allow 音标拼音: [əl'ɑʊ]
vt . 允许,同意给予,承认
vi . 考虑,体谅,容许
允许,同意给予,承认考虑,体谅,容许
allow 容许
allow 容许 允许
allow v 1 :
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen ; "
This permits the water to rush in "; "
This sealed door won '
t allow the water come into the basement "; "
This will permit the rain to run off " [
synonym :
{
let }, {
allow }, {
permit }] [
ant : {
keep }, {
prevent }]
2 :
consent to ,
give permission ; "
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband "; "
I won '
t let the police search her basement "; "
I cannot allow you to see your exam " [
synonym :
{
permit }, {
allow }, {
let }, {
countenance }] [
ant : {
disallow },
{
forbid }, {
interdict }, {
nix }, {
prohibit }, {
proscribe },
{
veto }]
3 :
let have ; "
grant permission "; "
Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison " [
synonym : {
allow }, {
grant }] [
ant : {
deny },
{
refuse }]
4 :
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause ; "
I will earmark this money for your research "; "
She sets aside time for meditation every day " [
synonym : {
allow }, {
appropriate },
{
earmark }, {
set aside }, {
reserve }]
5 :
make a possibility or provide opportunity for ;
permit to be attainable or cause to remain ; "
This leaves no room for improvement "; "
The evidence allows only one conclusion ";
"
allow for mistakes "; "
leave lots of time for the trip ";
"
This procedure provides for lots of leeway " [
synonym : {
leave },
{
allow for }, {
allow }, {
provide }]
6 :
allow or plan for a certain possibility ;
concede the truth or validity of something ; "
I allow for this possibility "; "
The seamstress planned for 5 %
shrinkage after the first wash "
[
synonym : {
allow }, {
take into account }]
7 :
afford possibility ; "
This problem admits of no solution ";
"
This short story allows of several different interpretations " [
synonym : {
admit }, {
allow }]
8 :
allow the other (
baseball )
team to score ; "
give up a run "
[
synonym : {
give up }, {
allow }]
9 :
grant as a discount or in exchange ; "
The camera store owner allowed me $
50 on my old camera "
10 :
allow the presence of or allow (
an activity )
without opposing or prohibiting ; "
We don '
t allow dogs here ";
"
Children are not permitted beyond this point "; "
We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital " [
synonym : {
allow }, {
permit },
{
tolerate }]
Allow \
Al *
low "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Allowed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Allowing }.] [
OE .
alouen ,
OF .
alouer ,
aloer ,
aluer ,
F .
allouer ,
fr .
LL .
allocare to admit as proved ,
to place ,
use ;
confused with OF .
aloer ,
fr .
L .
allaudare to extol ;
ad laudare to praise .
See {
Local },
and cf . {
Allocate }, {
Laud }.]
1 .
To praise ;
to approve of ;
hence ,
to sanction . [
Obs .
or Archaic ]
[
1913 Webster ]
Ye allow the deeds of your fathers . --
Luke xi .
48 .
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1913 Webster ]
We commend his pains ,
condemn his pride ,
allow his life ,
approve his learning . --
Fuller .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To like ;
to be suited or pleased with . [
Obs .]
[
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How allow you the model of these clothes ?
--
Massinger .
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3 .
To sanction ;
to invest ;
to intrust . [
Obs .]
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Thou shalt be . . .
allowed with absolute power .
--
Shak .
[
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4 .
To grant ,
give ,
admit ,
accord ,
afford ,
or yield ;
to let one have ;
as ,
to allow a servant his liberty ;
to allow a free passage ;
to allow one day for rest .
[
1913 Webster ]
He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
To own or acknowledge ;
to accept as true ;
to concede ;
to accede to an opinion ;
as ,
to allow a right ;
to allow a claim ;
to allow the truth of a proposition .
[
1913 Webster ]
I allow ,
with Mrs .
Grundy and most moralists ,
that Miss Newcome '
s conduct . . .
was highly reprehensible . --
Thackeray .
[
1913 Webster ]
6 .
To grant (
something )
as a deduction or an addition ;
esp .
to abate or deduct ;
as ,
to allow a sum for leakage .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 .
To grant license to ;
to permit ;
to consent to ;
as ,
to allow a son to be absent .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To allot ;
assign ;
bestow ;
concede ;
admit ;
permit ;
suffer ;
tolerate .
See {
Permit }.
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1913 Webster ]
Allow \
Al *
low "\,
v .
i .
To admit ;
to concede ;
to make allowance or abatement .
[
1913 Webster ]
Allowing still for the different ways of making it .
--
Addison .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To allow of },
to permit ;
to admit . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
165 Moby Thesaurus words for "
allow ":
OK ,
abate ,
accede ,
accept ,
accord ,
account ,
acknowledge ,
acquiesce ,
add ,
adjudge ,
adjudicate ,
administer ,
admit ,
admit everything ,
admit exceptions ,
afford ,
agree provisionally ,
agree to ,
allocate ,
allot ,
allow for ,
apportion ,
appropriate ,
approve ,
assent ,
assent grudgingly ,
assign ,
authorize ,
avow ,
award ,
bate ,
be judicious ,
bestow ,
bestow on ,
brook ,
budget ,
charge off ,
come clean ,
communicate ,
concede ,
confer ,
confess ,
consent ,
consent to ,
consider ,
consider the circumstances ,
consider the source ,
cop a plea ,
count ,
countenance ,
cut ,
deal ,
deal out ,
deduct ,
deem ,
defer ,
depreciate ,
discount ,
dish out ,
dispense ,
disregard ,
dole ,
dole out ,
donate ,
earmark ,
endure ,
entertain ,
esteem ,
exercise judgment ,
express an opinion ,
express general agreement ,
extend ,
fork out ,
form an opinion ,
gift ,
gift with ,
give ,
give freely ,
give leave ,
give out ,
give permission ,
give the go -
ahead ,
give the word ,
go along with ,
grant ,
hand out ,
have ,
heap ,
help to ,
hold ,
impart ,
issue ,
judge ,
kick back ,
lavish ,
leave ,
let ,
let have ,
let on ,
lift temporarily ,
lot ,
make allowance ,
make allowance for ,
make possible ,
mete ,
mete out ,
not oppose ,
offer ,
okay ,
open up ,
out with it ,
own ,
own up ,
permit ,
pine ,
plead guilty ,
pour ,
present ,
presume ,
proffer ,
provide for ,
put aside ,
put up with ,
rain ,
rebate ,
recognize ,
reduce ,
refund ,
regard ,
relax ,
relax the condition ,
release ,
render ,
sanction ,
say the word ,
serve ,
set apart ,
set aside ,
shell out ,
shower ,
slip ,
snow ,
spill ,
spill it ,
spit it out ,
stand ,
stand for ,
submit ,
suffer ,
suppose ,
take a premium ,
take account of ,
take into account ,
take into consideration ,
take off ,
tell all ,
tell the truth ,
tender ,
think of ,
tolerate ,
vouchsafe ,
waive ,
warrant ,
write off ,
yield
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