Word · Frequency #16065
disallow
不允许；禁止
to refuse to allow
- 1.
To refuse to allow.
不允许；禁止。
- 2.
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
驳回；拒绝接受；不承认。
驳回；否决；不承认；不允许；禁止。；驳回；拒绝接受；不承认。；不许；不准
In use
The judge disallowed the appeal due to lack of evidence.
The school disallows the use of mobile phones during class.
The referee disallowed the goal because of the offside rule.
disallow sth
常用于正式或法律语境。
The referee disallowed the goal.
裁判不允许这个进球。
disallow sb from doing sth
被动语态常见：sb is disallowed from doing sth。
The court disallowed the company from using the trademark.
法院不允许该公司使用该商标。
disallow doing sth
The rules disallow parking here.
规定不允许在此停车。
Verb forms
base disallow · third person disallows · -ing disallowing · past disallowed · past participle disallowed
常用于正式或法律语境。
Common mistakes
The school disallows to smoke on campus.The school disallows smoking on campus.
动词 disallow 后应接名词或动名词，不能接不定式。汉语中“不允许做某事”可能直译为“disallow to do”，但英语中 disallow 要求使用动名词形式。
The judge disallowed the lawyer to speak.The judge disallowed the lawyer from speaking.
动词 disallow 表示“阻止某人做某事”时，常用结构为 disallow someone from doing something，而不是 disallow someone to do something。汉语中“不允许某人做某事”可能误用不定式结构，需要改为 from + 动名词。
Connections
Collocations
- disallow a goal
- 判进球无效
- The referee disallowed the goal for offside.裁判因越位判进球无效。
- disallow a claim
- 驳回索赔请求
- The insurance company disallowed his claim.保险公司拒绝了他的索赔请求。
- disallow an appeal
- 驳回上诉
- The court disallowed the appeal.法院驳回了上诉。
- disallow a deduction
- 不允许扣除
- The tax office disallowed the deduction.税务局不允许这项扣除。
- disallow evidence
- 拒绝采纳证据
- The judge disallowed the evidence obtained illegally.法官拒绝采纳非法获取的证据。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dis-加allow，就是“不允许”：老师disallow带手机进考场。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律与行政、体育裁判、官方规则 disallow 是比较正式的词，多用于法律裁决、行政规定或体育裁判等需要明确表态的场合；日常口语中较少使用，通常可说 not allow 或 refuse to allow。
Pronunciation & Spelling
“disallow”中的“allow”读作 /əˈlaʊ/，与 allow、now、how、cow 押韵（/aʊ/）。注意：low 读 /loʊ/，shallow 读 /ˈʃæloʊ/，拼写相似但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
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