allow
allow
al∙low / əˈlau ; əˈlaʊ /
◙verb [T]
1. CAN DO STH 能做某事, to let someone do or have something, or let something happen
• 允许，容许，准许;
【SYN】 permit
»allow sb / sth to do sth
»My parents wouldn't allow me to go to the party.
父母不许我去参加聚会。
»Women are not allowed to enter the mosque.
女性不准进入清真寺。
»Don't allow your problems to dominate your life.
不要让碰到的问题支配你的生活。
»allow sb sth
»Passengers are allowed one item of hand luggage each.
每位乘客允许携带一件手提行李。
»How much time are we allowed?
我们可以有多少时间？
»allow sb in / out / up etc
»I don't allow the cat in the bedroom.
我不允许猫进入卧室。
»The audience is not allowed backstage.
观众不允许进入后台。
»sth is (not) allowed ( = something is or is not officially permitted )
某事是（不）允许的
»Are dictionaries allowed in the exam?
考试时可以查词典吗？
»We don't allow diving in the pool.
泳池内不准跳水。
2. MAKE STH POSSIBLE 使某事成为可能, to make it possible for something to happen or for someone to do something, especially something helpful or useful
• 使有可能;
【SYN】 permit
»This adjustment of the figures allows a fairer comparison.
这样调整数据可以更公平地加以比较。
▪ [+for]
»Our new system will allow for more efficient use of resources.
我们的新系统将使资源得到更有效的利用。
»allow sb to do sth
»A 24-hour ceasefire allowed the two armies to reach an agreement.
24 小时的停火使交战双方得以达成一项协议。
»allow sb sth
»a seatbelt that allows the driver greater freedom of movement
使司机活动更自如的安全带
3. HAVE ENOUGH OF STH 有充足的某物, to be sure that you have enough time, money, food etc available for a particular purpose
• 留出，给出〔足够的时间、金钱、食物等〕:
»allow sb sth
»Allow yourselves plenty of time to get to the airport.
留出足够的时间去机场。
»allow sth for sb / sth
»I've allowed half a bottle of wine for each person.
我给每个人准备了半瓶酒。
4. CORRECT / PERMITTED 正确的/允许的, [formal] to accept that something is correct or true, or that something is acceptable according to the rules or law
• 接受; 承认:
»allow that
»I allow that there may have been a mistake.
我承认其中可能有错误。
»The judge allowed the evidence.
法官认可了证据。
5. allow me, [formal] used as a polite way of offering to help someone do something
• 让我来:
»'Allow me,' the waiter said, opening the door.
“让我来。”服务生边说边打开门。
--› see LET ¹
--› see FORBID (1)
【PHR V】
◘allow for sb / sth• to consider the possible facts, problems, costs etc involved in something when making a plan, calculation, or judgment
• 考虑到，顾及:
»Allowing for inflation, the cost of the project will be $2 million.
考虑到通货膨胀因素，这个项目的费用为 200 万美元。
»You should always allow for the possibility that it might rain.
你一定要考虑到下雨的可能性。
◘allow of sth
• [formal] to make it possible for something to happen or be accepted
• 容许有…的可能:
»The facts allow of only one interpretation.
这些事实只可能有一种解释。
