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allowallowD.J.:[əˈlau]K.K.:[əˈlaʊ]vt.1.■允许, 许可(做某事)I don't think he would allow it.我想他不会允许的。Do they allow smoking in the cinemas?他们允许在电影院里抽烟吗?Allow me to introduce you to our headmaster.请允许我介绍你见见我们的校长。2.■给予, 让…得到The court allowed a sum of money to each child for clothing.法院判给每个孩子一笔服装费。3.■承认, 认为The referee refused to allow the goal.裁判不承认这次进球。You must allow yourself to be wrong.你必须承认自己错了。

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allow[ə'lau]vt.1.■允许，准许，容许，许可，任，让，由：They allowed the children to go to the park.他们让孩子们到公园去。to allow a student to be absent允许一名学生缺席2.■允给，允许有，让与，让…得到，给与：to allow a person $200 for expenses让每人得到200美元作花费She allowed herself no meat and sweets.她克制自己不吃肉和糖果。3.■允许进入，让…进入，准入；准停留，允许…停留：Cats and dogs are not allowed.猫狗不准入内。4.■承认(权利、要求等)；认可：I must allow that she is capable.我得承认她很能干。to allow a claim承认要求正当5.■酌增，酌加；酌减；酌留：to allow half an hour for changing trains酌留半小时的换车时间You must allow for shrinkage.你得算好布会缩水。6.■(尤指由于疏忽而)听凭，听任：Jack had allowed himself to become fat.杰克听任自己发胖。to allow a door to remain open任凭门还敞着7.■[美国方言]8.■(作为个人意见)提出，说，认为，声称：I allowed it was not too late to go.我认为那时去为时不算太晚。9.■打算，计划，想要：We allowed to go to the library.我们打算到图书馆去。10.■[古语]同意，批准vi.1.■容许某事发生(或存在)；容许(常与of连用)：a premise that allow of only one conclusion假设容许只有一个结论to spend more than one's budget allows花费超过某人预算所能容许2.■[美国方言]认为；猜想近义词letallow as how[美国方言]承认allow me允许我[口语中用于指出别人错误等的场合，相当于pardon me]对不起[口语中用于自告奋勇做某事等场合]让我来

allowallow[əˈlau]vt.1.■准许, 许可2.■容许, 听任, 允许, 让3.■给与, 让得到4.■承认(that)5.■酌留, 酌情增减(for)6.■想要, 打算7.■(由于不小心)让某种事情得以发生allow a cake to burn(由于不小心)让饼烤焦了Smoking is not allowed here.此处不准吸烟。No dogs allowed.禁止带狗。A-me to introduce to you my friend Mr. Thomas.请允许我把我的朋友托马斯先生介绍给你。We don't allow such things to be done.我们不容许有这种事情发生。The manager allowed him one week of vacation in the summer.夏天经理给他一星期的假期。He is allowed ten dollars a month for his pocket money.他每月得到十元零用钱。We must allow that he is a good teacher. (We must allow him to be a good teacher.)我们应当承认他是位好老师。We have to allow five per cent of our profit for tear and wear.我们必须将所得利润酌留百分之五作为损耗费。

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词性变化allow[əˈlau]vi.1.■承认, 容许(of)2.■原谅, 体谅; 斟酌, 考虑到, 连...算在内; 为...酌留余地以防(for)allow of no excuse不容辩解allow of sb.'s authority承认某人的权威allow for the circumstances体谅某人的处境; 考虑具体情况The situations allow of no excuse.形势不容许拖延; 形势刻不容缓。We must allow for his youth.我们应当体谅他年轻。The journey usually takes six weeks but you should allow for delays caused by bad weather.这段旅程通常需六周时间, 但你应当把 坏天气造成的延误也要考虑进去。She purposely made the dress larger to allowshrinkage.他故意把衣服做大一些, 以防(洗时)缩水。

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参考词汇见permit;