allowance
[ə'lauəns]
n.零用钱, 津贴, 限额, 允许, 折扣, 考虑
v.定量供应
例句与用法:
They show great anxiety concerning their retirement allowance.
他们对自己的养老金问题显得十分焦虑。
It's time you jacked up my allowance.
您该给我增加点儿零用钱了。
Her father cut off (ie stopped paying) her allowance.
她父亲不再给她零用钱了。
The scholarship includes an allowance of 80 dollars for books.
奖学金包括八十美元的书籍费津贴。
She failed one of the exam papers, but we ought to make allowance for the fact that she was ill.
她有一门不及格,但我们必须考虑到她当时有病。
词形变化:
动词过去式: allowanced | 动词过去分词: allowanced | 动词现在分词: allowancing | 动词第三人称单数: allowances |
详细释义:
n.
1. 津贴, 补贴; 零用钱[C]
The child has a weekly allowance of five dollars.
这孩子每星期有五元零用钱。
2. 分配额; 允许额[C]
His allowance for food is $100.
他拨出一百美元用于购买食物。
3. 限额; 定量[C]
What is the baggage allowance of this airline?
这家航空公司的行李重量限额是多少?
4. 折价; 折扣[C]
That store makes an allowance of 10% for cash payment.
那家商店给付现金的顾客打百分之十折扣。
5. 承认; 允许[U]
the allowance of a claim
对要求权的允准
6. 认可; 容忍[C][U]
the allowance of segregation
对种族隔离的容忍
vt.
1. 定量供应(物品)
2. 发津贴给
3. 把物品定量发给
短语词组:
make allowance(s) for
1. 考虑到; 体谅
We must make allowances for his youth.
我们应当考虑到他还年轻。