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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。
允许；准许
allows — third person singular of allow
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
允许；准许
to let someone do or have something, or to let something happen
My parents allow me to go out on weekends.
我父母允许我周末外出。
将某事视为可能或合理。
To present something as possible or reasonable.
不阻止或妨碍。
To not bar or obstruct.
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。
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.
作为扣除或增加而给予(某物)；尤其是减免或扣除。
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
allow
Base
原形
allows
3rd person
第三人称单数
allowing
-ing
现在分词
allowed
Past
过去式
allowed
Past participle
过去分词
She allows him to play outside.
她允许他在外面玩。
They allowed us to enter the room.
他们允许我们进入房间。
I am allowing you to use my phone.
我正在允许你使用我的手机。
允许某人做某事或拥有某物。
My parents allow me to stay out late on weekends.
我父母允许我周末在外面待到很晚。
Please allow a few minutes for the train to arrive.
请留出几分钟时间让火车到达。
The teacher allowed the students to use calculators during the exam.
老师允许学生在考试期间使用计算器。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
My parents allow me go out.
Use this
My parents allow me to go out.
allow后接动词不定式时必须带to，不能直接跟原形动词。
Not this
The teacher allowed us leave early.
Use this
The teacher let us leave early.
在口语中表示'让某人做某事'常用let，let后接不带to的动词原形；而allow必须带to。此处应用let而非allow。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
允许某事
Smoking is not allowed in this building.
这栋楼里不允许吸烟。
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。
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。
容许；有...的可能
The rules allow of no exceptions.
这些规则不容许有例外。
请允许我介绍一下自己，我是一个富有品味的人。
Opening line from The Rolling Stones' 1968 song 'Sympathy for the Devil', often quoted in pop culture.
滚石乐队1968年歌曲《同情魔鬼》的开场白，常被引用在流行文化中。
请允许我重新介绍自己。
Famous line from Jay-Z's 2003 song 'Public Service Announcement (Interlude)', associated with his comeback.
Jay-Z在2003年歌曲《公共服务公告（间奏）》中的著名台词，与他的复出相关。
Use allows naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个“低”门槛（low），你“允许”别人通过——a + low = allow，意为允许。
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。
用于表示允许某人做某事或拥有某物。
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