allocate
allocate
al.lo.cate AHD[²l“…-k³t”] DJ[6#l*7ke!t] KK[6#l*7ket]
v.tr.（及物动词） al.lo.cat.ed,al.lo.cat.ing,al.lo.cates
1.To set apart for a special purpose; designate:
分配，配给，分派：为特定目的而拨出；指定：
allocate a room to be used for storage.
指定一间房用来贮藏
2.To distribute according to a plan; allot:
分拨，分配：根据计划分拨；分配：
allocate rations for a week-long camping trip.
分配一星期外出野营的定额
ORIGIN
1.Medieval Latinalloc³re alloc³t-
中世纪拉丁语alloc³re alloc³t-
2.Latinad- [ad-]
拉丁语ad- [前缀，表“变化，添加”]
3.Latinloc³re [to place] fromlocus [place]
拉丁语loc³re [放置] 源自locus [地点]
DERIVATIVES
▪al“locable AHD: [-k…-b…l] （形容词）
▪al”loca“tion n.（名词）
SYNONYMS
1.allocate,appropriate,designate,earmark
2.The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to set aside for a specified purpose”:
这些动词共有的中心意思是“分出来用于特定目的”：
money earmarked for a vacation. See also Synonyms at &b{assign}
专用于度假的费用 参见同义词assign
