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| /pəˈmɪt/ |
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| 1 | T to allow someone to do something , or something to happen 允许；许可；容许 |
| The use of mobile phones is not permitted inside the aircraft. 飞机内禁止使用手机。 |
| permit sb to do sth We were not permitted to enter the area during the investigation. 调查期间我们不允许进入该区域。 |
| permit sb sth She permitted herself a single bar of chocolate a week. 她仅让自己每周吃一块巧克力。 |
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| 2 | I/T to make something possible （使）成为可能；（使）有可能 |
| Economic circumstances don’ t permit much public spending. 经济状况不允许政府开支太大。 |
| | 2a | used for saying that something will happen if bad weather does not prevent it 如果天气允许的话 | | The game starts at 11 o’ clock, weather permitting. 如果天气允许的话，比赛将在11点开始。 | |
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| - | permit me to do sth very formal
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| used as an extremely polite way of suggesting something to someone you do not know well |
| （用于向不太熟悉的人礼貌地提出建议）请允许我做某事 |
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| Permit me to suggest a good restaurant. 请允许我推荐一家好饭馆。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | perˈmit of |
| PHRASAL VB FORMAL |
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| | permit of sth: to make something possible 使（某事）成为可能 | The results of the test permit of no other interpretation. 测试结果不可能有其他的解释。 | |
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