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Allocate Set Special Allocating Resources æləkeɪt N.拔出,留下 Ford

Front allocate
Pron ['æləkeɪt]
Back 【allocate】
n.拔出,留下
The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.
福特基金会拨出几百万元作为癌症的研究。
【词源】
allocate (v.) - "to set aside for a special purpose",17世纪30年代,源自中古拉丁语allocate (the commonfirst word of writs authorizing payment),allocare"allocate, allot" 的复数,源自拉丁语ad "to" (参看:ad-) + locare "to place",源自locus "a place" (参看:locus)。It is a twin of allow。同根词:Allocated; allocating。英语allocate作为形容词始于15世纪中期用于法律。
Vocab
allocatedistribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

To allocate is to set aside a certain amount of money for an expense. You usually hear about the government allocating funds for education or the military, but you may personally allocate some of your allowance to buying comic books.

Aside from money, a common thing to allocate is time: "The old woman in the shoe had so many children she could only allocate 2.7 minutes per day to talk to each one individually." Resources are also often allocated. Teachers, for example, are continuously allocating their year's supply of resources so they don't run out of glue sticks and paper before the end of the school year.

All forms of 'allocate' will appear on average once every 2226 pages.
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