allocate
/ˈæləʊkeɪt/verb
with obj.
- distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose（为某目的）分配, 分派（资源, 责任）：
the authorities allocated 50,000 places to refugees
当局为难民分配了五万处居所
with two objs students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis.学生们每年进行住宿安排。
派生词
allocable
adjectiveallocator
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin allocat- 'allotted'， from the verb allocare, from ad- 'to' + locare （see LOCATE）.