- 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.
- 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。 - She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.
她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。
- (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.
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 pocket money
- 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.
- ...those earning less than the basic tax allowance.
那些收入低于基本免税额的人
in AM, use 美国英语用 personal exemption
- N-COUNT 限额;定量
A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.
- 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.
- 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。 - 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.
- He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.
他很累,所以我会体谅他。