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指定专用,拨款供…使用
earmark原来是饲猪业的术语。在猪身上做记号时,常 常是在耳朶边缘某个部位打个洞,这就是earmark,引申为 「指定某项物品(通常是一笔钱),供某项特定用途专用」。
Worried that Islamic militants or unfriendly governments like North Korea will come up with a better offer,the agency has earmarked $55 million for the missiles.(出自:TIME, Aug. 2,1993,p. 11)
〔美国曾援助阿富汗游击队一批刺针飞弹,现在怕飞弹外流又想 要买回来〕因为怕伊斯兰好战份子或像北韩等不友好政府会出更 好的价钱,[CIA]当局已经拨款五千五百万美金准备购回飞弹。