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earmark v.在耳朵做记号；指定n.耳上记号；特征；记号 (1) 我已派彼得做这事。(2) 特别拨款一千美元为图书馆购书。(3) 谈吐得体是受过教育的标志。 Originally, an earmark was a mark on the ear of an animal — such as a sheep — that indicated ownership. Similarly, when government officials earmark a resource, they're indicating what the resource will be used for. Earmarking is usually about money. $10,000 could be earmarked for cancer research. A grant could be earmarked for a children's hospital. Earmarking is a way of stating how something will be used.

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英 ['ɪəmɑːk] 美 ['ɪrmɑːrk] (1) I've earmarked Peter for the job.(2) One thousand dollars is earmarked to buy books for the library.(3) Correct speech is an earmark of the educated man. To earmark something is to set it aside for a specific purpose. If you’re saving money to spend it in a particular way — whether it’s for college or a fancy new pair of shoes — you have earmarked that money. 1[VERB 动词]指定（款项等）用作特定用途 If resources such as money are earmarked for a particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose.   [be V-ed for n]  [V n for n]  [be V-ed to-inf]  [V-ed]...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects...指定用于新项目的额外资金The education department has earmarked £6m for the new school...教育部为这所新学校划拨了600万英镑的专款。Some of the money has been earmarked to pay for the resettlement of people from contaminated areas.部分经费被指定用于受污染区域群众的重新安置。...money earmarked for environmental purposes.环境保护专款2[VERB 动词]决定，确定(关闭、处理等) If something has been earmarked for closure or disposal, for example, people have decided that it will be closed or got rid of.   [be V-ed for n]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]Their support meant that he was not forced to sell the business which was earmarked for disposal last year...他们的支持意味着他不必被迫出售去年已决定要卖掉的公司。The pit was one of the 31 earmarked for closure by the Trade and Industry Secretary.这是工贸大臣明确指出要关闭的31个矿井之一。

英语单词	earmark
英美音标	英 ['ɪəmɑːk] 美 ['ɪrmɑːrk]
中文释义	v.在耳朵做记号；指定 n.耳上记号；特征；记号
英语例句	(1) I've earmarked Peter for the job. (2) One thousand dollars is earmarked to buy books for the library. (3) Correct speech is an earmark of the educated man.
中文例句	(1) 我已派彼得做这事。 (2) 特别拨款一千美元为图书馆购书。 (3) 谈吐得体是受过教育的标志。
vocabulary简明	To earmark something is to set it aside for a specific purpose. If you’re saving money to spend it in a particular way — whether it’s for college or a fancy new pair of shoes — you have earmarked that money.
vocabulary扩展	Originally, an earmark was a mark on the ear of an animal — such as a sheep — that indicated ownership. Similarly, when government officials earmark a resource, they're indicating what the resource will be used for. Earmarking is usually about money. $10,000 could be earmarked for cancer research. A grant could be earmarked for a children's hospital. Earmarking is a way of stating how something will be used.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]指定（款项等）用作特定用途 If resources such as money are earmarked for a particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose. [be V-ed for n] [V n for n] [be V-ed to-inf] [V-ed] ...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects... 指定用于新项目的额外资金 The education department has earmarked £6m for the new school... 教育部为这所新学校划拨了600万英镑的专款。 Some of the money has been earmarked to pay for the resettlement of people from contaminated areas. 部分经费被指定用于受污染区域群众的重新安置。 ...money earmarked for environmental purposes. 环境保护专款 2 [VERB 动词]决定，确定(关闭、处理等) If something has been earmarked for closure or disposal, for example, people have decided that it will be closed or got rid of. [be V-ed for n] [V-ed] [usu passive] Their support meant that he was not forced to sell the business which was earmarked for disposal last year... 他们的支持意味着他不必被迫出售去年已决定要卖掉的公司。 The pit was one of the 31 earmarked for closure by the Trade and Industry Secretary. 这是工贸大臣明确指出要关闭的31个矿井之一。

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