- 1指定用途、預留（預算上常說「編列專款」或「專款專用」）
To earmark something is to decide, in advance, that it will be used for one purpose — or that something will be done to it later.
To earmark something把某樣東西earmark（指定用途）, is to decide, in advance就是事先決定 that it will be used for one purpose它會被用在某個目的上 — or或是 that something will be done to it later之後會對它做什麼
Cities earmark money for a new school: that cash is not free for anything else. A company might earmark a room for visitors.
for a new school為了一所新學校, cities城市 earmark money會編列經費（earmark）: that cash那筆錢 is not free不能自由 for anything else用在別的地方. A company一間公司 might earmark可能會earmark（保留） a room一個房間 for visitors給訪客用
The picture behind the word is old farm life: a farmer cut a mark in an animal’s ear so everyone could see whose animal it was.
The picture behind the word這個字背後的畫面 is是 old farm life古老的農場生活: a farmer農夫 cut a mark會割一個記號 in an animal's ear在動物的耳朵上 so這樣 everyone大家 could see就能看出 whose animal it was這隻動物是誰的
We still use the verb much more for money and plans than for animals. It sounds a little official; in easy talk people often say set aside or save for.
We still use the verb這個動詞現在 for money and plans用在錢和計畫上 than比 for animals用在動物身上 much more多得多. It它 sounds聽起來 a little official有點正式; in easy talk輕鬆的說法裡, people人們 often常 say會說 set aside留起來 or或 save for留給
There is also a noun (the money set aside, or a clear sign of something), but the first meaning to learn is the verb: choose the purpose now.
There is也有 a noun一個名詞用法 (the money set aside被留下來的錢, or者 a clear sign某個明顯的跡象 of something of某件事), but但 the first meaning to learn要先學的意思 is是 the verb動詞: choose the purpose now現在就選定用途
core核心畫面
組成ear + mark. The verb comes from the noun: first a mark on an animal’s ear, then a mark that says “this is set aside”.
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
earmarknoun/ˈɪəmɑːk/
- 1
agriculturebusinesslifestyleA mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
- Some mark them [sheep] vvith Raddle and make Ear-marks.
- 2
A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
- [H]e ſhoulde be dyſcryued by hys rounding and his eare marke: […]
- Mr. Bayes, many as proper a man as your ſelf march'd up Holborn for diſtinguiſhing betvvixt the VVealth and the Fanatick: and moreover let me tell you, Fanatick Money hath no Ear-mark.
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businessfinanceAn act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
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governmentpoliticsSpecifically, a designation by the Congress that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.
earmarkverb/ˈɪəmɑːk/
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agriculturebusinesslifestyleTo make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.
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To put a distinguishing or identifying mark or sign on (something); to make (something) distinctive or identifiable.
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To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
- In barely a decade, the War on Drugs went from being a political slogan to an actual war. Now that police departments were suddenly flush with cash and military equipment earmarked for the drug war, they needed to make use of their new resources.
- But even I draw the line at "doing crunches" in designer clothes. Fashion sneakers are for swanking around the shops, not for running in. And so, like everyone else, I wear grotty old tracksuits earmarked for Oxfam, and tragic free festival T-shirts that give away my age.
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businessfinanceChiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
- You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.
- A widening of the M4 had long been mooted, and the Welsh Government had even earmarked most of the required £1.6bn funding for a new 14-mile, six-lane section around Newport. Then, in the face of opposition from environmentalists, came a realisation that similar road schemes across the world tend merely to encourage greater car use and therefore soon prove ineffective in solving the original problem.
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businessfinanceChiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
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businessfinancegovernmentChiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。