admit (an event or activity) as legal or acceptable
承认;允许
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a plan to allow Sunday shopping 一项允许周日购物的计划
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political advertising on television is not allowed .在电视上搞政治宣传是不允许的。
[with obj. and infinitive]give (someone) permission to do something
允许,同意(某人)做
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the dissident was allowed to leave the country .持不同政见者被允许离开该国。
[with two objs]permit (someone) to have (something)
准许(某人)拥有(某物)
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she was allowed a higher profile .允许她有较高的曝光度。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]permit (someone) to enter a place or go in a particular direction
准许(某人)进入某地(或走某个方向)
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the river was patrolled and few people were allowed across .这条河处于巡查中,很少有人获准通过。
[with obj. and infinitive]fail to prevent (something) from happening
未能阻止(某事)发生,放任
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I could not believe that we would allow the opportunity to slip away .我无法相信我们会让这机遇溜走。
give the necessary time or opportunity for
让,给予,酌留(时间,机会)
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they agreed to a ceasefire to allow talks with the government 他们同意停火以便和政府谈判
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he stopped for a moment to allow his eyes to adjust 他停了片刻让眼睛适应
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dated 〈旧〉my household duties were too many to allow of a visit to the hospital .我的家务事太多了,都没时间去医院。
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为(某物)留出
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the house was demolished to allow for road widening .为拓宽道路而拆了房子。
take something into consideration when making plans or calculations
考虑到,顾及
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income rose by 11 per cent allowing for inflation .考虑到通货膨胀,收入增长了11%.
[with obj.]provide or set aside (an amount of something) for a particular purpose
(特地)酌留
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allow an hour or so for driving .为开车而酌留约一小时时间。
[reporting verb]admit the truth of; concede
承认
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he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime 他承认对此犯罪行为来说,惩罚似乎太重了
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‘Could happen,’ she allowed indifferently .“有可能,”她无动于衷地承认道。
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〈北美,非正式或方言〉 断定,认为
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Lincoln allowed that he himself could never support the man .林肯断言他自己决不会支持那人。
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allow sth 允许某事;给予某物
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allow sb/sth to do sth 允许某人/某事物做某事
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be allowed (by ...) 被(...)允许
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be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事
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allow sb/sth to do sth 给予某人某物去做某事
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allow sb sth to do sth 给予某人某物去做某事
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allow doing sth 允许做某事
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allow for ... 考虑到...
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allow of ... 容许有...
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"Middle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction' and ‘assign as a right'): from Old French