al·lo·cate
verb/ˈæləkeɪt/
/ˈæləkeɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they allocate | /ˈæləkeɪt/ /ˈæləkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it allocates | /ˈæləkeɪts/ /ˈæləkeɪts/ |
| past simple allocated | /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle allocated | /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form allocating | /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæləkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to give something officially to somebody/something for a particular purpose
拨…（给）；划…（归）；分配…（给） - allocate something (for something) A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.
已划拨了一大笔款子给图书馆购买新书。 - allocate something (to somebody/something) They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year.
今年他们打算给成人学生提供更多的名额。 - More resources are being allocated to the project.
正在调拨更多的资源给这个项目。 - allocate somebody/something sth The project is being allocated more resources.
这个项目正获得更多的资源。 - allocate something to do something Millions have been allocated to improve students' performance.
为促进学生学业已划拨数百万款项。
Extra Examples- More money should be allocated for famine relief.
应拨出更多的钱来赈济饥民。 - More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations.
现在起将会拨给慈善组织更多的资金。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- randomly
- efficiently
- according to
- by
- for
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin allocat- ‘allotted’, from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’. - allocate something (for something) A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.