| 单词 | allot |
| 释义 | al·lot transitive verb 1. < the right of society to allot to each the work … that he should do — J.A.Hobson > as a. < man's allotted life span according to the psalmist > < nature … propels us like children through the role she has allotted us — D.C.Peattie > < each in his allotted place > b. < business began to encroach upon the time allotted to rest — S.M.Crothers > < allotted to the civilian economy what was left over — Current History > < exceeded his allotted time by 15 minutes > specifically 2. < the council should not waste time on allotting blame between him and his junior officers > < some fairly good-sized parts to allot among all those people who are coming to the tryout — Robertson Davies > 3. < allot diverse sets of instincts to the biological ego — P.A.Sorokin > intransitive verb North < I allot upon going > Synonyms: < allotted a task of vital importance — Sir Winston Churchill > < you will probably be allotted your seat for meals — Agnes M. Miall > < had been allotted a small sitting room — Compton Mackenzie > assign may stress authoritative, usually fixed, allotment suggesting no necessarily equitable distribution < assigns to different departments their respective powers — John Marshall > < antiaircraft guns had been assigned the mission of protecting the bridge — P.W.Thompson > < an attic assigned to me as a playroom — R.M.Lovett > apportion suggests a more or less equitable or proportionate distribution < the duty of husbanding and apportioning the meager food stores of the party — W.J.Ghent > < works in which the violin and a keyboard instrument are apportioned equal musical interest — A.E.Wier > < to apportion the judicial power between the supreme and inferior courts — John Marshall > allocate, chiefly applied to money, materiel, authority, or responsibility, implies appropriation to a particular person, group, or purpose < various sums allocated to the different sciences — S.F.Mason > < allocate only part of the supply of the metals in order to affect civilian economy as little as possible — Current Biography > < the Marine Corps would be allocated primary responsibility for amphibious development and doctrine pertaining to landing forces — Collier's Year Book > |
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