Word · Frequency #257
allowing
允许；准许
allowing is the present participle of allow.
to let someone do or have something, or to let something happen
- 1.
To present something as possible or reasonable.
将某事视为可能或合理。
- 2.
To not bar or obstruct.
不阻止或妨碍。
- 3.
To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion; to say something one agrees on in the context of a larger disagreement or reluctance.
承认、接受事实；让步；在更大分歧或不情愿的背景下同意某观点。
- 4.
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
作为扣除或增加而给予(某物)；尤其是减免或扣除。
- 5.
To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.
在制定计划时考虑到某事。
- 6.
To render physically possible.
使在物理上成为可能。
- 7.
To decide (a request) in favour of the party who raised it; to grant victory to a party regarding (a request).
对提出请求的一方作出有利决定；对请求给予胜利。
给予；分配；容许；考虑到；承认；将某事视为可能或合理。；不阻止或妨碍。
In use
My parents allow me to stay out late on weekends.
Please allow a few minutes for the train to arrive.
The teacher allowed the students to use calculators during the exam.
allow sb to do sth
最常用结构，表示允许某人做某事。
My parents allow me to go out on weekends.
我父母允许我周末外出。
allow sth
直接接名词或动名词作宾语。
The rules do not allow pets.
规定不允许养宠物。
allow for sth
表示考虑到、预留（某种可能性）。
We need to allow for delays in our schedule.
我们需要预留时间应对可能的延误。
Connections
Collocations
- allow someone to do something
- 允许某人做某事
- The teacher allowed the students to leave early.老师允许学生们早点离开。
- allow something
- 允许某事
- Smoking is not allowed in this building.这栋楼里不允许吸烟。
- allow that
- 承认/允许（从句）
- He allowed that the project might have some flaws.他承认这个项目可能有一些缺陷。
Idioms & figurative uses
- allow for
- 考虑到；留出余地We must allow for unexpected expenses when planning the budget.我们在制定预算时必须考虑到意外的开支。
- allow of
- 容许；有...的可能The rules allow of no exceptions.这些规则不容许有例外。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个“低”门槛（low），你“允许”别人通过——a + low = allow，意为允许。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：giving permission、stating rules、making requests allow 通常用于中性语境，多用于陈述规则、给予许可或提出请求时，不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
用于表示允许某人做某事或拥有某物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'how', 'now', 'cow' rhyme with 'allow' (stressed vowel /aʊ/). 'Window' ends with -ow but is pronounced with /oʊ/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.