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词汇 allow
释义 allow
verb
uk /əˈlaʊ/ us /əˈlaʊ/

allowverb (GIVE PERMISSION)


B1[ T ]
to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening: 使有可能;允许,准许;容许
[ + to infinitive ]Do you think Dad will allow you to go to Jamie's party?你认为爸爸会允许你去参加杰米的聚会吗?
You're not allowed to talk during the exam.考试期间不许交谈。
Her proposals would allow (= make it possible for) more people to stay in full-time education.她的提议会使更多的人能够继续接受全日制教育。
The loophole has allowed hundreds of drink-drivers to avoid prosecution.这个法律漏洞使得数以百计的酒后驾车者钻了空子,逃避了起诉。
The government has refused to allow foreign journalists into the area for several weeks.该政府禁止外国记者进入这个地区已经有好几周了。
Prisoners have been moved to allow the demolition of part of the prison.犯人已经转移走了,以便拆除监狱的一部分。
Pets aren't allowed in this hotel.这个旅馆不准许将宠物带入。
[ + -ing verb ]Smoking is not allowed in this restaurant.这个饭店内不许抽烟。
[ + two objects ]He didn't allow us enough time to finish the test.他没有给我们留足够的时间完成测验。
Red Cross officials were allowed access to the prison for the first time a few days ago.几天前,红十字会的官员首次获准进入该监狱。
UKThe referee decided to allow (= officially accept) the goal.裁判判定该进球有效。
At the weekend I allow myself (= I give myself the special pleasure of having) a box of chocolates.每逢周末我给自己开戒,吃一盒巧克力。
How much time do you allow yourself (= make available to yourself) to get ready in the morning?早晨你给自己留出多少时间来准备?
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to allow someone to do something
allowAm I allowed to go to the park?
letShe wanted to go but her parents wouldn't let her.
permitSmoking is not permitted in any part of the building.
have your permissionYou have my permission to stay out past midnight on Friday.
authorizeWho authorized this expenditure?
give something the go-aheadThe government has given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road-building project.
 allow meold-fashioned
a polite expression used when offering to help in some way: 让我来帮你
You can't carry all those bags yourself - please, allow me.那些袋子你自己拎不了——我来帮你吧。
There is no smoking allowed anywhere on school premises.校区内任何地方都禁止吸烟。
You're not allowed to swim when the red flag is flying.示警红旗升起的时候不允许游泳。
After a long boring afternoon I was finally allowed to leave.
"I will not allow that kind of behaviour in my class, " the teacher said severely.“我不会允许在我班上出现这种行为,”老师厉声说道。
He took a step backwards to allow her to pass.他向后退了一步,让她过去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Allowing and permitting
admission
admit
admit of something
allow of something
allowable
authorization
authorize
consent
entrance
give the green light to somethingidiom
given the chance/choiceidiom
green-light
hall pass
hospital admission
liberty
relicense
relicensure
say-so
security clearance
see your way (clear) to doing somethingidiom

allowverb (ADMIT)


[ + that ]formal
to admit or agree that something is true: 承认;接受;同意
She allowed that she might have been too suspicious.她承认自己可能太多心了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accepting & agreeing
accepting
accommodation
accreditation
agree to something
agree with something
assent
compact
conclusion
countenance
currency
formal
pre-approved
presumed consent
ratification
ratify
re-establish
regrant
root
signatory
unquestioning

Grammar



Allow, permit or let?
Allow, permit and let are verbs that all have a similar meaning: ‘give permission or make it possible for somebody to do or have something’. …

Permit/allow someone + to do something
We use a direct object + to-infinitive after permit and allow: …

Let someone + do something
We use an infinitive without to after let: …

Passive with permit and allow
We often use the passive with permit and allow. Permit is often used for official public notices: …

Phrasal verbs


allow for something
allow of something

allow | American Dictionary


allow
verb[ T ]
us/əˈlɑʊ/

allowverb[T] (PERMIT)


to let someone do something or let something happen; permit:
You’re not allowed to talk during the exam.
Are you allowed in the building on weekends?
Video links allow rural schoolchildren to be taught by teachers hundreds of miles away.

allowverb[T] (MAKE AVAILABLE)


to make it possible for something to be done or to happen:
He didn’t allow enough time to finish the test.
Be sure to allow room in your bags for the souvenirs you’ll want to bring home.

allowable


adjectiveus/əˈlɑʊ·ə·bəl/
Our well water has nitrates above the allowable level.

Phrasal verb


allow for something

allow | Business English


allow
verb[ T ]
uk /əˈlaʊ/us
to make it possible for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening:
allow sb/sth to do sthThe website allows consumers to compare the prices of all energy and telephone providers.
The extra compensation was allowed, overriding regulations that otherwise would not allow the payouts.
Typing in this code will allow access to the data stored on the hard drive.
to give enough time for something to happen:
Allow at least 14 days to receive your policy and cover confirmation.
allow sth for sthYou will need to allow up to six weeks for delivery.
ACCOUNTING
to take a cost or an amount off your income or profit before the tax owed is calculated:
The Australian Taxation Office allows tax deductions for voluntary donations to charity.
COMMERCE
to take a certain amount of money from the price of something :
allow sb sth for sthA dealer will be able to tell you how much you would be allowed in part-exchange for your existing vehicle.
to accept or agree that something is true or correct:
An individual has three years to file a personal injury claim, although the court has the power to allow claims later.
allow thatWhen I pressed her, she allowed that a mistake might have been made.

Phrasal verb


allow for sb/sth

Examples of allow


allow
Margins should be wider than usual to allow space for instructions to the typesetter.
This model allows for asymmetric behavior by permitting "local" nonstationarity in a globally stable model.
If there is a government policy that allows the decentralized economy to achieve the constrained planner's allocation, then it is the optimal policy choice.
When planning a mapping, one must take this into account: an instrument is interesting only if it allows the discovery of unknown features.
It also happens through information exchange that allows the emergence of cognitive distinction between players.
Scale models were the preferred method because they allowed not only a quantitative analysis, but also the qualitative aspects to be represented.
This tool alone or combined with others, allows quick detection of parasitized caterpillars in the field.
Indeed, he had further success, because some of his pupils were allowed to go on to further study after all.
Thus, it is important that explicit processes be developed to allow confidential data to be used, while protecting its confidentiality.
The value of is reduced by 1% at each step after the sample is allowed to reach equilibrium.
Their system emphasises clean separation between programme parts that allow effective validation and parts that involve assertions (represented as types).
The inclusion of the terms representing associations allows for the infection with multiple species to be non-independent.
Consensual issues do not allow the parties to distinguish themselves from their adversaries during an electoral campaign.
The government raised wages and allowed opposition parties to participate in the 1981 legislative elections.
These new parties often had origins in the civil society which was allowed to exist during the authoritarian era.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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