earmark

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英 [ˈɪəmɑ:k]word uk audio image

美 [ˈɪrmɑrk] word us audio image

  • vt.
    指定用途
    标记
    打耳记
  • n.
    特征
    耳记
    标记

单词词源

earmark 指定用途

因古代在自家牲口耳朵上作记号而引申该词义,比较maverick.

双语例句

1. A congressman has the power to " earmark " funds for a specific project .
议员有权为特定的项目资金“指定用途”。
2. Weekly address : president obama calls for earmark reform .
每周电视讲话:奥巴马总统呼吁进行专项拨款改革。
3. The ecb and national central banks will earmark income from their greek bond holdings either to reduce further greece 's debt burden or to compensate eurozone governments .
欧洲央行和各国央行将拨出所持希腊债券的收入,要么进一步削减希腊债务负担,要么补偿欧元区各国政府。
4. But its signing signalled a big geopolitical shift as the us appeared to earmark india as a vital asian ally and possible regional check to the ambitions of china .
但该协议的签署是地缘政治格局发生重大转变的一个信号:美国似乎将印度视为亚洲的重要盟友,以及在地区内牵制中国野心的潜在力量。
5. California politicians have also started to earmark the expected facebook tax receipts , with democrats arguing that the money should be used to keep open state schools that are threatened by the state 's budget crisis .
加利福尼亚州的政客们已开始为facebook将要缴纳的税款指派用途,民主党人认为这笔钱应用于保障州立学校的运营,加州预算危机使这些学校面临威胁。

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