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Allowance Make N Count Money Tax Amount Allowed Phrase

单词 allowance
音标
英[əˈlaʊəns] 美[əˈlaʊəns]
解释
n.津贴,补贴,零用钱;限额;折扣;默许,默认;vt.给(某人)零用钱或津贴;按定量供给;
例句

N-COUNT
(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.
例: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。
例:She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。

N-COUNT
(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.

N-COUNT
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.
例:...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.那些收入低于基本免税额的人

N-COUNT
限额;定量
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例:He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.他很累,所以我会体谅他。
变形
pl:allowances~

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