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allowallow[əˈlaʊ]al'low for sth 1.■to include sth when you are calculating sth or planning sth将…计算在内；考虑到； 估计到:Add an extra ten minutes to your journey time to allow for the traffic.考虑到交通，你的行程得额外多预算十分钟。I ’ ve bought a large size to allow for the fact that it may shrink in the wash.估计到衣服可能会缩水，我买了件大号的。[OBJ]the possibility,the fact that…, differences 2.■Allow for sth can be used in the passive. allow for sth 可用于被动语态:This had not been allowed for in the budget.预算没有把这个考虑在内。[G]v+prepal'low of sth (formal)3.■to show that sth such as an explanation or an answer is possible; to make sth possible容许(解释、回答等)；使有可能:The facts allow of only one explanation.这些事实只可能有一种解释。[synonym]admit of sth[G]v+prep
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