allow [ə'lau]
vt.
1.允许,准许,容许,许可,任,让,由：例句:They allowed the children to go to the park.
他们让孩子们到公园去.to allow a student to be absent
允许一名学生缺席2.允给,允许有,让与,让…得到,给与：例句:to allow a person $200 for expenses
让每人得到200美元作花费She allowed herself no meat and sweets.
她克制自己不吃肉和糖果.3.允许进入,让…进入,准入；准停留,允许…停留：例句:Cats and dogs are not allowed.
猫狗不准入内.4.承认(权利、要求等)；认可：例句:I must allow that she is capable.
我得承认她很能干.to allow a claim
承认要求正当5.酌增,酌加；酌减；酌留：例句:to allow half an hour for changing trains
酌留半小时的换车时间You must allow for shrinkage.
你得算好布会缩水.6.(尤指由于疏忽而)听凭,听任：例句:Jack had allowed himself to become fat.
杰克听任自己发胖.to allow a door to remain open
任凭门还敞着7.[美国方言](作为个人意见)提出,说,认为,声称：例句:I allowed it was not too late to go.
我认为那时去为时不算太晚.打算,计划,想要：例句:We allowed to go to the library.
我们打算到图书馆去.8.[古语]同意,批准
vi.
1.容许某事发生(或存在)；容许(常与of连用)：例句:a premise that allow of only one conclusion
假设容许只有一个结论to spend more than one's budget allows
花费超过某人预算所能容许2.[美国方言]认为；猜想
