allow
allow
verb
[with obj.]
allowable
adjective
allowably
adverb
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- admit (an event or activity) as legal or acceptable
承认，允许
a plan to allow Sunday shopping.
一项允许周日购物的计划。
political advertising on television is not allowed.
在电视上搞政治宣传是不被允许的。
■[with obj. and infinitive]give (someone) permission to do something
允许，同意（某人）做
the dissident was allowed to leave the country.
持不同政见者被允许离开该国。
■[with two objs]permit (someone) to have (something)
准许（某人）拥有（某物）
she was allowed a higher profile.
允许她有较高的曝光度。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]permit (someone) to enter a place or go in a particular direction
准许（某人）进入某地（或走某个方向）
the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across.
这条河处于巡查中，很少有人获准通过。
■[with obj. and infinitive]fail to prevent (something) from happening
未能阻止（某事）发生，放任
I could not believe that we would allow the opportunity to slip away.
我无法相信我们会让这机遇溜走。 - give the necessary time or opportunity for
让，给予，酌留（时间，机会）
they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government.
他们同意停火以便和政府谈判。
[with obj. and infinitive]he stopped for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust.
他停了片刻让眼睛适应。
[no obj.]my household duties were too many to allow of a visit to the hospital.
我的家务事太多了，都没时间去医院。
■[no obj.](allow for)make provision or provide scope for (something)
为（某物）留出
the house was demolished to allow for road widening.
为拓宽道路而拆了房子。
■take something into consideration when making plans or calculations
考虑到，顾及
income rose by 11 per cent allowing for inflation.
考虑到通货膨胀，收入增长了11%。
■[with obj.]provide or set aside (an amount of something) for a particular purpose
（特地）酌留
allow an hour or so for driving.
为开车而酌留约一小时时间。 - [reporting verb]admit the truth of; concede
承认
[with clause]he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime.
他承认对此犯罪行为来说，惩罚似乎太重了。
[with direct speech]‘Could happen,’ she allowed indifferently.
“有可能，”她无动于衷地承认道。
■[with clause](N. Amer. informal or dialect)assert; be of the opinion
(北美，非正式 或 方)断定，认为
Lincoln allowed that he himself could never support the man.
林肯断言他自己决不会支持那人。
allowable
adjective
allowably
adverb
语源
- Middle English (originally in the senses 'commend, sanction' and 'assign as a right'): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare 'to praise', reinforced by medieval Latin allocare 'to place' (see allocate)
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