English Dictionary

earmark

動詞

他動詞 広義 イギリス英語

(transitive) To mark (sheep or other animals) by slitting the ear. / (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.

日本語の意味

（羊などに）耳印をつける、耳を切開して識別する / 特定の目的のために指定する、ある用途に割り当てる

Before the market, the shepherd would earmark each lamb by slitting a small notch in its ear to show ownership.

市に出す前、羊飼いは所有を示すために子羊の耳に小さな切り込みを入れて印をつけた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To mark (sheep or other animals) by slitting the ear.

意味（2）

(transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.

意味（3）

(transitive, finance, UK) To designate part of a pension to be payable to the holder's former spouse or partner at its time of payment.

earmarks （ present singular third-person ）

earmarking （ participle present ）

earmarked （ participle past ）

earmarked （ past ）