anoint
vt. 用油軟膏塗抹; (宗教儀式上)抹油使神聖化; (如奉聖意般地)選定; 指定
To anoint someone means to put oil or water on a part of their body, usually for religious reasons.
He anointed my forehead...
他給我的前額塗上了油。
The Pope has anointed him as Archbishop.
教皇給他施了塗油禮,任命其為大主教。
If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job.
The populist party anointed him as its candidate...
平民黨選定他做候選人。
Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor...
奧爾森先生總是迴避指定繼任者。
1. administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Anointing of the Sick
(羅馬天主教會給病弱教徒舉行的)敷擦聖油儀式;塗油禮
God's (或 the Lord's) anointed
神授王位
Zuma appeared anoint his deputy for the job.
祖馬好像在為他的副手擔任總統的職務進行鋪墊.
Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
11要抹洗濯盆和盆座,使盆成聖.
You anoint my head with oil, my cup over flows.
你用油膏了我的頭, 使我福杯漫溢.
Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so that even my smallest accomplishment may bring you glory.
恩膏我人專案 、 點子和體力, 甚至使我最小的成就,也能榮耀你.
Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests.
怎樣膏他們的父親,也要照樣膏他們, 使他們給我供祭司的職分.