ear·mark
verb/ˈɪəmɑːk/
/ˈɪrmɑːrk/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they earmark | /ˈɪəmɑːk/ /ˈɪrmɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it earmarks | /ˈɪəmɑːks/ /ˈɪrmɑːrks/ |
| past simple earmarked | /ˈɪəmɑːkt/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkt/ |
| past participle earmarked | /ˈɪəmɑːkt/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form earmarking | /ˈɪəmɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- to decide that something will be used for a particular purpose, or to state that something will happen to somebody/something in the future
指定…的用途；预先安排，确定（未来发生的事情） - be earmarked (for somebody/something) 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。 - The factory has been earmarked for closure.
这家工厂已被指定关闭。 - be earmarked as somebody/something She was earmarked early as a possible champion.
人们早就认定她有可能夺冠。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEarmark is used with these nouns as the object:- fund
- money
- be earmarked (for somebody/something) The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings.