allow的用法与搭配

 1 allow动词 允许,许可 常用的搭配有 allow somebody to do something允许某人做某事, 变被动语态为somebody be allowed to do something 例如 The government allowed the local people to go to the park政府只让当地人来这个公园.此外 allow还可用作allow doing something允许做某事 The school allowed the students' sleeping more than eight hours every day.

　1)allow作“允许”或“许可”讲,常搭用动词不定式短语作宾语补足语即,allow sb.to do sth.允许某人做某事。

例如①We were allowed to smoke in this room only.我们只许在这间屋子里抽烟.②Please allow me to carry your bag.　请让我替你拿包.

③My boss doesn't allow me to use the telephone.我的老板不允许我用电话.

2)allow 作“许可”,“允许”讲,只可搭配动名词短语作宾语,不可直接搭用动词不定式作宾补,即只可说 allow doing sth.,不可说allow to do sth.

　　①Smoking is not allowed here.

　　此处禁止吸烟.

　　②They allowed smoking in this room only.

　　他们只允许在这间屋子里抽烟.

　　3)allow还常与 out,in,up等副词搭配使用,即 allow sb.in/out/up等.

　　①She won't allow the children in until they've wiped their shoes.

　　直到孩子们把鞋擦干净,她才让他们进来.

　　②She is not allowed out after dark.

　　天黑后,不准她出去.

　　③The patient was allowed up after ten days.

　　十天后病人才被允许起床(下地).