"earmarks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 专项拨款
• 明显特征

Definition

“Earmarks” 可以指专门指定用于特定用途的资金，尤其是在政府预算中。也可以指某物独特的标志或特征。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于政府、政治环境，表示专门拨款；形容事物的独特特征时也常用。与“trademark”（商标）或“hallmark”（特征）不同。

Examples

The new law includes several earmarks for local schools.

新法律为本地学校包含了几项**专项拨款**。

These changes have all the earmarks of a good plan.

这些变化具有一个好计划的全部**明显特征**。

The senator added earmarks to the budget for his state.

参议员为本州在预算中添加了**专项拨款**。

Those small parks all over town are often funded by earmarks that most people never notice.

城里那些小公园通常靠大家没注意到的**专项拨款**资助。

The strange accent and quick smile were his earmarks.

奇怪的口音和迅速的微笑是他的**明显特征**。

When politicians talk about cutting earmarks, they're usually discussing reducing specific local spending, not the whole budget.

政客提到削减**专项拨款**时，通常指的是减少特定地方支出，而不是整个预算。