Word · Frequency #9935
earmarks
指定用途；专项拨款
earmarks is the plural of earmark.
The act of setting aside or designating money for a specific purpose.
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
区别或识别的标记或符号；特别是(古义)所有权的标记。
- 3.
An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
指定某些资金用于特定用途的行为。
耳标；耳记；标记；记号；印记；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。
In use
The cattle had an earmark that showed which farm they belonged to.
Each project has its own earmarks that make it unique.
The artist's style is an earmark of her work.
Connections
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
- 被视为…的标志
- The new policy was soon earmarked as a failure by critics.这项新政策很快被批评者视为失败的标志。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把耳（ear）和标记（mark）结合起来，想象动物耳朵上的记号。
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。
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.
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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