delegate

柯林斯词典

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
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
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. delegationN-UNCOUNT 委托; 授权
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]
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。

Our delegates have been mandated to vote against the proposal at the conference .
The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session .
They've chartered a plane to take delegates to the conference .
With one accord , the delegates walked out of the conference .
The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech .