Word · Frequency #9935
earmark
指定资金用途；专项拨款
核心释义
常指立法中为特定项目拨出的款项。
the act of designating funds for a particular purpose
- 1.
动物耳朵上的标记或标签,用于识别或指示动物的某些信息,如所有权、健康或妊娠状态等。
A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
- 2.
区别或识别的标记或符号；特别是(古义)所有权的标记。
A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
- 3.
指定某些资金用于特定用途的行为。
An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
耳标；耳记；标记；识别标志；动物耳朵上的标记或标签,用于识别或指示动物的某些信息,如所有权、健康或妊娠状态等。；区别或识别的标记或符号；特别是(古义)所有权的标记。；指定某些资金用于特定用途的行为。
用法In use
The rancher recorded each animal's earmark in his logbook before the cattle drive.
用法提示：此处 earmark 是名词，指动物耳朵上用于识别的标记。
A missing earmark can make it difficult to identify a sheep at a large market.
用法提示：名词 earmark 在这里指绵羊耳朵上的身份标记。
She checked the piglet's earmark against the paperwork from the breeding farm.
用法提示：此句中 earmark 为名词，表示幼猪耳朵上的识别标签。
the earmark of sth
用于指出某人或某事物的典型特征，多作单数。
Attention to detail is the earmark of a skilled editor.
注重细节是一名熟练编辑的标志。
an earmark on sth
指动物耳朵上的标记或标签，用 on 说明所在位置。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have the earmarks of
- 具有…的特征
- The plan has the earmarks of a well-thought-out strategy.该计划具有深思熟虑策略的特征。
- earmark for
- 指定用于（资金等）
- The government earmarked $10 million for education reform.政府指定1000万美元用于教育改革。
- clear earmark
- 明显标志
- His smile is a clear earmark of his honest character.他的微笑是他诚实性格的明显标志。
- typical earmark
- 典型特征
- Lack of funding is a typical earmark of struggling schools.资金短缺是陷入困境的学校的典型特征。
- earmark as
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把耳（ear）和标记（mark）结合起来，想象动物耳朵上的记号。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：畜牧业 此义项为专业术语，通常用于畜牧业中对动物做标记的场景，比较正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'ear' and 'hear' share the 'ear' spelling and /ɪə/ sound, but 'earmark' has an additional /mɑːk/ syllable. Words like 'mark', 'landmark', 'remark' share the 'mark' ending, but their stressed vowel differs (target's 'mark' is unstressed, while these have stressed /ɑːk/). No genuine rhymes found.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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