allocate ♦︎ set ♦︎ assign ♦︎ allotThese words all mean to give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose.这些词均表示分配、划拨。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to allocate / set / assign / allot sth for sth◆to allocate / assign / allot sth to sb◆to allocate / assign / allot (a) room / space / seats / resources / time / day / task◆to allocate / assign a duty / responsibility◆to allocate / allot money / funds◆to allocate / set / assign work◆to set / assign homework◆to allocate / assign sth randomly■allocate ˈæləkeɪt [transitive] (ratherformal) to give sb part of sth (such as an amount of time, space or money), as a share of what is available; to decide that sth should be used for a particular purpose分配,划拨(时间、空间或款项)◆They intend to allocate more places to mature students this year.他们打算今年给成人学生提供更多的名额。◆The project is being allocated more resources.正在调拨更多的资源给这个项目。 see also allocation ⇨ sharenoun■set(setting, set, set) [transitive] to give sb a task or test分配,指派(任务);出(测试)题目◆She's set herself a difficult task.她给自己安排了一项艰巨的任务。◆Who will be setting(= writing the questions for) the French exam?谁出法语试题?■assign əˈsaɪn [transitive] (ratherformal) to give sb sth that they can use, or a task or responsibility分配(某物);分派(任务或职责)◆We have been assigned the two large classrooms.我们分得了这两间大教室。◆The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.老师给每个孩子布置了不同的作业。■allotəˈlɒt; NAmEəˈlɑːt(-tt-) [transitive]to allocate sth分配;划拨◆I managed to complete the test within the time allotted.我设法在限定的时间内完成了测试。◆How much money has been allotted to us?我们分到了多少拨款?NOTE辨析 Allocate or allot?Allocate is used far more than allot in business-related contexts. Companies and managers allocatemoney, funds, resources, time or a percentage of the budget to projects; space, classrooms, tasks and seats are allotted to people in more general, everyday situations.在商务语境中,allocate的使用远远多于allot。公司或经理等调配money、fund、resource、time或预算额度(a percentage of the budget)时用allocate,在一般日常语境下调配space、classroom、task和seat时用allot。