?1. allow (doing) sth 允許(做)某事。如:The facts allow no other explanation. 事實不允許有其他的解釋。We don’t allow eating in the classrooms. (我們)We don’t allow eating in the class不允許在教室吃飯。注:有時用于被動語態(tài)。如:Dogs are not allowed. 狗不得入內(nèi)。Smoking is not allowed here. 此處不準吸煙。
2. allow sb to do sth 允許某人做某事。如:My parents don’t allow me to go out at night. 我父母不允許我晚上出去。Her boss doesn’t allow her to use the telephone. 她的老板不允許她使用電話。
注:有時用于被動語態(tài)。如:Passengers are not allowed to smoke. 乘客不準吸煙。
3. allow sb sth 給予某人某物(尤指錢或時間);讓某人有(擁用或帶有)某物。如:某物。如:He allows his son too much money. 他給他兒子的錢太多。We’ll allow you time to answer. 我們將給回答的時間。I will allow you 10% off the price if you pay now. 如果你現(xiàn)在付款,我可以給你打九折。We allow passengers one item of hand luggage each. 我們允許每個乘客帶一件手提行李。注:有時用于被動語態(tài)。如:I’m not allowed visitors. 我不準有訪客。
4. allow for 考慮到,把……考慮進來,體諒。如:……We should allow for every possible delay. 我們考慮到任何可能的延誤。
We must allow for his youth. 我們必須體諒他的年輕。