allow

单词音标

allow音标[ә\'lau]

汉语翻译

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

词型变化

动词过去式:allowed过去分词:allowed现在分词:allowing第三人称单数:allows副词:allowably形容词:allowable

词意辨析

allow, let, permit, leave, authorize

这些动词均含“让、允许”之意。

allow: 普通用词，侧重听任、默许或不加阻止。在正式场合可用来表客气的请求。

let: 常用词，用于各种非正式场合，语气*弱，指允许或无力阻止某事，暗示漠不关心或听之任之。

permit: 正式用词，在多数场合可与allow换用，语义*强，指准许某人做某事，含或正式的意味。

leave: 侧重不加干涉。

authorize: 语气*强，指性的允许与认可。

allow, let

二者均可作“允许”解，但各有侧重：

allow: 重在“允许”或“容许”，也可表示客气的请求，常用于allow sb．to do sth．或allow doing sth．结构中。

he allowed me to take his dictionary.
他允许我拿走他的词典。

will you allow me to use your bike？
我可以用你的自行车吗？

let: 作“允许”或“让”解，主要用于口语，一般可与allow互换。作“允许”解时，常暗含“听任”、“默许”之意；作“让”解时，常含“祈使”或“建议”之意。注意：let之后作宾补的不定式不带to，且不可用于被动语态，而allow则相反。

please let me walk with you（＝please allow me to walk with you．）
我（请允许我）跟你一起走。

英语解释

动词 allow:

同义词：let, permit

consent to, give permission

同义词：permit, let, countenance

let have

同义词：grant

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

同义词：appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

同义词：leave, allow for, provide

allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

同义词：take into account

afford possibility

同义词：admit

allow the other (baseball) team to score

同义词：give up

grant as a discount or in exchange

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

同义词：permit, tolerate

例句

She won\'t allow the children in(to the house) until they\'ve wiped their shoes.

孩子们不把鞋擦乾净，她就不让他们进(屋).

This diet allows you one glass of wine a day.

这种规定饮食可让你每天喝一杯酒。

He allowed that I had the right to appeal.

他同意我有权上诉。

How much holiday are you allowed?

你有多少天假?

The facts allow of only one explanation.

这些事实只能有一种解释。

It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays.

把路上的耽搁算进去，你要用半小时才能到车站。

The patient was allowed up (ie permitted to get out of bed) after 10 days.

病人十天以後才允许起来(准予离床下地).

You are not allowed to smoke here.

这里不许吸烟。