allocate
verb [ T ] uk/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/ us/ˈæl.ə.keɪt/
C1 分配;分派;拨给，划拨
to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way
The government is allocating £10 million for health education. 政府将拨出1000万英镑作为健康教育经费。
[ + two objects ] As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs to people. 作为项目负责人，你必须给大家分派工作。
It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster/to allocate blame to individuals. 调查委员会的任务不是确定谁该为这场灾难负责任／哪些人应该负责任。
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- The local council has decided not to allocate funds for the project.
- The president has agreed to allocate further funds to develop the new submarine.
- Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
- There are ten marks allocated to every question.
- Try to allocate yourself a set time each day to practise your exercises.