So-called roads of national importance were designated, but they were mostly small country roads.
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英语六级真题
If farmers like Bowman are able to use these seeds without paying the designated fee, it will remove the incentives for companies like Monsanto to innovate.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
标示;把…定名为;称呼
When you designate someone or something as a particular thing, you formally give them that description or name.