allowance
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT 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. 补贴
She gets an allowance for taking care of Amy. 她照顾艾米是有津贴的。
2. N-COUNT [美国英语] →see pocket money
3. N-COUNT A particular type of allowance is an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances. 限额
Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44 lbs per passenger. 我们大多数航班的行李限量是每位乘客44磅。
4. N-COUNT Your tax allowance is the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax. 免税额[英国英语]
Changes for this year include an increase in the tax allowance. 今年的变化是免税额的增加。
Income taxes skyrocketed and tax allowances were lowered. 所得税急剧上升而免税额却下降了。
5. PHRASE If you make allowances for something, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions. 考虑到某事
They'll make allowances for the fact it's affecting our performance. 他们会将影响我们表现的因素考虑进去的。
She tried to make allowances for his age. 她已经尽力考虑到他的年龄了。
6. PHRASE If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour from them that you would not normally accept, because of a problem that they have. 体谅某人
He's tired so I'll make allowances for him. 他累了，所以我会体谅他的。
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allowance /əˈlaʊəns/ (allowances)
剑桥词典
- 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.
allowance noun (AMOUNT GIVEN)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]money that you are given regularly , especially to pay for a particular thing
（尤指为特定事项支付的）定期补贴，津贴
The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance. 这份工作的特殊待遇包括公司退休金计划和丰厚的差旅补助。
I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents . 要不是父母定期给我生活费，我没法读完大学。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
an amount of something that you are allowed
定量；限额
The baggage /luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos . 大多数班机给乘客的行李重量限额是20公斤。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] mainly US (UK usually pocket money)
an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose
父母给孩子的钱
例句
allowance noun (PREPARATION)
make allowance forto prepare for the possibility of
顾及，考虑到；为…留出余地
We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available . 我们应该考虑到有可能会遇上恶劣天气，所以应该备足雨伞。
allowance noun (ACCEPTING)
make allowances forTo make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely .
体谅，谅解；虑及
You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently . 你应该体谅他——他最近一直病得不轻。
"This is a poor piece of work ." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven." “这件作品很拙劣。”“不错，但是你不应该忘了，她才只有７岁啊。” 返回 allowance