allowed
past simple and past participle ofallow
| 单词 | allowed |
| 释义 | allowed past simple and past participle ofallow allow verb uk/əˈlaʊ/us/əˈlaʊ/allowverb(GIVE PERMISSION)B1[T] to givepermissionfor someone to do something, or to notpreventsomething fromhappening: [+ to infinitive]Do youthinkDad will allow youtogo to Jamie'sparty? You're not allowedtotalkduring theexam. Herproposalswouldallow(= make itpossiblefor)morepeopletostayinfull-timeeducation. Theloopholehas allowed hundreds of drink-driverstoavoidprosecution. Thegovernmenthasrefusedtoallowforeignjournalistsinto theareafor severalweeks. Prisoners have beenmovedto allow thedemolitionofpartof theprison. Pets aren't allowed in thishotel. [+ -ing verb]Smokingis not allowed in thisrestaurant. [+ two objects]He didn't allow us enoughtimetofinishthetest. RedCrossofficialswere allowedaccessto theprisonfor the firsttimea fewdaysago. UKTherefereedecidedto allow(=officiallyaccept)thegoal. At theweekendI allow myself(= I give myself thespecialpleasureof having)aboxofchocolates. How muchtimedo you allow yourself(= makeavailableto yourself)to getreadyin themorning? to allow someone to do something
allow meold-fashioned apoliteexpressionused whenofferingtohelpin some way: You can'tcarryall thosebagsyourself -please, allow me.
Allowing and permitting
allowverb(ADMIT)[+ that]formal toadmitoragreethat something istrue: She allowedthatshe might have been toosuspicious. Accepting & agreeing
GrammarAllow,permitorlet? Allow, permit and let are verbs that all have a similar meaning: ‘give permission or make it possible for somebody to do or have something’.…Permit/allow someone+to do something We use a direct object + to-infinitive after permit and allow:…Let someone+do something We use an infinitive without to after let:…Passive withpermitandallow We often use the passive with permit and allow. Permit is often used for official public notices:…Phrasal verbsallow forsomething allow ofsomething Examplesofallowedallowed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Indeed, he had further success, because some of his pupils wereallowedto go on to further study after all. From theCambridge English Corpus The government raised wages andallowedopposition parties to participate in the 1981 legislative elections. From theCambridge English Corpus Ten minutes wereallowedfor cercarial penetration, after which time less than 1 % of the cercariae remained in suspension. From theCambridge English Corpus Aphids wereallowedto reproduce for six days and were removed after this period. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, a panel is nowallowedto seek information and technical advice from any individual or body which it deems appropriate. From theCambridge English Corpus The 1859 lawallowedthe registration of haciendas and labour contracts, but the $.10 per contract charge acted as a disincentive to the system's use. From theCambridge English Corpus Rising levels of net disposable incomeallowedtown-dwellers to climb the housing ladder, thereby reducing some at least of the ravages of infection. From theCambridge English Corpus When combined with the merger provisions, itallowedsubstantially greater flexibility than had existed before. From theCambridge English Corpus Demissieallowedhis field commanders sufficient freedom of action while demanding full accountability. From theCambridge English Corpus Providing precise information would haveallowedthem to make this connection (assuming they were able to process the information). From theCambridge English Corpus Prior to the experiment, fish wereallowedto acclimatize for 2 months. From theCambridge English Corpus The attributes wereallowedto vary across three chosen levels (representing an improvement to or an equivalence to the status quo) across the options. From theCambridge English Corpus In the present study, comparing the presence versus absence of accurate and informative negative feedbackallowedus to assess this hypothesis directly. From theCambridge English Corpus However, even in coevolutionary models, only a small number of traits are ever reallyallowedto coevolve. From theCambridge English Corpus It alsoallowedus to see significant differences in the make-up of the defectors. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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