allow
allow /əˈlaʊ/ verb
allows; allowed; allowing
allow
/əˈlaʊ/
verb
allows; allowed; allowing
Learner's definition of ALLOW
[+ object]
1
a : to permit (something) : to regard or treat (something) as acceptable允许；准许
- a religion that does not allow divorce不允许离婚的宗教
- They don't allow smoking in this hotel.他们不允许在宾馆里抽烟。
- I want to change my schedule, but my boss won't allow it.我想改变我的日程安排，但老板不让。
b : to permit (someone) to have or do something准许，允许（某人做某事）— used in the phrase allow me to make a polite offer to help someone让我来（用于礼貌地提出帮助别人）
- He allowed her to leave. [=he let her leave]他准许她离开。
- My boss wouldn't allow me to change my schedule.老板不会允许我改变日程安排。
- They don't allow people to smoke in this hotel.他们不允许人们在宾馆里抽烟。
- He allows himself (to have) many luxuries.他给自己买了很多奢侈品。
- Allow me to get/open the door for you.让我来为你开门。
- If you're going to remodel your kitchen, allow me to offer a few suggestions.如果你打算对厨房进行改造，让我给你一些建议吧。
c : to permit (someone) to go or come in, out, etc.允许进入（或出去等）
- Women were not allowed in/into the club.女士不允许进入该俱乐部。
- The hospital doesn't allow visitors after 8 p.m.医院每晚8点后不准许探视。
- Those children are too young to be allowed (to go) out at night.那些孩子太小了，不能允许他们晚上出门。
2
a : to make it possible for someone or something to have or do something使…可能有；使…可能做
- Her experience allows her to handle difficult situations easily. [=she can handle difficult situations easily because of her experience]她的经验使她可以轻松化解困境。
- Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.她的日程安排使她没时间替人跑腿。
- The system allows you to transfer data easily from one computer to another.这个系统可以让你把数据轻松地从一台电脑传到另一台电脑上。
b : to make it possible for something to happen使…可能发生
- Occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains.偶尔出现的几个峡谷使穿越山脉成为可能。
- a password that allows access to the system能进入系统的密码
- The system allows the easy transfer of data from one computer to another. = The system allows data to be transferred easily from one computer to another.这个系统使得数据能轻易地从一台电脑传到另一台电脑上。
c : to fail to prevent something or someone from being, becoming, or doing something听任；任凭
- They allowed the garden to become overgrown with weeds.他们任凭花园杂草丛生。
- These conditions should never have been allowed to develop.这些状况绝对不允许任其发展。
- I was surprised to see that she had allowed herself to become so fat. [=that she had become so fat]看到她任凭自己变得这么胖，我很惊讶。
3
: to include (a quantity of time, money, etc.) as an appropriate amount适当留出（时间、钱款等）
- When you're planning your day you should allow an hour for lunch.当你安排一天的工作时，你应留出一个小时的午饭时间。
- Their parents allowed five dollars for each child as spending money.他们的父母给每个孩子留了五美元作为零花钱。
- We need to allow (ourselves) enough time to get the job done properly.我们需要给自己留出足够的时间做好这项工作。
4
a : to accept (something)接受；认可
- The judge decided to allow the evidence.法官决定接受这个证据。
b : to admit (something)承认— usually + that or (US, informal) as how
- His job played a more important part in his life than his biographer allows.他的工作在他一生当中要比他的传记中描述的更加重要。
- She allowed that the work was hard. = She allowed as how the work was hard. [=she admitted that the work was hard]她承认这项工作很艰难。
5
sports : to let an opposing team or player have or score (a goal, a hit, etc.)让对方得分
- The pitcher allowed five hits and three runs in the first two innings.投手在前两局让对方获得五次安打和三次跑垒得分。
- allow a goal让对方进球
- The defense has not allowed a touchdown in the past three games.在过去的三场比赛中，防守队员没让对手达阵得分。
allow for
[phrasal verb]1
allow for (something)
a : to think about or plan for (something that will or might happen in the future)考虑到；为…做计划
- When purchasing property, the company should allow for possible future growth/expansion.购买房产时，公司应当把今后可能的发展考虑在内。
b : to consider (something) when you make a calculation把…计算在内；顾及
- The total distance, allowing for detours, is about 10 miles.把绕路计算在内，总距离约为10英里。
- If you allow for inflation, he's actually earning less money now than he was 10 years ago. [=the value of the money he earns now is less than that of the money he earned 10 years ago because of inflation]如果你把通货膨胀考虑在内，他现在的收入实际上要少于10年前。
2
: to make (something) possible使可能
- The design of the system allows for [=allows, permits] easy upgrades.这个系统的设计使得升级能够轻松进行。
allow of
[phrasal verb]allow of (something) formal
: to make (something) possible容许；使有可能
- The evidence allows of [=allows, permits] two possible interpretations.这个证据容许两种可能的解释。
— allowable
/əˈlawəbəl/ adjective- allowable behavior被允许的行为
