| 单词 | apportion |
| 释义 | ap·por·tion < apportion time among various employments > specifically Synonyms: < representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each — U.S. Constitution > < he will be a brave man who will apportion responsibility for Britain's attitude between parties and classes — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude > < nature seems to have apportioned the voices of many of her creatures with sensitive regard for their environment — William Beebe > portion may apply to distribution of more or less equal shares < firing 270 rounds portioned equally among pistols of three calibers — Time > parcel, usually used with out, may indicate division into many small pieces, lots, or units for subsequent delivery, claim, or execution < being compelled to parcel out its inadequate combat resources sparingly between the many vulnerable points — Herbert Feis > < Mother would parcel out her year: three months with Herbert and Mabel, three with Carrie and Roland — Victoria Sackville-West > ration may apply to division by authority, presumably equitably, on some such basis as need < where capital is short, it must be rationed intelligently, in the same way as gasoline and sugar were rationed in wartime — A.B.Lans > < he rationed his time, told visitors he could give them three minutes — Time > prorate suggests equitable proportional distribution according to authority or common agreement < the entire field was to be put in truck crops, and the yield prorated to the workers — Russell Lord > Synonym: see in addition allot. |
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