詞彙精選：delegate的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
英[ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt]; [ˈdɛlɪˌgɪt]；美[dɛləgɪt]
代表，代表團成員 [C]
例句：
Babbitt was an official delegate.
巴比特是一名正式代表。
例句：
They drafted him to serve as their delegate.
他們選派他作他們的代表。
v.
英[ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt]；美[ˈdɛləˌgeɪt]
任命或委派…爲代表 [T]
例句：
We have delegated Bill to attend the meeting.
我們已委派比爾爲代表參加會議。
例句：
We delegated him to perform the task.
我們請他爲代表去執行這個任務。
委派（某人做某事）；授（權）；把...委託給 [T]
例句：
The director delegated all the routine work to his executive staff.
主任把日常工作全部交給手下的行政人員去做。
例句：
The boss wouldn't delegate the job to an ignoramus like you.
老闆不會把這項工作交給像你這樣一個無知的人。
二、詞義辨析：
delegate,deputy,representative,agent,substitute
這些名詞有“代表、代理人”之意。delegate指一般被派參加某一會議的代表。deputy指上級授權代理行事的代表，特指被選擇爲執行全部或部分公務的人。representative一般指被選舉或委派代表某人或一些人或某個較大團體的人，其職務有時是較長期的。agent普通用詞，通常指經授權代理另一個人或團體，或指在雙方之間代表一方起中間作用的人。substitute主要強調某人或某物可以用來代替別的人或物的作用。
三、相關短語：
walking delegate
【法】 工會職員代表
四、參考例句：
Babbitt was an official delegate.
巴比特是一名正式代表。
Along with prioritization comes the need to delegate well.
與確定優先順序密不可分的就是有效的放權。
He was elected as a delegate to the annual conference.
他被選爲年會代表。
Yes, of course, the company founder needs to delegate early.
沒錯，這家公司的創始人當然需要早早分派職責。
Learn how to delegate and ask for help.
學着分配任務、尋求幫助吧。
They drafted him to serve as their delegate.
他們選派他作他們的代表。
The delegate moved for a reconsideration of the suggestion.
這位代表提議重新考慮這一建議.
I delegate tasks to the fifty people who work under me.
我將工作任務分配到我手下的五十名成員。
You must delegate effectively and empower people to carry out their roles with your full support.
你們必須有效地下放權力，使人們能夠在你們的全力支持下履行他們的職責。
Leaders have to learn to delegate and build a strong team.
領導人要學習授權並組建強大的團隊。
