share verb ⇨share (share a house)⇨join (share in the work)share
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share ♦︎ quota ♦︎ allocation ♦︎ commission ♦︎ allowance ♦︎ ration ♦︎ cut ♦︎ percentageThese are all words for an amount of sth which is given to sb/sth.这些词均表示份额、定额、限额。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a share / quota / allocation / allowance / ration / cut / percentage of sth◆a full share / quota / allocation / commission / allowance / ration◆a large share / quota / allocation / commission◆a small share / quota / allocation / commission / percentage◆an annual quota / allocation / allowance◆a fixed share / quota / commission / percentage◆to get your share / your quota / an allocation / a commission / a cut / a percentage◆to receive a share / an allocation / a commission / a percentage◆to take a share / commission / cut / percentage◆to have your share / quota / ration◆to be entitled to a share / an allocation / a commission■share [countable, usually singular] one part of sth that is divided between two or more people; a part that sb has in a particular activity that involves several people; an amount of sth that is thought to be normal or acceptable for one person(分得的或活动中所占的)一份;正常的一份;可接受的一份◆How much was your share of the winnings?在赢得的钱里你那份有多少?◆Next year we hope to have a bigger share of the market.明年我们希望获得更大的市场份额。◆I'm hoping for a share in the profits.我希望利润中有我一份。◆We all did our share of the work.这项工作我们都尽了一份力。◆Everyone must accept their share of the blame.每个人都必须为自己的过错负起那一份责任。 see also share ⇨ join■quota ˈkwəʊtə; NAmEˈkwoʊtə [countable] the limited number of people or things that is officially allowed; an amount of sth that sb expects or needs to have or achieve定额;限额;配额;指标◆They are bringing in a quota system for accepting refugees.他们将推行一种接收难民的限额制度。◆The show is good fun and yields its full quota of laughs.表演很有趣,博得预期中的阵阵笑声。■allocationˌæləˈkeɪʃn [countable] an amount of sth, especially money, that is given to sb for a particular purpose分配的东西;(尤指)划拨的款项◆We have spent our entire allocation for the year.我们已经把今年拨给我们的经费全都花光了。 see also allocate ⇨ allocate■commission kəˈmɪʃn [uncountable, countable] an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods, which increases with the value of goods that are sold; an amount of money that is charged, for example by a bank, for providing a particular service佣金;回扣;(银行等的)手续费◆In this job you work on commission(= are paid according to the amount you sell).你做这份工作按销售额提成。◆You get a 10% commission on everything you sell.你可从你售出的每件商品中获得10%的佣金。◆One per cent commission is charged for cashing traveller's cheques.兑现旅行支票收取1%的手续费。■allowance əˈlaʊəns [countable] the amount of sth that is allowed in a particular situation限额;定量◆There is a maximum baggage allowance of 20 kilos.行李限重20公斤。■ration ˈræʃn [countable] a fixed amount of sth, especially food, that you are officially allowed to have when there is not enough for everyone to have as much as they want, for example during a war(食品等短缺时的)配给量,定量◆I gave him my butter ration at breakfast one morning.有一天早餐时我把我那份黄油给了他。◆a ration book / card / coupon(= allowing you to claim a ration of sth)定量供给簿;定量供应卡;配给券ⓘ A ration [singular] is also an amount of sth that is thought to be normal or acceptable for one person. * ration也可表示一个人的正常或合理的量◆As part of the diet, allow yourself a small daily ration of sugar.作为饮食的一部分,你每天要摄取少量的糖。 see also rations ⇨ supplies▸ration
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[transitive, often passive] ◆Eggs were rationed during the war.战争期间鸡蛋限量供应。◆The villagers are rationed to two litres of water a day.村民每天的用水量限定为2升。NOTE辨析 Share, quota or ration?These words can all be used to mean 'an amount of sth that is thought to be normal or acceptable for one person'. Share and quota can both be used to talk about pleasant or unpleasant things such as luck, laughs, work or blame. Share is much more frequent; quota is only used in this meaning in more formal or written language. Ration is used to talk about food, or about sth nice that you must not have or expect too much of.这三个词都可表示一个人的正常或合理的量。share 和quota都可用于愉快或不愉快的事物,如luck、laugh、work或blame。share要常用得多,quota表达此义时仅作较正式用语或书面语。ration用于食物,或用于不应有太多或不能期盼太多的好东西。■cut [countable, usually singular] (ratherinformal) a share in sth, especially the profits of sth(尤指利润的)份,份额◆They were rewarded with a cut of 5% from the profits.他们得到占利润5%份额的报酬。◆There wasn't much left after his agents took their cut.代理商抽走份额后他的利润所剩无几。■percentagepəˈsentɪdʒ; NAmEpərˈsentɪdʒ [countable, usually singular] a share of the profits of sth利润的分成;提成◆He gets a percentage for every car sold.他每售出一辆汽车便可得到一份提成。NOTE辨析 Cut or percentage?Percentage is used especially in a situation where money is paid to sb for doing a job, for example to an employee. Cut is used more often if people divide a total sum of money among themselves. If the percentage figure is given, the word cut is used. * percentage尤用于支付酬劳的场合,例如付给雇员工资;cut更常用于分割总金额的场合。如果提到了明确的分配额度,则用cut◆Our manager gets a cut of 10%.我们经理得到10%的份额。◆Our manager gets a percentage of 10%.share
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share ♦︎ divide ♦︎ split ♦︎ pool ♦︎ carve sth upThese words all mean to separate sth into parts or to collect things together so that different people can have a part of it or can use it.这些词均表示共有、分配、分摊。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to share sth / divide sth / split sth / carve sth up between / among different people◆to share / split / pool sth with sb◆to share / divide / split the money / work◆to share / divide the spoils / booty◆to divide / split your time◆to share / divide / split sth equally / evenly■share [transitive, intransitive] to have or use sth at the same time as sb else; to give some of what you have to sb else or let sb use sth that is yours; to separate sth into parts so that two or more people can have a part of it共有;分享;分配;分摊◆She shares a house with three other students.她和另外三个学生合住一所房子。◆There isn't an empty table. Would you mind sharing?没有空桌子了。你愿不愿意拼桌?◆Tom shared his chocolate with the other kids.汤姆把他的巧克力分给别的孩子吃。◆The conference is a good place to share information and exchange ideas.研讨会是互通信息、交流思想的好场所。◆The old man shared his money out among his six grandchildren.老人把钱分给自己的六个孙子孙女。■divide [transitive] to separate and share sth; to use different parts of sth for different activities or purposes分配;分享;分担;把⋯分别用于◆The story is about a father who divides his property among his sons.这个故事讲的是一个父亲给儿子们分配财产的事。◆Jen divided up the rest of the cash.珍把余下的现金分了。◆He divides his energies between politics and business.他把精力一部分用在政治上,一部分用在生意上。 see also division ⇨ division1■split(splitting, split, split) [transitive] (ratherinformal) to separate and share sth between different people, things or places分担;分摊;分享◆She split the money she won with her brother.她把赢得的钱与弟弟分了。◆Four of us live here and we split all the bills four ways.我们四个人住在这儿,所有费用都是平均分摊。◆His time is split between the London and Paris offices.他一半时间在伦敦办事处,一半时间在巴黎办事处。 see also split ⇨ division1NOTE辨析 Share, divide or split?Things are shared between people; things can be divided between people, uses or places or split between people, things or places. Divide is often used to talk about things that are considered very important, such as land and large amounts of money. Use share to talk about things that are not so important. * share表示若干人合用或共享某物;divide所指涉的对象是人、用处或场所;split所指涉的对象是人、事物或场所。divide常指分配十分重要的东西,如土地或大笔款项。share指分享不太重要的东西◆He shared his sweets out among his four friends.他把糖果和四个朋友一起分着吃了。◆He divided his sweets among his four friends.Split is used in less formal contexts to talk about money, time or work. * split用于不太正式的语境,指分配或分摊金钱、时间或工作。■pool [transitive] to collect money, information, etc. from different people so that it can be used by all of them把资金(或信息等)集中起来共用◆The students work individually, then pool their ideas in groups of six.学生先分头工作,然后六人一组交流心得。◆Police forces across the country are pooling resources in order to solve this crime.全国各地警方集中资源以侦破这宗罪案。ⓘ People pool things in order to increase their chance of success in a particular shared aim. Common collocates are connected with money (for example funds), information (knowledge, ideas, results) and other useful or desirable things (talent, efforts, resources, etc.). * pool表示集中共用资源,以便提高实现某个共同目标的成功几率,常见搭配词涉及金钱(如fund)、信息(如knowledge、idea、result)和其他有用或想要的东西(如talent、effort、resources等)。 see also pool ⇨ supplynoun■ˌcarve sth ˈup
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(disapproving) to divide sth such as a company or an area of land into smaller parts in order to share it among a small group of people, companies or countries, and not let those outside the group have any瓜分◆They have been accused of carving up the industry for their own benefit.他们被控为谋求私利而瓜分了该行业。◆The territory was carved up by the colonizing powers.该国领土被殖民列强瓜分了。