allocate指“分配一定數(shù)量的財(cái)物或任務(wù)給某些人、單位或事業(yè)等”, 如:
We've allocated a sum of money to education.
我們已經(jīng)撥出了一筆教育經(jīng)費(fèi)
assign: to give sb sth that they can use, or some work or responsibility or to provide a person for a particular task or position 是指“給某人分配工作,任務(wù),作業(yè)等”
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children. 老師給每個(gè)兒童布置的作業(yè)都不相同
distribute指“將某物分成一定的部分或數(shù)量, 通常各份的數(shù)量不一定相等, 然后分給某些人或地方”, 如:
distribute leaflets 派發(fā)傳單