| 释义 |
realloˈcation
[f. re- 5 a + allocation.]
a. The action of apportioning or assigning again.
b. A case or example of this.
1948E. Gowers Plain Words 48 We might find that, even though the Board of Trade could still not resist announcing that certain surplus government factories are now ‘available for re-allocation’, they would not leave it at that. ‘In short,’ they would add in a burst of confidence, ‘they are to be relet.’ 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. 122/3 Should there be any re-allocation of profitable pennies from corn, milk and sugar beet, the cattle producer is first in the queue. 1962A. Battersby Guide to Stock Control 108 No figure in the third column is less than any in the fourth column; this means any further re-allocation of orders must of necessity increase the total stock value. 1964Ann. Reg. 1963 124 In 1963 this amounted to 81,563 tons, with sizeable additional reallocations. a1974R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 626 We soon found that some of the 130 select authorities were not using up their allocation and we had some very nice re-allocations to do in order to make sure that our total didn't fall down. |