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apportion sth among/between sb/sth
apportion 后接分配的对象，用 among 指三者或以上，between 通常指两者。
The committee apportioned the budget among the three departments.
委员会把预算分配给了三个部门。
分配；分摊；分派
apportioned — past of apportion
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分配；分摊；分派
to distribute or give out something as a share, according to a plan or for a particular purpose
The committee apportioned the budget among the three departments.
委员会把预算分配给了三个部门。
To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
apportion
Base
原形
apportions
3rd person
第三人称单数
apportioning
-ing
现在分词
apportioned
Past
过去式
apportioned
Past participle
过去分词
The manager apportions tasks fairly among the team.
经理在团队中公平地分配任务。
They apportioned the costs after the meeting.
他们在会议后分摊了费用。
We have apportioned the remaining funds to each department.
我们已经把剩余资金分配给各部门。
apportion 常与 between/among 搭配，表示按比例或计划分配，多用于正式语境。
The committee will apportion the available funds among the three projects.
委员会将在三个项目之间分配可用资金。
We need to apportion the cost of the dinner fairly among all the guests.
我们需要在全体客人之间公平分摊晚餐费用。
The manager apportioned the work to each member of the team.
经理把工作分派给团队里的每个成员。
apportion 后接分配的对象，用 among 指三者或以上，between 通常指两者。
The committee apportioned the budget among the three departments.
委员会把预算分配给了三个部门。
apportion sth to sb 强调把份额分配或指派给某个对象。
The manager apportioned the tasks to each employee.
经理把任务分派给了每位员工。
被动语态常见于正式或法律语境，表示按规则或标准分配。
The costs are apportioned according to usage.
费用根据使用量分摊。
Not this
The costs apportioned among the departments.
Use this
The costs were apportioned among the departments.
apportion 是及物动词，主动语态必须带宾语；主语 costs 是动作的承受者，需要 be + apportioned 的被动结构，因此不能省略 were。
Not this
The committee apportioned the departments the new budget.
Use this
The committee apportioned the new budget to the departments.
apportion 不能像 give 那样接双宾语，分配对象要用介词 to 或 among 引出，应说 apportion something to somebody，而不是 apportion somebody something。
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分摊责任；分清责任
It is not always easy to apportion blame when a project fails.
项目失败时，要分清责任并不总是那么容易。
分配责任
The committee will apportion responsibility among the departments.
委员会将在各部门之间分配责任。
分摊费用
The partners agreed to apportion costs equally.
合伙人同意平均分摊费用。
分配资源
Managers must apportion resources carefully.
管理者必须谨慎分配资源。
分配时间
You need to apportion time for each task.
你需要为每项任务分配时间。
分配份额
The heirs must apportion the shares of the estate.
继承人必须分配遗产的份额。
众议员名额应按照各州分别的人口数在各州之间分配，计算每州全部人口，但不包括未被征税的印第安人。
The committee had to apportion the remaining budget among the three departments.
委员会不得不把剩余预算分配给三个部门。
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联想：a + portion（部分），把东西分成一份份派给别人，即‘分配、分摊’。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal reports、legal documents、budget allocation apportion 比较正式，多用于法律、行政或财务等正式场合，表示按比例或计划分摊、分配。
The -tion ending is pronounced /ʃən/. None of the listed words rhyme with apportion /əˈpɒːʃən/: portion, proportion, and abortion have /ɔː/ rather than /ɒː/, so they are lookalikes with a different vowel. Nation and station only share the common -tion spelling.
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