请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 permit
释义 per·mit
I. \pə(r)ˈmit, usu -id.+V\ verb
(permitted ; permitted ; permitting ; permits)
Etymology: Latin permittere to let through, allow, permit, from per- through + mittere to let go, send — more at per-, smite
transitive verb
1. : to consent to expressly or formally : grant leave for or the privilege of : allow, tolerate
 < permit smoking >
 < permit an appeal >
 < permit access to records >
2. : to give (a person) leave : authorize
 < obliged to permit others to use his patent — Tris Coffin >
 < one must permit oneself … a certain margin of misstatement — B.N.Cardozo >
 < permit me to offer my congratulations >
3. archaic : to give over : commit
 < to the gods permit the event of things — Joseph Addison >
4. : to make possible
 < building has been divided … to permit an unobstructed view — American Guide Series: Conn >
intransitive verb
1. : to give an opportunity
 < if time permitted I could go on — H.G.Doyle >
 < made himself as comfortable as the hard rock permitted — Fred Majdalany >
2. : admit — usually used with of
 < the distance … was too great to permit of frequent social intercourse — Martha T. Stephenson >
Synonyms: see let
II. \ˈpərˌmit, ˈpə̄ˌm-, ˈpəiˌm-, _pə(r)ˈm-, usu -id.+V\ noun
(-s)
1. : a written warrant or license granted by one having authority
 < a building permit >
 < a work permit >
 < a fishing permit >
2. : permission, allowance
 < had their permit to proceed >
3. or permit indicia : postal indicia giving notice that postage has been paid under a special permit (as for bulk mailing)
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by folk etymology from Spanish palometa — more at palometa
1. : a large up to three feet long blue and silver pompano (Trachinotus goodei) found especially off the West Indies and Florida — called also great pompano
2. : round pompano
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/23 7:25:56