单词 | allow |
释义 | allow (əlaʊ ) Word forms: allows , allowing , allowed 1. verb B1 If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble. The children are not allowed to watch violent TV programmes. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] The Government will allow them to advertise on radio and television. [VERB noun to-infinitive] They will be allowed home. [be VERB-ed adverb/preposition] Smoking will not be allowed. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: permit, approve, enable, sanction 2. verb B1 If you are allowed something, you are given permission to have it or are given it. Gifts like chocolates or flowers are allowed. [be VERB-ed] He should be allowed the occasional treat. [be VERB-ed noun] 3. verb B1+ If you allow something to happen, you do not prevent it. He won't allow himself to fail. [VERB noun to-infinitive] If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] 4. verb B1+ If one thing allows another thing to happen, the first thing creates the opportunity for the second thing to happen. The compromise will allow him to continue his free market reforms. [VERB noun to-infinitive] ...an attempt to allow the Tory majority a greater share of power. [VERB noun noun] She said this would allow more effective planning. [VERB noun] 5. verb If you allow a particular length of time or a particular amount of something for a particular purpose, you include it in your planning. Please allow 28 days for delivery. [VERB noun + for] Allow about 75ml (3fl oz) per six servings. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give, provide, grant, spare 6. verb If you allow that something is true, you admit or agree that it is true. [formal] Warren allows that capitalist development may result in increased social inequality. [VERB that] Synonyms: acknowledge, accept, admit, grant 7. allow me phrase Some people say ' Allow me' as a polite way of offering to do something for someone. [formal, politeness] Allow me to buy you a drink at the bar. 8. allow me to phrase Some people use Allow me to... as a way of introducing something that they want to say or do. [formal] Allow me to introduce Dr Amberg. Phrasal verbs: allow for phrasal verb If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur. You have to allow for a certain amount of error. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The Agency's budget simply did not allow for such a massive increase. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: allow a comparison In recent years, methods have been developed that allow the comparison of profiles directly to each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Connections are of central importance in modern geometry in large part because they allow a comparison between the local geometry at one point and the local geometry at another point. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This allowed a comparison to be made between actual performance and expected performance. Times, Sunday Times It allows a comparison in the performance of different periods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This allows the comparison between two enum values of different enumeration types. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For markets and entrepreneurship to work, that framework must be credible and predictable, but allow flexibility too. Times, Sunday Times She seems to be saying the rules of her marriage allow flexibility. Times, Sunday Times Despite these criticisms, interactionist methods do allow flexibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Future-proof interventions should not just allow flexibility and adaptability, but also stimulate it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By understanding and recognizing the different varieties of behavior it helps to allow flexibility in the responses to the variations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A break clause allows us to give two months' notice, taking effect at any time after the first anniversary. Times, Sunday Times The legal clause allows it to suspend shipments without breaching contracts in the event of circumstances beyond its control. Times, Sunday Times In essence, a break clause allows one or both parties to end the tenancy early by giving a 'break notice' to the other. Times, Sunday Times The clause allows member states to activate a two-year process for leaving the union. Times, Sunday Times With a blanket mortgage, a release clause allows the sale of portions of the secured property and corresponding partial repayment of the loan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Still, let's not dismiss the way the format allows us to spend quality time with some of the less loudly sung names of darts. Times, Sunday Times This format allows the leaders to learn in two key ways. Christianity Today But while the knockout format allows flawed teams to hide their shortcomings over a two-legged tie, to progress you also need a bit of luck. Times, Sunday Times The columnist's format allows for free selection of evidence, so we may ask what evidence has been omitted. The Times Literary Supplement The format allows many games to be played in a day or weekend, making it easier to organise tournaments. Times, Sunday Times Both parties believed that the law allowed them to make legal declarations and make solemn vows before witnesses and before a registrar. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The law allowing compulsory vaccination is well established. Christianity Today (2000) The carriage they were following, its lights dimmed to the minimum allowed by the law, suddenly turned into a forest road. THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL (2002) In the 1970s, a third of drivers killed had drunk more than the law allowed. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The local legislation allows a great deal of flexibility. ST The legislation allows the authorities to obtain communications data from phone and internet companies without permission from the customer or a court order. Times, Sunday Times Current legislation allows firms to get away with paying basic wages when a worker goes on leave. The Sun A quirk of our rights of way legislation allows this to happen. Times, Sunday Times Even then, the legislation allows for exemption from the target when national income falls dramatically or if it would affect borrowing. Times,Sunday Times However, a loophole allows them to enter the world championships as the first ever all-male pair - if they can put aside their differences. The Sun A loophole allows foreigners to buy and sell some of the country's most expensive property without paying capital gains tax. Times, Sunday Times A loophole allows under-18s to be named before they are charged. Times, Sunday Times However, a loophole allows them to compete again - as a couple! The Sun This loophole allows them to profit by mixing toxic waste with recyclable items with little risk of detection. Times, Sunday Times The permit allows you to buy or sell your property at will. Times, Sunday Times Long term tourists who stay beyond the authorized five days that a camping permit allows are generally considered squatters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This permit allows a person to fly as pilot of an aeroplane. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The third type of permit allows for temporary relocation of tortoises while major utility lines are installed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The permit allows only the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The provision allows certain companies with revenues of less than $1 billion to provide fewer financial disclosures. Times, Sunday Times A legal provision allows workers to revert to their previous contract for 18 months, after which both sides must try to reach a new agreement. Times, Sunday Times This provision allows a flooded engine to be cleared out so that it will start. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This provision allows an importer or exporter to appoint a third party to act on their behalf. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new provision allows for a 15 percent annually tuition increase for in-state undergraduate tuition until they reach the national average. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ruling allows for duties of up to 118%. Times, Sunday Times But the ruling allows what assets he has to be seized and sold. The Sun The highly unusual ruling allows the publication of undisclosed details of the case. Times, Sunday Times The ruling allows the security services to suppress ruthlessly the throngs of opposition supporters likely to turn out anyway. Times, Sunday Times Manufacturers often have peaks and troughs, so having a forward schedule allows them to make a regular order in their quieter times. Times, Sunday Times The schedule allows officials to stop people at the border without reasonable suspicion. Times, Sunday Times This time schedule allows for a more thorough and holistic consideration of our patients. Times, Sunday Times I go to home and away games when my tour schedule allows. The Sun When his schedule allows, he'll pay his way into one of the city's sweaty indie venues, 'find myself a back corner' and stand and watch a band. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 允许 Japanese: 許す |
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