verb
[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。

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派生
allocable
adjective
allocator
noun

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语源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin allocat- 'allotted', from the verb allocare, from ad- 'to' + locare (see locate)