单词 | allowance |
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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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