1 [C,U] an appointment (with sb) an arrangement to see sb at a particular time 约会:
I have an appointment with Dr Sula at 3 o'clock.我约好3点钟见苏拉医生。I'd like to make an appointment to see the manager.我想约个时间见一见经理。I realized I wouldn't be able to keep the appointment so I cancelled it.我发现无法赴约,便把约会取消了。Visits are by appointment only (= at a time that has been arranged in advance).只接受事先安排的探访。
2 [C] a job or a position of responsibility 职位;职务:
a temporary/permanent appointment临时/固定的职位
3 [C,U] appointment (to sth) the act of choosing sb for a job 委任;选派
appointment/əˋpɔIntmənt; əˈpɔIntmənt/n 1 [C] an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose 预约﹔约会: +with She has an appointment with a client at 10.30. 她 10 点 30 分和客户有约。Ring your doctor and make an appointment . 给你的医生打电话预约时间。2 [C,U] when someone is formally given a job or position 任命﹐委任: +of the appointment of a new Archbishop 新大主教的任命
appointmentappointmentappointmentsnoun1an arrangement to see somebody at a particular time: I've got an appointment with the doctor at ten o'clock.You can telephone to make an appointment.2(formal) a jobJob is the word that we usually use.