My father allowed me to play basketball after finishing my homework. 我的父親允許我做完作業(yè)后打籃球。
They do not allow smoking in public. 他們不允許在公共場合吸煙。
[注意] allow用于被動語態(tài)時,必須接不定式作賓語補足語,不能接動名詞形式。“Sb. / Sth. + be allowed + to do sth.”結構,也可在allow后面接介詞短語,即“Sb. / Sth. + be allowed + 介詞短語”。如:
Women were not allowed to take part in the games. 婦女是不允許參加這些比賽的。
I don't allow dogs in the house. 我不允許狗進屋。
2. allow意為“讓……得到;同意給予”,后面接雙賓語。如:
How much money does your father allow you every week? 你爸爸每周給你多少錢?
3. allow意為“承認”,后面可跟從句,也可跟“to be”復合賓語。如:
We had to allow that he was the best teacher we had met. 我們不得不承認他是我們遇到的最好的老師。
We must allow him to be a genius. 我們必須承認他是個天才。
4. allow for 表示“考慮到;體諒”。如:
You have to allow for the weather there. 你不得不考慮到那里的天氣。
5. allow還常與 out, in, up等副詞搭配使用,即 allow sb. in / out / up等。如:
The patient was allowed up after ten days. 十天后這位病人才被允許起床(下地)。
[注意] 口語中常說Allow me!(讓我來吧!),用于表示要搶先做某事,以表示客氣。