| 单词 | allow |
| 释义 | allow[ə'lau]vt. 允许, 同意给予, 承认vi. 容许, 猜想【计】 允许命令相关词组:to allow sb sth allow al.low AHD: […-lou“] D.J. [*6la&]K.K. [*6la&]v.（动词） al.lowed,al.low.ing,al.lows v.tr.（及物动词）1. To let do or happen; permit:准许，容许：允许做或发生；准许：We allow smoking only in restricted areas.我们只允许在指定的地点吸烟2. To permit the presence of:允许…的进入：No pets are allowed inside.宠物不准入内3. To permit to have:允许拥有：allow oneself a little treat.允许自己有小小的享受4. To make provision for; assign:为…留出；分配：The schedule allows time for a coffee break.时间表留出了喝咖啡的休息时间5. To plan for in case of need:酌留，预做准备：万一需要时而做计划：allow two inches in the fabric for shrinkage.在织物上预留两英寸以免缩水6. To grant as a discount or in exchange:同意打折扣，同意交换：allowed me 20 dollars on my old word processor.买我的旧文字处理机可打二十美元折扣7. Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. 【多用于美国中南部】 8. To admit, grant:承认，同意：I allowed as how he was right.我承认他是对的9. To suppose:猜想：“We allow he's straight”(&b{American Speech})“我们猜想他是坦率的”(美国语言)10. To assert:认为，断定：Mother allowed that we'd better come in for dinner.妈妈认为我们最好是进屋吃饭v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To offer a possibility; admit:提供可能性；可能：The poem allows of several interpretations.这首诗可以有好几种解释2. To take a possibility into account; make allowance:考虑，顾及：考虑到某种可能性；考虑到客观情况，体谅：In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.计算利润时，零售商们必须考虑到破碎和损坏情况语源:1. Middle English allouen [to approve, permit] 中古英语 allouen [同意，允许] 2. from Old French allouer 源自 古法语 allouer 3. from Latin allaud³re [to praise] ad- [intensive pref] * see ad- laud³re [to praise] * see laud 源自 拉丁语 allaud³re [称赞] ad- [加强语义的前缀] *参见 ad- laud³re [称赞] *参见 laud4. and from Medieval Latin alloc³re [to assign] * see allocate 并源自 中世纪拉丁语 alloc³re [分配] *参见 allocate继承用法:allow“able adj.（形容词）allow“ably adv.（副词） |
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