earmark

英 [ˈɪəmɑːk]

美 [ˈɪrmɑːrk]

v.  指定…的用途; 预先安排，确定(未来发生的事情)
n.  标记; 特征

过去分词：earmarked　过去式：earmarked　现在分词：earmarking　第三人称单数：earmarks　复数：earmarks　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9935 / COCA.12180

牛津词典

verb

• 指定…的用途；预先安排，确定（未来发生的事情）
  to decide that sth will be used for a particular purpose, or to state that sth will happen to sb/sth in the future
  1. The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings.
     这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。
  2. The factory has been earmarked for closure.
     这家工厂已被指定关闭。
  3. She was earmarked early as a possible champion.
     人们早就认定她有可能夺冠。

noun

• 标记；特征
  a feature or quality that is typical of sb/sth
  1. The incident has all the earmarks of a terrorist attack.
     这一事件具有恐怖袭击的所有特征。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 指定（款项等）用作特定用途
  If resources such as moneyare earmarked fora particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose.
  1. ...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects...
     指定用于新项目的额外资金
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. ...money earmarked for environmental purposes.
     环境保护专款
• VERB 决定，确定(关闭、处理等)
  If somethinghas been earmarked forclosure or disposal, for example, people have decided that it will be closed or got rid of.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a distinctive characteristic or attribute
  Synonym:hallmarktrademarkstylemark
• identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

verb

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  1. I will earmark this money for your research
  2. She sets aside time for meditation every day
  Synonym:allowappropriateset asidereserve

双语例句

• A congressman has the power to earmark funds for a specific project.
  议员有权为特定的项目资金指定用途。
• Correct speech is an earmark of the educated man.
  正确的谈吐是受教育者的特征。
• Yasuo Fukuda, Japan's prime minister, is tomorrow expected to pledge that Japan will cut carbon emissions by roughly one-fifth by 2020 and earmark$ 10bn to help developing countries pay for environmental technology.
  预计日本首相福田康夫（YasuoFukuda）明天将作出承诺，到2020年，日本将减少约五分之一的碳排放，并将拨出100亿美元款项，帮助发展中国家购买环境技术。
• 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。
• Using system log and behavior track, this dissertation regulate mission of every role and use simulation to gain network essence earmark, users dynamic behavior and the inclusive P2P protocols inter-work.
  运用系统日志与行为跟踪方法，规定每一个兼职角色任务，利用模拟方法准确地获取网络的基本特征、用户的动态行为和所包含的P2P协议的互相作用。
• To this end, each participating country would be required to earmark specific tax revenues.
  要达到这个目的，每个参与国将需要指定具体税收收入的用途。
• Earmark that money for something you've always dreamed of doing, but never thought you could afford, be it a cruise to Alaska or a first-class ticket to visit an old college friend.
  抽出这笔钱去做你一直梦想而没能力支付的事情。无论是阿拉斯加的油轮还是一直想买的访问校友的头等车票。
• They even went so far as to earmark uncertain Greek privatisation receipts as an integral part of the next finance package, rather than for debt reduction.
  他们竟然将不确定的希腊私有化收入，列为下一个融资方案的组成部分，而不是用于削减债务。
• The move is part of a wider trend that is seeing both retail and institutional investors earmark their money either for safe havens, or for riskier above-average returns.
  这一动向只是一个更大趋势的一部分：散户与机构投资者要么将资金投向安全港，要么去追逐高于平均值的回报率。
• But its signing signalled a big geopolitical shift as the US appeared to earmark India as a vital Asian ally and possible regional check to the ambitions of China.
  但该协议的签署是地缘政治格局发生重大转变的一个信号：美国似乎将印度视为亚洲的重要盟友，以及在地区内牵制中国野心的潜在力量。