allow
verb🔊/əˈlaʊ/
🔊/əˈlaʊ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they allow | 🔊/əˈlaʊ/ 🔊/əˈlaʊ/ |
| he / she / it allows | 🔊/əˈlaʊz/ 🔊/əˈlaʊz/ |
| past simple allowed | 🔊/əˈlaʊd/ 🔊/əˈlaʊd/ |
| past participle allowed | 🔊/əˈlaʊd/ 🔊/əˈlaʊd/ |
| -ing form allowing | 🔊/əˈlaʊɪŋ/ 🔊/əˈlaʊɪŋ/ |
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to let somebody/something do something; to let something happen or be done 允许；准许 - allow somebody/something to do something
His parents won't allow him to stay out late. 他的父母不会允许他在外待到很晚。 🔊🔊 He allowed his mind to wander. 他听任自己的思绪信马由缰。 🔊🔊 The law allowed companies to dismiss workers without any reason. 法律允许公司无故解雇工人。 - be allowed to do something
He is not allowed to stay out late. 他不可以在外待到很晚。 🔊🔊 Students are only allowed to use the equipment under supervision. 仅允许学生在监督下使用设备。 This research must be allowed to continue. 必须允许这项研究继续进行。 - allow yourself to do something
He refused to allow himself to be kept quiet. 他拒绝让自己保持安静。 She won't allow herself to be dictated to. 她不会听人摆布的。 🔊🔊 - be allowed
Eating is not allowed in the classrooms. 教室里禁止进食。 He received the maximum sentence allowed by law. 他受到法律允许的最高刑罚。 - allow something
We do not allow eating in the classrooms. 我们不允许在教室里吃东西。
Homophones allowed | aloudallowed aloudTopics Permission and obligationa2🔊/əˈlaʊd/🔊/əˈlaʊd/- allowed verb (past tense, past participle of allow)
We aren't allowed out after 10 p.m. 晚上10点以后我们不准离开
- aloud adverb
The film made me laugh aloud. 电影使我大声笑。
- allow somebody/something to do something
- allow somebody/yourself something
to let somebody have something 给予 You're allowed an hour to complete the test. 你们有一个小时的时间来完成这次测验。 🔊🔊 I'm not allowed visitors. 我不可以接见来访者。 🔊🔊 I allow myself a treat now and then. 我不时请客。 I sometimes allow myself the luxury of a cigar. 我偶尔让自己奢侈一下，吸支雪茄。
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to let somebody/something go into, through, out of, etc. a place 允许进入（或出去、通过） - (be) allowed
No dogs allowed (= you cannot bring them in). 不准携狗入内。 🔊🔊 - be allowed + adv./prep.
The prisoners are allowed out of their cells for two hours a day. 囚犯每天可以放风两小时。 🔊🔊 They weren't allowed into the country. 他们被禁止进入该国。 He was knocking at the door waiting to be allowed in. 他在敲门，等待被允许进入。 You won't be allowed up (= out of bed) for several days. 你将有几天不能下床。 🔊🔊 - allow somebody/something + adv.prep.
The crowd parted to allow her through. 人群向两旁闪开让她通过。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesMotor vehicles are not allowed in the park. 公园内禁止车辆通行。 We aren't allowed out after 10 p.m. 晚上10点以后我们不准离开
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to make something possible 使可能 - allow something
A ramp allows easy access for wheelchairs. 坡道便于轮椅进出。 🔊🔊 - allow somebody something
The system allows people the opportunity to browse a wide selection of books. 该系统使人们有机会浏览各种各样的书籍。 - allow somebody to do something
The new technology allows users to choose exactly what they watch and when. 这项新技术使用户可以准确选择观看的内容和时间。
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process 描述过程 This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made. 这个图说明了造纸的过程。
First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips. 首先，原木被运送到造纸厂，在那里去掉树皮，然后被切成木片。
Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine. 接下来，用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。
Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed. 制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解，从而去除木材里的天然油。
Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed. 木材制成浆后，将其漂白以去除杂质。
The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt. 下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机，与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。
As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper. 当纸浆沿传送带传送时，水分蒸发，使得固体物质沉到底部，形成一层纸。
At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time. 这时，新出的纸仍然是湿的，故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒，挤压脱水并同时烘干。
The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls. 最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。
Extra ExamplesThe pressure cooker is designed to allow faster cooking at lower temperatures. 高压锅的设计允许在较低的温度下更快地烹饪。 The increased space allows powerful search features to be incorporated. 增加的空间允许合并强大的搜索功能。 The new community centre will allow people to meet up more and enjoy themselves. 新的社区中心将使人们聚会更多，享受生活。 Wear clothing that allows easy movement. 应穿着舒适、宽松的服装。
- allow something
- allow something (for somebody/something)
to make sure that you have enough of something for a particular purpose （为某目的）留出，给出 - (formal)
to accept or admit something; to agree that something is true or correct 接受；承认；同意（某事属实或正确） - allow something
The judge allowed my claim. 法官接受了我的诉讼请求。 🔊🔊 (= in a court of law) ‘Objection!’ ‘I'll allow it.’ “反对！” “反对无效。” 🔊🔊 - allow that…
He refuses to allow that such a situation could arise. 他拒不承认这种情况可能发生。 🔊🔊 - allow somebody something
She was very helpful when my mother was ill—I'll allow you that. 我母亲生病时她帮了很大的忙，我同意你说的这一点。 🔊🔊
- allow something
let somebody/something do something允许
make possible使可能
time/money/food, etc.时间；金钱；食物
accept/admit接受；承认
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction’ and ‘assign as a right’): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’.
Idioms
allow me
used to offer help politely （礼貌地表示主动帮忙）让我来 ‘Allow me,’ he said, taking the tray from her. “请允许我，”他说着从她的盘子里拿走。
give/allow somebody/something free/full rein | give/allow free/full rein to something
to give somebody complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely 对…不加约束；放任自由；充分表达（感情） The designer was given free rein. 设计者可以自由发挥。 🔊🔊 The script allows full rein to her larger-than-life acting style. 剧本允许她充分展现她那夸张的表演风格。 🔊🔊 When I paint I just give my imagination free rein. 画画时我只是任凭想象自由驰骋。