英语词汇“let”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

► let

to say that someone can do something, or say that something can happen:

Please let me help you carry that.

The teacher wouldn’t let us go outside.

➔ GRAMMAR: Don't say: I let him to use my phone. Say: I let him use my phone.Let is not used in the passive. Don't say: I was let to stay or I was let stay. Say: I was allowed to stay.

► allow

allow means the same as let but is slightly more formal. You usually use allow about what a parent, teacher, or someone in authority lets someone do because of the rules they have made:

The school does not allow students to use cell phones in class.

I'm allowed to stay up later on weekends, but on school nights I have to be in bed by ten.

➔ GRAMMAR: Don't say: The teacher didn't allow to talk or The teacher didn't allow to us to talk. Say: The teacher didn't allow us to talk.

► permit (formal)

permit means the same as let. Permit is used especially in official or legal language about rules that allow people to do things:

The company permits people to smoke outside, but not inside the building.

Students are only permitted to use their phones at lunch and after school.

► give someone permission

to allow someone to do something. You use give someone permission when a parent, teacher, or someone in an official position decides to allow you to do something:

The school gave him permission to leave early for a doctor's appointment.

► give your consent (formal)

give consent means the same as give permission but sounds very formal:

Pascual gave his consent, saying that Benito could marry his daughter.

► authorize (formal)

to officially or legally say that someone can do something:

The UN authorized a peacekeeping mission in the country.

► sanction (formal)

to officially allow something or approve of doing it. You usually use sanction when the government or a large organization allows something, especially when some people think it is wrong:

In some states, the law sanctions the use of marijuana for medical reasons.

► condone (formal)

to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong:

I do not think our country should condone torture, even in a war.

单词	let
例句	letlet /let/ verb (past tense and past participle let, present participle letting) ► let to say that someone can do something, or say that something can happen: Please let me help you carry that. The teacher wouldn’t let us go outside. ➔ GRAMMAR: Don't say: I let him to use my phone. Say: I let him use my phone.Let is not used in the passive. Don't say: I was let to stay or I was let stay. Say: I was allowed to stay. ► allow allow means the same as let but is slightly more formal. You usually use allow about what a parent, teacher, or someone in authority lets someone do because of the rules they have made: The school does not allow students to use cell phones in class. I'm allowed to stay up later on weekends, but on school nights I have to be in bed by ten. ➔ GRAMMAR: Don't say: The teacher didn't allow to talk or The teacher didn't allow to us to talk. Say: The teacher didn't allow us to talk. ► permit (formal) permit means the same as let. Permit is used especially in official or legal language about rules that allow people to do things: The company permits people to smoke outside, but not inside the building. Students are only permitted to use their phones at lunch and after school. ► give someone permission to allow someone to do something. You use give someone permission when a parent, teacher, or someone in an official position decides to allow you to do something: The school gave him permission to leave early for a doctor's appointment. ► give your consent (formal) give consent means the same as give permission but sounds very formal: Pascual gave his consent, saying that Benito could marry his daughter. ► authorize (formal) to officially or legally say that someone can do something: The UN authorized a peacekeeping mission in the country. ► sanction (formal) to officially allow something or approve of doing it. You usually use sanction when the government or a large organization allows something, especially when some people think it is wrong: In some states, the law sanctions the use of marijuana for medical reasons. ► condone (formal) to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong: I do not think our country should condone torture, even in a war. ANTONYMS ➔ see refuse1 (3), forbid ➔ see let down at disappoint
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