【apportion】 - SAT备考词汇

apportion

UK:  [ə'pɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n]

US:  [ə'pɔrʃ(ə)n]

过去分词：apportioned  现在分词：apportioning  第三人称单数：apportions  

v.

1.分派,分摊;分配

2.按比例

1 . Speaking at the talks, Mr Wen said avoiding conflict between the Koreas was "most urgent" , but did not apportion blame for the sinking.
温总理在会谈中说，朝鲜半岛内部避免冲突是“最为紧要的”，但是他并没有因为这次沉海事件批评某个国家。

2 . "It was an assurance that should never have been asked or given. It was not our right to apportion power like that, " he writes.
“布朗决不应该要求、我也不应答应做出这样的保证。我们无权这样分配权力，”他在书中写道。

3 . There was more condemnation of North Korea from Russia, EU and the UK, although China - the North's main ally - refused to apportion blame.
尽管中国--北方主要联盟--拒绝进行谴责，但是欧盟、俄国、英国等均谴责朝鲜的行为。

4 . And Congress may not even be able to accurately apportion blame or determine the price to be paid for past mistakes.
国会也许难以追究具体责任，也无法确定将要为过去的错误付出多大代价。

5 . From the first page, each report makes clear that "the investigation is not conducted in such a way as to apportion blame. "
报告的第一页就明确了“这个调查并非是为了追究责任”。