搜尋結果
earmark
- IPA[ˈɪəmɑːk]
英式
- designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose;designate a particular outcome for (someone or something)
- a characteristic or identifying feature;a congressional directive that funds should be spent on a specific project.
verb: earmark, 3rd person present: earmarks, gerund or present participle: earmarking, past tense: earmarked, past participle: earmarked
noun: earmark, plural noun: earmarks
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose the cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme
- ▪ designate a particular outcome for (someone or something) the yard has been earmarked for a complete overhaul
- 2. mark the ear of (a domesticated animal) as a sign of ownership or identity.
名詞
- 1. a characteristic or identifying feature this car has all the earmarks of a classic
- 2. US a congressional directive that funds should be spent on a specific project.
- 3. a mark on the ear of a domesticated animal indicating ownership or identity.
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- IPA[ˈirˌmärk]
美式
- designate (something, typically funds or resources) for a particular purpose: the new money will be earmarked for cancer research
- a characteristic or identifying feature: this car has all the earmarks of a classic
Oxford American Dictionary