1. (为工作或职位)提名，推荐
    If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it.

    e.g. Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs...
           根据党章，每个候选人必须得到55名工党下院议员的提名。
    e.g. The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE.
           公众将可以推荐诸如英帝国勋章之类的奖项的候选人。

2. 任命;指定
    If you nominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position.

    e.g. Voters will choose fifty of the seventy five deputies. The Emir will nominate the rest...
           选民将选出75名代表中的50名，其余代表由埃米尔任命。
    e.g. The EU would nominate two members to the committee...
           欧盟将为该委员会指定两名成员。

3. (为某奖项)提名(演员、影片等)
    If someone or something such as an actor or a film is nominated for an award, someone formally suggests that they should be given that award.

    e.g. Practically every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar.
           他执导的影片几乎每部都获得过奥斯卡奖提名。
    e.g. ...a campaign to nominate the twice World Champion as Sports Personality of the Year.
           提名那位两届世界冠军获得者为年度体育人物的拉票活动