【allow音标】 英[əˈlaʊ] 美[əˈlaʊ]
【单词释义】 allow是什么意思：
vt.允许；承认；给予；准许（做某事）
vi.容许；考虑
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] allows
[单词现在分词] allowing
[单词过去式] allowed
[单词过去分词] allowed
[反义词] disallow 不允许,允准许
【allow形近词/近似词】
swallow v. 吞下，咽下 n.咽；吞；[鸟]燕子
shallow adj.浅的，肤浅的
sallow adj. （尤指面色）蜡黄色的,灰黄的
callow adj.稚嫩的；羽翼未丰的；未成熟的；乳臭未干的
bellow n.吼叫声；轰鸣声 v.吼叫；咆哮；大叫
yellow adj.黄色的 n.[U,C]黄色
pillow n.枕头 v.搁于枕上；以…为枕
follow v. 跟随；跟着；理解
hollow adj.空的；空洞的 n.洞，坑；山谷；凹陷处 v.挖出（孔、洞）；使凹陷，使下陷
mellow adj. （瓜，果等）成熟的; （酒）芳醇的; （颜色或声音）柔和的; 圆润的 v. （使）成熟; 变柔和; 使芳醇
fallow adj.休耕的；休闲的；休眠的 n.休闲地，休耕地
hallow vt.使成为神圣，把…视为神圣 n. 圣徒，圣人
wallow v.沉迷；打滚，翻滚
willow n.柳树；柳木；柳木制品 v.用打棉机打开和清理
fellow n.同伴
billow n.巨浪；如波涛滚滚而来之物 v.翻腾；涌出；鼓起
【常用短语】
allow for 考虑到，虑及
【单词例句】
◇ The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to three hundred,These eggs,allowing for what may prove addle,and what may be destroyed by vermin,will produce at least two hundred and fifty chickens.
我卖了这罐牛奶后，用这笔钱买鸡蛋，这样我有的鸡蛋可以增加到300个。用这300个鸡蛋孵小鸡，这就算有坏的、生虫的，至少也能孵出250只小鸡。
---- The country Maid and Her Milk Can
◇ "People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good (HarperCollins, 2002). "So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital."
《原谅的好处》(哈珀科林斯出版社, 2002)一文的作者弗雷德里克 卢斯金博士曾说过：“原谅他人的人很少消沉，不容易发怒，压力减少并充满希望。原谅有助于减少生理消耗，增强免疫能力，让人充满活力。”
◇ Doctors often refer to this eye-watering condition as “crocodile tears,” and a 1920s Russian scientist once suggested that such weakened facial muscles allowed "older, possibly crocodilian neurological pathways to emerge" in humans.
医生们通常把这种流泪症状称为“鳄鱼的眼泪”。20世纪20年代的一位俄罗斯科学家曾指出，这种面部肌肉衰弱可能导致人体起用“更古老的或许是鳄鱼式的神经通路”。
（由此看来，鳄鱼流泪只是进食时身体产生的一种自然生理现象，和同情悔过毫无关系，难怪人们会将虚伪的哭泣比作鳄鱼的眼泪了。）
---- Where does the expression 'crocodile tears'
◇ KPMG and Deloitte offer four-day work weeks to some employees (with certain conditions attached), while Google allows some employees full control over 20% of their working week, hoping that the creative freedom will lead to new ideas and innovations.
毕马威和德勤的某些员工可以每周工作四天（但是有一定的附加条件）。谷歌则允许一些员工随心支配工作周中超过20%的时间，希望这种创作自由可以引发新想法和创意。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ This seems obvious, but wearing clothing that is loose rather than tight allows air to flow past the skin.
这一条似乎显而易见，比起穿紧身的衣服，宽松的衣服可以使空气在皮肤上流动。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ She recommends sleeping with an open posture instead as it helps to open up the lung area, allowing people to take deep breaths.
她建议人们以舒展的身姿入睡，这有助于敞开肺部，进行深呼吸。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Weighing 30 kilograms and with a theoretical top speed of 12kph on their six wheels, the robots have four cameras constantly scanning the world around them and a laser tele-detection system allowing them to avoid obstacles.
这款机器人重达30公斤，有6个轮子，理论上的最高时速为12公里，有4个摄像头，不停地扫描四周，并安装了激光远距离探测系统，以避开障碍物。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ Truth: The best time for a workout is whatever time allows you to exercise most consistently. Ideally, you want to make physical fitness a daily habit, so if late-night trips to the gym are your thing, stick with it. If you prefer a morning run, do that instead.
事实：锻炼没有最好的时段，无论什么时候都行，只要你能坚持。理想的情况下，你要让健身成为你的日常习惯，所以如果你喜欢晚上去健身房，那就坚持晚上去。如果你喜欢晨跑的话，那就晨跑。
---- Common fitness misconceptions
◇ NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the US space agency said on Friday.
美国国家航空航天局上周五（2019年6月7日）表示，将允许普通民众在国际空间站停留一个月，费用为每晚大约3.5万美元（约合24.2万元人民币）。
---- NASA to open space station to private citizens
◇ "If the planet has a dense atmosphere, which will take future studies to determine, it could trap enough heat to warm the planet and allow liquid water on its surface."
“如果这颗行星有稠密的大气层，它可能会捕获足够的热量使自身变暖，表面就可以留存液态水，而是否存在大气层还需要进一步研究。”