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allowance n.津贴,补助,宽容,允许 vt.定量供应 An allowance is a quantity of something that's allowed or permitted within a set of rules or for a particular purpose. This could be a weekly allowance you earn as a kid, or it could be the allowance for passengers on a flight to have two carry-on items. To make allowances for someone means to treat someone leniently, or to give them a break. ★★☆☆☆ 2014.1

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[ə'lauəns] When you're a kid, you might earn an allowance or a sum of money in exchange for doing chores around the house. Your parents' allowance — or tolerance — of your silly behavior will depend on how strict they are. More apparent reasonableness followed. There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker’s allowance. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（定期发给的）津贴，补助 An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.   [usu with supp]He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week...他靠每周70英镑的单亲家庭生活补助过日子。She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（儿童的）零用钱 A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents.   [usu poss N]  [mainly AM 主美]in BRIT, use 英国英语用 pocket money3[N-COUNT 可数名词]免税额 Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax.   [usu with supp]  [BRIT 英]...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.那些收入低于基本免税额的人in AM, use 美国英语用 personal exemption4[N-COUNT 可数名词]限额；定量 A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.   [with supp]Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.我们大多数航班行李限重为每位乘客44磅。5[PHRASE 短语]考虑到；将…计算在内；为…酌留余地 If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.   [V and N inflect]We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off...日程安排时我们会把休息时间考虑在内。The raw exam results make no allowance for social background.原始的考试成绩是不受社会背景影响的。6[PHRASE 短语]体谅；原谅 If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have.   [V inflects]He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.他很累，所以我会体谅他。

英语单词	allowance
英美音标	[ə'lauəns]
中文释义	n.津贴,补助,宽容,允许 vt.定量供应
vocab简明	When you're a kid, you might earn an allowance or a sum of money in exchange for doing chores around the house. Your parents' allowance — or tolerance — of your silly behavior will depend on how strict they are.
vocab扩展	An allowance is a quantity of something that's allowed or permitted within a set of rules or for a particular purpose. This could be a weekly allowance you earn as a kid, or it could be the allowance for passengers on a flight to have two carry-on items. To make allowances for someone means to treat someone leniently, or to give them a break.
真题原句	More apparent reasonableness followed. There will now be a seven-day wait for the jobseeker’s allowance.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（定期发给的）津贴，补助 An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need. [usu with supp] He lives on a single parent's allowance of £70 a week... 他靠每周70英镑的单亲家庭生活补助过日子。 She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian. 她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（儿童的）零用钱 A child's allowance is money that is given to him or her every week or every month by his or her parents. [usu poss N] [mainly AM 主美] in BRIT, use 英国英语用 pocket money 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]免税额 Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. [usu with supp] [BRIT 英] ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance. 那些收入低于基本免税额的人 in AM, use 美国英语用 personal exemption 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]限额；定量 A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. [with supp] Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger. 我们大多数航班行李限重为每位乘客44磅。 5 [PHRASE 短语]考虑到；将…计算在内；为…酌留余地 If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions. [V and N inflect] We'll make allowances in the schedule for time off... 日程安排时我们会把休息时间考虑在内。 The raw exam results make no allowance for social background. 原始的考试成绩是不受社会背景影响的。 6 [PHRASE 短语]体谅；原谅 If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have. [V inflects] He's tired so I'll make allowances for him. 他很累，所以我会体谅他。
来源	2014.1

Allowance Make Money N Count 可数名词 Earn Allowed [Usu