allocate

/ˈæləkeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæləkeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-lə-ˌkāt/ (ame, mw)

allocate — 動詞

1. to formally decide that a portion of money, time, space, or staff will go to a p

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

分配；撥給

依計畫將資源指定給某人或用途

to formally decide that a portion of money, time, space, or staff will go to a particular person, group, or use, usually as part of a larger plan.

例句

The Taipei City Council allocated NT$50 million to repair flood-damaged roads in Wenshan District.

台北市議會撥款新台幣五千萬元，用於修復文山區受水患損壞的道路。

allocate + amount + to + purpose

Each student is allocated a small locker near the science lab on the first day of term.

開學第一天，每位學生都會分配到一個位於自然教室附近的小置物櫃。

passive: be allocated + something

同義詞
  • assign

    broader; can refer to tasks, people, or roles, not just resources

  • earmark

    stresses that the resource is set aside in advance and cannot be used for anything else

  • apportion

    more formal; emphasises dividing a total into fair or proportional shares

  • designate

    focuses on labelling something for a specific role, not on dividing a quantity

反義詞
  • withhold

    to keep back resources rather than handing them over

文法句型

allocate + something + to + somebody/something

allocate + somebody/something + something

allocate + something + for + purpose

用法筆記

Subject is usually an institution, government, or person in authority — not a casual individual. The thing allocated is normally a limited resource (money, time, space, staff, seats), and there is almost always a stated recipient or purpose. Distinguish from 'distribute', which simply means to hand out without the planning nuance.

常見錯誤

❌I allocated my friend the last cookie.
✅I gave my friend the last cookie.
💡'allocate' sounds too formal for everyday sharing; use it for official or planned distribution.
❌The manager allocated the budget.
✅The manager allocated the budget to the marketing team.
💡'allocate' usually needs a recipient or purpose; otherwise the sentence feels incomplete.