Allocate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.配给, 分配
• [英] to assign sth. for a special purpose;distribute
• [同] location(n.地理位置);locomotive(n.机车，火车头)
• [派] allocation(n.配给，分配)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-cated; -cating)

• Etymology: Medieval Latin allocatus, past participle of allocare, from Latin ad- + locare to place, from locus place — more at stall
• Date: circa 1641
• 1. to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things ; distribute allocate tasks among human and automated components
• 2. to set apart or earmark ; designate allocate a section of the building for special research purposes
• • allocatable adjective
• • allocation noun
• • allocator noun

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