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: ► 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: ► 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: ► 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: ► give your consent (formal) give consent means the same as give permission but sounds very formal: ► authorize (formal) to officially or legally say that someone can do something: ► 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: ► condone (formal) to accept or allow behavior that most people think is wrong: ANTONYMS ➔ see refuse1 (3), forbid ➔ see disappoint |
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