| 单词 | allowance |
| 释义 | allowance —allowance /əˈlaʊ.əns/ noun (ACCEPTING) make allowances for► C2 To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely: » You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently.» "This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven."Thesaurus+: ↑Treating someone wellnoun (AMOUNT GIVEN) C1 [C] money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing: » The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.» I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents.Thesaurus+: ↑Grants and allowancesF0 [C] an amount of something that you are allowed: » The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.Thesaurus+: ↑General words for size and amountF0 [C] MAINLY US FOR POCKET MONEY(Cf. ↑pocket money) (CHILD'S MONEY) Thesaurus+: ↑Grants and allowances• • • Extra Examples:» Gary's been exploiting the system, getting both a student allowance and unemployment benefit.» A family man's earnings rose 5% in real terms after deducting income tax, insurance, child allowances, etc.» Paul has to use his car a lot in his new job but he gets a good mileage allowance.» He gets a small allowance from his father - just enough to live on until he starts to earn money.» The basic calorie allowance is 2000 calories a day for women and 2500 for men.noun (PREPARATION) make allowance for► F0 to prepare for the possibility of: » We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available.Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing |
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