allow

A2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #1206 ★★★★★

vt. 允许, 同意给予, 承认 vi. 容许, 猜想 [计] 允许命令

发音

US /əˈlaʊ/
UK /əˈlaʊ/

词形变化

allow'd allowed allowedst alloweth allowing allows 三单 allows allowing 现在分词 allowed 过去式 allowed 过去分词 allowest allowedst 过去式 alloweth 三单 allowed 复数

别名

alloo allou

教材释义与例句

动词

允许；给予；认可

to let someone do or have something, or let something happen

动词

容许；考虑

We don't allow diving in the pool.

泳池内禁止跳水。

释义与例句

v. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To let one have as a suitable share of something.

    让

    允许

    双及物

    to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest

  2. 2.

    To permit, to give permission to.

    及物

    I will allow my son to be absent.

  3. 3.

    To not bar or obstruct.

    Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.

    Smoking (is) allowed only in designated areas.

  4. 4.

    To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.

    及物

    to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow an appeal

    You must allow that disagreeing about politics puts a strain on a relationship.

    "Well, that rug does match the wallpaper," he allowed.

  5. 5.

    To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

    及物

    to allow a sum for leakage

  6. 6.

    To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.

    及物

    When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies.

  7. 7.

    To render physically possible.

    及物
  8. 8.

    To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

    废旧 及物
  9. 9.

    To sanction; to invest; to entrust.

    废旧
  10. 10.

    To like; to be suited or pleased with.

    废旧 及物
  11. 11.

    To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).

    及物 法律

    to allow an objection

    to allow an appeal

  12. 12.

    To forgo bothering with, to let slide.

    多元文化伦敦英语 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

let leave admit grant provide appropriate permit reserve tolerate countenance

反义词 2

deny disallow

上位词 10

have let make give hold figure accept create afford reckon

下位词 10

give stand trust clear pass bear support favor admit stomach

近义相关 8

let leave admit grant provide permit countenance allow for

相关短语

allow for 虑及, 体谅 allow nature to take its course allow nature to take her course allow it let nature take its course 顺其自然

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin laus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laudō Latin allaudō Old French aloer ▲ Latin ad- Latin locus ▲ Latin -ō Latin locō Latin allocō Old French aloer Anglo-Norman alouerbor. Middle English allowen English allow From Middle English allowen, alowen, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman allouer, alouer, from Medieval Latin allaudāre, merged with alouer, from Medieval Latin allocō (“to assign”). Doublet of allaud (via allaudāre) or allocate (via allocāre). The similarity with Middle English alyfen (from Old English ālīefan) and German erlauben, both from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną (“to allow”) is unrelated.

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