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allow
- IPA[əˈlou]
美式
- give (someone) permission to do something;permit (someone) to have (something)
verb: allow, 3rd person present: allows, gerund or present participle: allowing, past tense: allowed, past participle: allowed
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動詞
- 1. give (someone) permission to do something the dissident was allowed to leave the country 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ permit (someone) to have (something) he was allowed his first sip of Scotch and soda
- ▪ permit (someone) to enter a place or go in a particular direction the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across
- ▪ admit (an event or activity) as legal or acceptable a plan to allow Sunday shopping a reservoir with no hunting or overnight camping allowed
- 2. give the necessary time or opportunity for they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government he stopped for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust
- ▪ make provision or provide scope for (something) the house was demolished to allow for road widening 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ take (something) into consideration when making plans or calculations income rose by 11 percent allowing for inflation
- ▪ provide or set aside (a specified amount of something) for a specific purpose allow an hour or so for driving 同義詞
- 3. admit the truth of; concede he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime “Could happen,” she allowed indifferently 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ North American, British informal, dialect assert; be of the opinion Lincoln allowed that he himself could never support the man
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- IPA[əˈlaʊ]
英式
- let (someone) have or do something: the dissident was allowed to leave the country she was allowed a higher profile
Oxford Dictionary