[with obj.]distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose (为某目的)分配,分派(资源,责任) the authorities allocated 50,000 places to refugees. 当局为难民分配了五万处居所。 [with two objs]students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis. 学生们每年进行住宿安排。
派生 allocable adjective allocator noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin allocat- 'allotted', from the verb allocare, from ad- 'to' + locare (see locate)