n. 1.零用钱,给与额,津贴,补助,零用钱。 2.【机械工程】(加工)留量;配合公差。 3.斟酌,酌量;预留;容差;【商业】折扣。 4.默许,默认;承认。 5.【体育】给对方的让步。 短语和例子 an allowance of rice 给予一份大米。 a clothing [traveling] allowance 服装[旅]费。 short allowance 给予量不足。 a time allowance (给对方的)时间的宽限。 By your allowance I'd like to leave before you. 对不起,我要先走了。 at no allowance 无限制,尽性 (plunder at no allowance 大肆掠夺)。 make allowance for 1. 留有余地;斟酌,酌量,估量。 2. 原谅,体谅。 3. 扣除 (make an allowance of 10% for cash payment 现款九折)。 vt. 1.给…发津贴。 2.按定量供给。
the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits 同义词:leeway, margin, tolerance,
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" 同义词:adjustment,
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child''s allowance should not be too generous"
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company''s assets 同义词:valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account,
put on a fixed allowance, as of food
例句与用法
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We must make allowances for his ignorance . 我们对他的无知必须谅解。
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The allowance of fresh butter was short . 新鲜黄油的分配量不足。
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By your allowance , i 'd like to leave before you . 对不起,我要先走了。
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Expense allowances are apt to mean fiddling . 开销津贴容易造成弄虚作假。
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Married officers get extra allowances . 已婚的军官有额外津贴。
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I hope my foreign exchange allowance will cover it . 但愿我的外汇限额够用。
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Any day now her allowance would be cut off . 现在她的救济金哪一天都可能取消。
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Allowance should be made for the difficulties of his position . 应当体谅他的困难处境。
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Her allowance is very liberal . 她的津贴很充足。
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You have now urged of the allowance which ought to be made for him . 您刚才极力主张谅解他。