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活动内容:
a.填补一下相应单词的中文释义(有一词多义的其他词义也请给出),市场统一零售价5考元一个释义
b.每个单词下面的例句有兴趣有时间翻译的同学也可翻译一下方便他人,市场统一零售价10考元一个句子翻译
c.有任何想法烦请大家提出来,大家一起提高O(∩_∩)O 本期词汇:
allocate • set • assign • allot
These words all mean to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to allocate/set/assign/allot sth for sth
► to allocate/assign/allot sth to sb
► to allocate/assign/allot (a) room/space/seats/resources/time/day/task
► to allocate/assign a duty/responsibility
► to allocate/allot money/funds
► to allocate/set/assign work
► to set/assign homework
► to allocate/assign sth randomly
allocate [ T ] ( rather formal )
to give sb part of sth (such as an amount of time, space or money), as a share of what is available; to decide that sth should be used for a particular purpose
A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.
More resources are being allocated to the project.
set [ T ]
to give sb a task or test
What books have been set ( = are to be studied ) for the English course?
assign [ T ] ( rather formal )
to give sb sth that they can use, or a task or responsibility
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
allot [ T ]
to allocate sth
I managed to complete the test within the time allotted .
How much money has been allotted to us?
NOTE allocate or allot?
Allocate is used far more than allot in business-related contexts. Companies and managers allocate money, funds, resources, time or a percentage of the budget to projects;
space, classrooms, tasks and seats are allotted to people in more general, everyday situations. |