及物動詞:使有可能、允許、容許、承認、接受
常見搭配詞:
- allow somebody to do something
允許某人做… - allow oneself to do something
允許自己做… - allow something to do something
允許某事發生(不阻止某事發生) - allow something / someone in (out…)
允許某物/ 某人進入(走出)某個地方 - something is allowed
允許…(某事物是被官方允許的) - (don’t) allow doing something
(不)允許做… - allow that SV
承認(某事的真實性 – 正式) - allow time
給自己或他人足夠的時間做某事 - allow doing something
允許某事(動作)
例句:
- Her parents don’t allow her to stay up late.
她的父母不允許她熬夜 - The teacher allowed the students to work in pairs on the project.
那老師讓學生兩人一組完成這個企劃 - I am allowed to use the computer for an hour.
我被允許使用電腦一個小時 - She allows herself the occasional piece of chocolate cake.
她允許自己偶爾吃一塊巧克力蛋糕 - The building’s design allowed plenty of natural light to come in.
建築物的設計讓充足的自然光進入 - The bouncer didn’t allow anyone in who wasn’t on the guest list.
保鑣(宴會或酒店雇用的)不允許任何不在客人名單上的人進入 - I allow that you have a point, but I still disagree with you.
我承認你說的有道理,但我還是不同意你的看法 - We need to allow time for the paint to dry before we can put up the wallpaper.
在貼牆紙之前,我們需要等待油漆變乾 - Should the law allow mercy killing?
法律應該允許安樂死嗎?
同義詞:
- let 讓 vt. 日常生活常用單字,不用在被動態
- permit 允許 vt. 用法跟allow相近,大多可以互換。正式用字,通常有條件或限制,常用在被動態
- authorize 授權 vt. 對某事給予正式批准
- entitle 賦予某人做某事或擁有某事的權利 vt.
- grant 授予 vt. 給予所要求或應得的東西,通常作為特權或恩惠
- approve 批准 vt. 正式(官方)
- admit 允許…進入(加入) vt. 允許某人或某物進入或被考慮
習語:
Please, allow me.(口語)
我來幫你
不及物動詞:容許、承認、接受
常見搭配詞:
- allow for something
考慮到或準備某事(讓某事發生) - allow for the possibility
考慮或為潛在結果做好準備 - allow of
容許有…的可能
例句:
- You need to allow for traffic if you want to get to the airport on time.
如果想準時到達機場,就要提早出發(需要考慮交通是否會阻塞) - When planning our trip, we need to allow for the possibility of bad weather.
在計劃旅行時,我們需要考慮到惡劣天氣的可能性 - The situation does not allow of any easy solutions.
這種情況不允許任何簡單的解決方案 - The question allows of no dispute.
這個問題不容有異議
衍生字:
- allowance 津貼、零用錢、限額 n.
- allowable 允許的、准許的(法律或規定上) adj.