| 单词 | reapportion |
| 释义 | reapportion (once / 26985 pages) v To reapportion is to hand out or deliver something in a new way or at a different time. Your teacher might reapportion the math quizzes after realizing the pages weren't all printed on both sides. When you reapportion the candy from a piñata among birthday party guests, you take back what they've grabbed and then parcel it out, making sure each child gets the same amount. When Congress reapportions voting districts, it rearranges them and assigns citizens new polling places. To apportion is to assign a part of something, from the Latin portionem, "share or part." WORD FAMILYreapportion: reapportioned, reapportioning, reapportionment, reapportions+/apportion: apportionable, apportioned, apportioning, apportionment, apportions, reapportion/apportioning: apportionings/apportionment: apportionments/reapportionment: reapportionments USAGE EXAMPLESMy combo of bewilderment, desperation, and spunk reapportioned. Salon(Dec 24, 2016) The case says that board, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, did not properly reapportion the state legislative districts after the last census. Washington Post(Jun 30, 2015) "One in 10 patients had one or more unanticipated reapportions," she said. US News(Apr 30, 2015) v allocate, distribute, or apportion anew Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data Syn|Hyper reallocate allocate, apportion distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
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