allowances

英 [əˈlaʊənsɪz]

美 [əˈlaʊənsɪz]

n.  津贴; 补贴; 补助; 限额; 定量; 免税额
allowance的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （定期发给的）津贴，补助
  Anallowanceis money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
  1. 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。
  2. 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'sallowanceis 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 taxallowanceis the amount of money that you are allowed to earn before you have to start paying income tax.
  1. ...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 ofallowanceis an amount of something that you are allowed in particular circumstances.
  1. 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 youmake allowances forsomething, you take it into account in your decisions, plans, or actions.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youmake allowances forsomeone, 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.
  1. He's tired so I'll make allowances for him.
     他很累，所以我会体谅他。

双语例句

• The goods you have declared are far in excess of your allowances.
  你所申报的物品已远远超过了限定标准。
• You must make allowances for him because he has been ill.
  你应该体谅一下他，因为他生病了。
• You should make allowances for him& he's been quite ill recently.
  你应该体谅他&他最近病得很厉害。
• It includes wages, bonuses and allowances the laborers earned in monetary form and in kind.
  包括劳动者获得的工资、奖金和津贴，包括货币形式和实物形式的；
• Allowances have been made for damages.
  损耗已经打进去了。
• Are benefits and/ or allowances included in calculating the minimum wage?
  津贴和/者福利包括在计算最低工资吗？
• Many governments have cut back allowances for their officials overseas.
  许多政府已经削减了其海外官员的补助。
• Serious attention is being given to diluting the value of personal tax allowances.
  人们正密切关注降低个人收入免税额度一事。
• 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。
• We have to make allowances for his lack of experience.
  我们得体谅他的经验不足。