If resources such as money are earmarked for a particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose.
例句
...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects...指定用于新項(xiàng)目的額外資金The education department has earmarked ￡6m for the new school...教育部為這所新學(xué)校劃撥了600萬英鎊的專款。
VERB
決定，確定(關(guān)閉、處理等)
If something has been earmarked for closure or disposal, for example, people have decided that it will be closed or got rid of.
例句
Their support meant that he was not forced to sell the business which was earmarked for disposal last year...他們的支持意味著他不必被迫出售去年已決定要賣掉的公司。The pit was one of the 31 earmarked for closure by the Trade and Industry Secretary.這是工貿(mào)大臣明確指出要關(guān)閉的31個(gè)礦井之一。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
指定…作為特定用途
I will earmark this money for your research.我將為你的研究指撥一筆款項(xiàng)。He also undertook to earmark $235 billion in government expenditure on infrastructure projects within five years.同時(shí)承諾在五年內(nèi)投資二千三百五十億元進(jìn)行基建。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
2. a distinctive characteristic or attribute
Verb
1. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;