Word · Frequency #9935
earmarking
指定……用于特定目的；预留；分配
earmarking is the present participle of earmark.
to designate or set aside someone or something for a particular purpose
- 1.
To make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.
给(动物,主要是牲畜)耳朵上做标记或系标签,通常用于识别或表明该动物的某些信息,如所有权。
- 2.
To put a distinguishing or identifying mark or sign on (something); to make (something) distinctive or identifiable.
在(某物)上做区分性或识别性标记或符号；使(某物)具有独特性或可识别性。
- 3.
To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
指定或预留(某人或某物)用于特定目的；分配。
- 4.
Chiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
主要与 for 连用:指定(某笔资金)用于特定用途。
指定（资金）用于；拨给……专用；在……上做标记；使……有辨识度；给（牲畜）打耳标；在（动物）耳朵上做标记；给(动物,主要是牲畜)耳朵上做标记或系标签,通常用于识别或表明该动物的某些信息,如所有权。；在(某物)上做区分性或识别性标记或符号；使(某物)具有独特性或可识别性。
In use
The city council has earmarked $500,000 for affordable housing projects.
A special fund is earmarked for disaster relief.
The foundation earmarks a portion of its donations for education programs.
earmark sth for sth
The government has earmarked $10 million for the new hospital.
政府已拨出1000万美元用于新建医院。
be earmarked for sth
These funds are earmarked for educational projects.
这些资金被指定用于教育项目。
Verb forms
base earmark · third person earmarks · -ing earmarking · past earmarked · past participle earmarked
常指为特定用途预留或指定资源
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- earmark funds for
- 为……拨款；划拨资金用于
- The government has earmarked funds for the new hospital.政府已为新医院划拨了资金。
- earmark money for
- 预留资金用于
- They earmarked money for the school renovation.他们预留了资金用于学校翻修。
- earmark resources for
- 为……调拨资源
- The company earmarked resources for research and development.公司为研发调拨了资源。
- be earmarked for
- 被指定用于；被预留作……之用
- This land is earmarked for a new park.这块地已被指定用于建造一个新公园。
- earmark part of
- 划拨……的一部分
- The board earmarked part of the budget for employee training.董事会从预算中划拨了一部分用于员工培训。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想:ear(耳朵)+mark(标记),想象给牲畜耳朵打上耳标以便识别;引申为“专门标出、预留”资金或用途。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：budgeting and funding allocation、official planning and announcements 多用于正式或书面语境，表示把资金、时间或资源预先指定给某一用途，常出现在新闻、官方文件或机构通知中。
Grammar Note
常搭配介词for，常用于被动结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 earmark 的末尾拼写或读音相关：mark、landmark、benchmark、trademark、remark 都含有读 /mɑːk/ 的 -mark；park 读 /pɑːk/，与 -mark 只差一个开头辅音。注意 earmark 的 ear- 读 /ɪə/，不要与 earn、early、earth 中的 ear-（/ɜː/）、bear、wear 中的 ear-（/eə/）或 heart 中的 ear-（/ɑː/）混淆。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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