Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
allow [əˈlau]
vt
1
(=permit)
[+ practice, behaviour] 允许(許) yǔnxǔ
[+ practice, behaviour] 允许(許) yǔnxǔ
- Henry doesn't allow smoking in his office.
亨利不允许(許)在他的办(辦)公室吸烟(煙)。 Hēnglì bù yǔnxǔ zài tā de bàngōngshì xīyān.
2
(=set aside)
[+ sum, time, amount] 留出 liúchū
[+ sum, time, amount] 留出 liúchū
- Please allow 28 days for delivery.
请(請)留出28天的发(發)货(貨)期。 Qǐng liúchū èrshíbā tiān de fāhuò qī.
3
▶ to allow sth to happen (by failing to prevent sth) 容许(許)某事发(發)生 róngxǔ mǒushì fāshēng
- We cannot allow the situation to deteriorate.
我们(們)不容许(許)情况(況)恶(惡)化。 Wǒmen bù róngxǔ qíngkuàng èhuà.
4
▶ to allow sb to do sth (=make sth possible) 允许(許)某人做某事 yǔnxǔ mǒurén zuò mǒushì
- The extra money allows them to distribute more aid.
额外的款项使他们能够提供更多援助。 Éwài de kuǎnxiàng shǐ tāmen nénggòu tígōng gèngduō yuánzhù.
5
[+ claim, goal] 认(認)可 rènkě
allow for vt fus
不可拆分
[+ delay, inflation, possibility] 考虑(慮)到 kǎolǜ dào- After an appeal, the goal was allowed.
经(經)过(過)申诉(訴)，这(這)一入球得到认(認)可。 Jīngguò shēnsù，zhè yī rùqiú dédào rènkě.
- to allow sb to do sth
(=give permission for sth) 允许(許)某人做某事 yǔnxǔ mǒurén zuò mǒushì - They allow their children to stay up late.
他们(們)允许(許)自己的孩子们(們)晚睡。 Tāmen yǔnxǔ zìjǐ de háizimen wǎn shuì.
- don't allow the soil to dry out
不要让(讓)土壤干(乾)透。 bùyào ràng tǔrǎng gāntòu
- to be allowed to do sth
被允许(許)做某事 bèi yǔnxǔ zuò mǒushì - The children are not allowed to watch too much TV.
孩子们(們)不被允许(許)看太多电(電)视(視)。 Háizimen bù bèi yǔnxǔ kàn tàiduō diànshì.
- smoking is not allowed
禁止吸烟(煙) jìnzhǐ xīyān
- to allow that…
(frm: concede)承认(認)… chéngrèn…
- Allow for long delays on all routes north.
要考虑(慮)到所有向北路线(線)的长(長)时(時)间(間)阻塞。 Yào kǎolǜ dào suǒyǒu xiàng běi lùxiàn de cháng shíjiān zǔsè.
在这些条目还发现'allow'：
在英文解释里：
admit
- breathe
- countenance
- dangle
- deny access
- disapprove
- dismiss
- excuse
- exercise
- gift wrap
- give credit
- give permission
- grow out
- have
- indulge
- indulge in
- keep the door open
- leave the door open
- lend out
- let
- let by
- let in
- let into
- let loose
- let out
- let through
- license
- permit
- readmit
- recognize
- refuse consent
- rest
- season
- share
- sideline
- stand aside
- step aside
- suffer
- take into account
- take into consideration
- tolerate
- unblock
- ventilate
- vouchsafe
- waste heat
- with your permission
- yield
中文：