1.(家畜耳朵上的)耳记;标记,特征
1.(给家畜)打耳记;指定(资金等的)用途
1.a quality or feature that is typical of someone or something
1.to decide to use something, especially money, for a particular purpose
1.But since all earmarks add up to less than $20 billion a year, that will not yield much.
但是由于所有的指定款项合计不少于一年200亿美元，并不会有很多收益。
2.While Dennis did not reveal his exact trading systems to the public, his performance data had earmarks of trend-following trading.
但是丹尼斯没有公开自己的交易系统，他的业绩数据表明他还是趋势跟踪交易。
3.The President is committed to making sure that this infrastructure program is fully paid for, and free of earmarks.
总统致力于确保这些基础设施项目获得全部资金，同时杜绝使特殊利益集团受益的专项拨款。
4."Earmarks used to be a pure bonus for lawmakers, " says Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group.
“专项款过去纯粹是立法者的红利，”史蒂夫伊利斯是监管组织常识纳税人协会的副主席如是说。
5.This earmarks a lump sum of $8 billion, plus $1 billion a year, to help construct fast rail corridors around America (see map).
一次性到位的80亿美元专用资金，加上每年10亿美元的后续款项用来建造全美快速铁路通道。（见图）。
6.I also asked you to stop slipping earmarks into committee reports that never even come to a vote.
我还请你们停止把从未经过表决的专项拨款偷偷塞进委员会的报告中。
7.His penchant for earmarks eventually led to political trouble as the process became increasingly unpopular with the public.
他总是插手指定款项用途，导致了政治麻烦，因公众越来越不喜欢这样的做法。
8.John McCain's attempt to reduce earmarks in an omnibus spending bill was defeated in the Senate.
约翰。麦凯恩试图通过“一揽子开销议案”削减专项拨款的努力在参议院受挫。
9.Earmarks have become a symbol of a broken Washington, and an entire lobbying industry has been created around them.
指定用途款项已经成为华盛顿陷入分裂的象征，而一个完整的游说行业已围绕它们而形成。
10.To help pay for them, he would cut earmarks, those special interest projects added to spending bills.
为了支付这些减税额，他将减少特别拨款，即添加到开支法案中的那些特别利益项目。