vt.任命，委派,约定，指定,装设，布置
"Why didn't you appoint Ron twelve months ago?"—"Good question."
“你为什么12个月前不任命罗恩呢？”——“问得好。”
He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。
Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint-ments.
我们的计划是分派一位职员处理预约事宜。