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| 1 | an amount of money that someone receives regularly , in order to pay for the things they need 定期补贴；津贴 |
| She receives a monthly allowance of £500. 她每月获得500英镑的津贴。 |
| a housing/clothing/fuel allowance (=money given to help people with their rent, clothes, or heating) an increase in the winter fuel allowance 住房/衣物/燃料补贴 |
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| | 1b | an amount of money that you are officially allowed to earn without having to pay tax on it （收入的）免税额 | | Will the government abolish the married person’ s tax allowance? 政府会取消已婚者的收入免税额吗？ | |
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| 2 | an amount of something that you are officially allowed by a particular set of rules or by the law 限量；定量 |
| the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C 维生素C的每日推荐摄入量 |
| Your baggage allowance is 30 kilos. 你的行李限重为30公斤。 |
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| - | make allowance/allowances (for)
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| 1 | to consider something when making a plan or calculation 考虑到；顾及；为…留有余地 | My calculations make allowance for two paid employees. 我的计算考虑到了两个拿工资的雇员。 | |
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| 2 | to accept behaviour that you would not normally accept because you know why someone has behaved that way 体谅；原谅 | We have to make allowances for his lack of experience. 我们得体谅他的经验不足。 | |
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