an appointment (=not go to an appointment you have arranged) 失约
nThe train was late so I missed my appointment.
keep an appointment (=go to an appointment that you have arranged) 准时赴约
nPlease let us know if you cannot keep your appointment.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + appointment
a hospital appointment British EnglishBrE 【英】医院（门诊）预约
My hospital appointment lasted half an hour.
我在医院看医生花了半小时。
a doctor’s appointment (also an appointment at the doctor’s) 就诊预约
What time is your doctor’s appointment?
你和医生约的是几点？
nI have an appointment at the doctor’s this morning.
an urgent appointment 紧急约会
I can’t talk now – I have an urgent appointment to get to.
我这会儿不能聊了——有个紧急约会要去。
a dentist’s/dental appointment 和牙医的预约
nShe has a dental appointment, so she won’t be in until later.
a medical appointment 看病预约
nChildren sometimes miss school because of medical appointments.
a business appointment 商务约会
nDennis had an early-morning business appointment with a client.
na hair appointment (=to have your hair cut)
I’d like to make a hair appointment for next week.
a morning/afternoon appointment 上午/下午的约会
nI asked for a morning appointment.
Examples from the Corpus
appointment• Barron recently received an appointment as vice chairman.• By appointment only, to serious collectors and decorators.• a five o'clock appointment• His first interview recently was at 8 a. m. and his appointments were scheduled back to back until midnight.• Judicial appointments have the potential to matter more than legislative recommendations.• His original appointment this year was also as manager.• a doctor's appointment• It was expected to lead to the appointment of an impartial body to determine responsibility for the conflict.• The appointment of supporters on the Cabinet committee dealing with economic strategy has already been noted.
by appointment only• Admission is free, by appointment only.• Please note that admission to some museums is by appointment only.• The House is open to the public by appointment only.• This may be seen by appointment only.
From Longman Business Dictionary
appointmentap·point·ment /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ noun
1[countableC] an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place
Erlich was 25 minutes early for his appointment.
He had an appointment with a union delegate at the Grand Hotel.
Were you able to make an appointment to meet the area manager?
Visits to the doctor’s surgery are strictly by appointment (=you must make an appointment before coming).
2[countableC, uncountableU]JOB when someone is chosen to do a job, or the job itself
I am pleased to accept the appointment and have taken note of the terms laid down in your letter.
a coherent policy for the dismissal and appointment of state employees
3[countableC]JOB a person who is chosen to do a particular job
Our new appointment, Ms Baynes, seems to be working out very well.
ap·point·ment noun →COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1558 COCA: 3021
appointment

noun¹

 1agreement to meet sb同意見面ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENT | APPOINTMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤important, urgent重要的／緊急的約會▸➤first, initial首次／初次約會▸➤follow-up後續的約會➤scheduled事先安排的約會➤missed已約定但未赴的約會◇Patients may be charged for missed appointments.如果爽約，病人可能要付費。➤business商務會晤▸➤dental, dentist治牙／看牙醫預約➤doctor's, medical約診；看病預約▸➤hospital, outpatient (both especially BrE) 和醫院的預約；門診預約◇The hospital needs to allow more time for outpatient appointments.這家醫院需要安排更多時間接待門診預約病人。➤hair, nail理髮／美甲預約➤therapy (especially NAmE) 治療預約VERB + APPOINTMENT➤have有約會▸➤arrange, book, fix, make, schedule, set up安排見面；預約；定約會；安排約會◇I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor, please.我想預約看醫生。➤reschedule重新安排約會▸➤get得到約見◇I didn't know if I would get an appointment at such short notice.我不知道在這麼短的時間我能否得到約見。➤give sb讓某人約見◇Tom has been given an appointment at the local hospital.湯姆已經和當地醫院預約好了。➤attend, keep赴約；踐約◇He failed to keep his appointment.他沒有守約。➤forget, miss忘記約定；失約◇She has already missed three appointments.她已經 3 次爽約。➤cancel取消約會APPOINTMENT + NOUN➤book, calendar (NAmE) 預約簿；約會日程表◇The receptionist checked the appointment book.接待員查看了預約簿。➤time約會時間◇I assume he'll come at his usual 10 a.m. appointment time.我想他會像往常約定的那樣在上午 10 點鐘到。PREPOSITION➤by appointment根據（預先）約定◇Viewing is only allowed by appointment.參觀需要預約。➤with an appointment, without an appointment有預約；沒有預約◇He called without an appointment.他沒有預約就來訪。➤appointment with和⋯的約會◇an appointment with a doctor約見醫生
appointment

noun²

 2 (especially BrE) job/position工作；職位ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENT ADJECTIVE➤permanent, temporary永久／臨時職位➤lifetime (NAmE) 終身職位➤tenured (NAmE) 終身職位➤full-time, part-time全職／兼職職位▸➤senior高級職位▸➤public (BrE) 公職▸➤court, judicial (both BrE, NAmE) 法庭／司法職位▸➤cabinet, NAmE) , federal, government, ministerial, political (BrE, NAmE) 內閣／聯邦政府／政府／部長／政治職位▸➤executive行政職位▸➤academic, NAmE) , faculty, university學術界／高校教師／大學職位VERB + APPOINTMENT➤hold擁有職位◇Employees may not hold any other appointments.受雇者不應再有其他任何職位。➤give sb, offer sb給某人提供職位◇He was offered an appointment in the English Department.他在英語系謀到了一個職位。➤accept接受工作▸➤get, obtain, receive得到／獲得／接受職位▸➤take up上任◇He takes up his appointment in January.他 1 月份上任。➤resign, resign from辭去職務；從⋯職位上辭職◇Ms Green resigned her appointment as our regional representative.格林女士辭去了我們地區代表的職務。➤terminate終止職位◇The college terminated the appointments of six professors.學院終止了 6 位教授的職務。➤secure確保職位◇The President secured the appointment of a close friend.總統保住了一位密友的職位。
appointment

noun³

 3choosing sb for job任命ADJECTIVE | VERB + APPOINTMENT | APPOINTMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤key重要的任命◇The company has made five key appointments at its Chicago office.公司在芝加哥分部作出了 5 項重要任命。➤formal, official正式／官方任命➤presidential (NAmE) 總統的任命▸➤staff (especially BrE) 員工的任命➤recent最近的任命◇the recent appointment of Lars Nittves as director最近任命拉絲・尼特維斯為主管➤new新的任命◇They announced a series of new appointments of key security officials.他們宣佈了一連串新任安全部主要官員名單。VERB + APPOINTMENT➤make委任➤announce宣佈任命▸➤confirm確認任命◇The board has confirmed the appointment of Howard Kendall as Sales Manager.董事會確認任命霍華德・肯德爾為銷售經理。➤approve批准任命➤block阻撓任命◇Conservatives launched a furious campaign to block his appointment.保守派發起激烈的活動，阻撓他的任命。APPOINTMENT + NOUN➤process任命過程PREPOSITION➤appointment to到⋯的任命◇the first appointments to the new government新政府成員的首批任命
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1558 COCA: 3021
appointment noun
⇨ job (a permanent appointment) ⇨ meeting 2 (a dental appointment)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1558 COCA: 3021

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