nominate; be shortlisted
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to nominate; to propose someone/something for election or award
formalUsed in formal contexts like elections, awards, or committee selections. It implies being put forward as a candidate. It can be used both as an action verb and in a passive sense (被提名).
Wěi委
yuán员
huì会
tí提
míng名
tā他
wéi为
zuì最
jiā佳
yuán员
gōng工
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
。
The committee nominated him as a candidate for Employee of the Year.
Huò获
dé得
Bǎi百
Huā花
Jiǎng奖
tí提
míng名
de的
yǐng影
piàn片
yǒu有
sān三
bù部
。
Three films were nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award.
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Tā他
bèi被
tí提
míng名
wéi为
xià下
jiè届
gōng工
huì会
zhǔ主
xí席
。
He was nominated for the next term's union chairman.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
bèi被
tí提
míng名
le了
wǔ五
xiàng项
Ào奥
sī斯
kǎ卡
Jiǎng奖
。
This film was nominated for five Oscars.
Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tí提
míng名
xīn新
de的
dǒng董
shì事
huì会
chéng成
yuán员
。
They are nominating new members for the board of directors.