allow的用法
1. allow sb to do sth 允許某人做某事。如:
My parents don’t allow me to go out at night. 我父母不允許我晚上出去。
Her boss doesn’t allow her to use the telephone. 她的老闆不允許她使用電話。
passengers are not allowed to smoke. 乘客不準吸煙。
2. allow (doing) sth 允許(做)某事。如:
The facts allow no other explanation. 事實不允許有其他的解釋。
We don’t allow eating in the classrooms. (我們)不允許在教室吃飯。
注:有時用於被動語態。如:
Dogs are not allowed. 狗不得入內。
Smoking is not allowed here. 此處不準吸煙。
3. allow sb sth 給予某人某物(尤指錢或時間);讓某人有(擁用或帶有)某物。如:
He allows his son too much money. 他給他兒子的錢太多。
We’ll allow you time to answer. 我們將給回答的時間。
I will allow you 10% off the price if you pay now. 如果你現在付款,我可以給你打九折。
We allow passengers one item of hand luggage each. 我們允許每個乘客帶一件手提行李。
注:有時用於被動語態。如:
I’m not allowed visitors. 我不準有訪客。
4. allow for 考慮到,把……考慮進來,體諒。如:
We should allow for every possible delay. 我們考慮到任何可能的延誤。
We must allow for his youth. 我們必須體諒他的年輕。