apportion /əˈpoɚʃən/ verb apportions; apportioned; apportioning
apportions; apportioned; apportioning
Learner's definition of APPORTION
[+ object] formal
: to divide (something) among or between people分摊 : to give (a part of something) to a number of people分配 -
The agency apportions water from the lake to residents.政府机构把湖水分配给居民。
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Any attempt to apportion blame [=to say who should be blamed] so many years after the incident is pointless.事情发生这么多年之后,任何试图评论谁是谁非的举动都是没有意义的。
— apportionment
/əˈpoɚʃənmənt/ noun, plural apportionments