allowance

[ə'lauəns]

n.零用钱, 津贴, 限额, 允许, 折扣, 考虑
v.<古>定量供应

n.

1. 津贴, 补贴; 零用钱[C]

The child has a weekly allowance of five dollars.

这孩子每星期有五元零用钱。

2. 分配额; 允许额[C]

His allowance for food is $100.

他拨出一百美元用于购买食物。

3. 限额; 定量[C]

What is the baggage allowance of this airline?

这家航空公司的行李重量限额是多少?

4. 折价; 折扣[C]

That store makes an allowance of 10% for cash payment.

那家商店给付现金的顾客打百分之十折扣。

5. 承认; 允许[U]

the allowance of a claim

对要求权的允准

6. 认可; 容忍[C][U]

the allowance of segregation

对种族隔离的容忍

vt.

1. 定量供应(物品)

2. 发津贴给

3. 把物品定量发给

词形变化

动词过去式: allowanced | 动词过去分词: allowanced | 动词现在分词: allowancing | 动词第三人称单数: allowances |

词义辨析

同义:

n.津贴, 补助

allotment  portion  grant  fee  ration  budget  

同义参见:

reduction  pension  payment  admission  connivance  maintenance  confession  license  concession  compensation  yes  subscription  

英英释义

名词 allowance:

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

同义词：adjustment

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

同义词：leeway, margin, tolerance

a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

同义词：valuation reserve, valuation account, allowance account

the act of allowing

动词 allowance:

put on a fixed allowance, as of food

短语词组

make allowance(s) for

1. 考虑到; 体谅

We must make allowances for his youth.

我们应当考虑到他还年轻。

补充

allowanceallowance英:[əˈlauəns] 美:[əˈlaʊəns]n.1.津贴, 补助, 零用钱The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures.年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。Government officials who travel on business are given traveling allowances.因公出差的政府官员享有出差补贴。

例句

1. She gets an allowance for looking after Lillian.她因为照顾莉莲而拿补贴。 2. She receives a disability allowance.她领取残疾补贴。 3. They were receiving a fuel allowance.他们过去一直领取燃料补贴。 4. Rachel now gets a monthly allowance of £40.雷切尔现在每月有40英镑零用钱。 5. He had his allowance increased on his birthday.他生日那天零用钱增加了。 6. travel allowance旅行补贴 7. He gets an entertainment allowance and a clothes allowance from work.他从单位领取招待费和置装费。 8. London allowance伦敦补贴(因伦敦生活费高而发给在此工作的雇员) 9. those earning less than the basic tax allowance那些收入低于基本免税额的人 10. a generous tax-free personal allowance很高的个人免税额 11. Many car dealers offer a generous trade-in allowance.许多汽车经销商为以旧换新交易提供优厚的折扣。 12. Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.我们大多数航班的行李限重为每位乘客44磅。 13. the duty-free alcohol allowance免税酒的限额 14. the recommended daily allowance of salt建议的每日用盐限量 15. the continued allowance of institutionalized racism对制度化的种族主义的持续容忍 16. The article is especially interesting in its allowance that, whatever the demerits of the incumbent, a prime minister was 'a necessary agent' in the government.这篇文章特别有趣的一点是：它认为首相不论有什么过失, 都是政府“必不可少的一员”。 17. Parents and teachers should make allowances when dealing with moody teenagers.父母和老师在与情绪多变的青少年打交道时应该予以体谅。 18. We must remember to make allowances in the schedule for time off.安排日程时我们必须记得把休假时间考虑在内。 19. The basic exam results make no allowance for social background.基本的考试成绩是不受社会背景影响的。 20. You make allowances for your children when they're ill.孩子生病时父母会比较宽容。 21. It was 1978, and no allowances were made for children in court.那是1978年, 法庭对孩子不给予特殊对待。 22. the ratio allowanced to non-performing loans限定的不良贷款比率 23. when seasonal hotel businesses are allowanced当季节性限定旅馆接待人数时 24. to cut costs by allowancing its sales representatives通过给销售代表发津贴来削减成本 25. an allowanced clerk领取津贴的职员 26. to allowance a pound of meat定量配给一磅肉 27. He was allowanced a glass of wine at dinner.允许他在宴会上喝一杯酒。 28. your baggage allowance.你行李的重量限额。 29. a personal allowance.个人补助。 30. the allowance of slavery in the South.美国南方对蓄奴的容忍。 31. Most flights have a 20kg baggage allowance.大部份航班可容许携带20公斤的免运费行李。 32. a monthly allowance for household expenses家庭日常开销的每月补贴 33. a clothing allowance服装补助费 34. Each of their children gets a weekly allowance of five dollars.他们的孩子每人每周有五美元的零花钱。 35. The schedule provides a generous allowance of time for sightseeing. [=provides a generous amount of time for sightseeing]这个日程安排提供了充裕的观光时间。 36. the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C维生素C的每日建议摄取量 37. "When we bought our new car we got a trade-in allowance of $2,000 on our old car. [=the price of our new car was reduced by $2,000 because we traded in our old car]"买新车时我们享受了2000美元以旧换新的折价。 38. the tax allowance for married couples已婚夫妇的免税额 39. "When you're comparing costs from different decades, you need to make allowance for inflation. [=you need to allow for inflation]"在比较不同年代的开销时，你要把通货膨胀考虑进去。 40. His theory makes no allowance for [=does not allow for] the possibility that the disease may be genetic.他的理论没把那种病可能具有遗传性考虑在内。 41. "She performed poorly, but we should make some allowance for her inexperience. = Some allowance should be made for her inexperience. [=because she is inexperienced, we should not blame her too much for performing poorly]"她演得不好，不过我们应该体谅她缺少经验。 42. "They performed poorly, but allowances should be made for their inexperience."他们演得不好，但应该体谅他们没有经验。 43. The lawyer protested the judge's allowance of the evidence.律师抗议法官接受那个证据。