allowances

1. [C]津贴,补助; 零用钱 sth, especially money, provided regularly or for a special purpose

• deserve a government allowance享受政府津贴
• draw an allowance领取津贴

• cost-of-living allowance生活津贴
• extra allowance额外津贴
• daily allowance每日的零用钱
• fix allowance固定津贴
• handsome allowance一笔可观的津贴
• monthly allowance每月的零用钱
• regular allowance固定津贴
• retiring allowance退休金
• traffic allowance交通费
• weekly allowance每周的零用钱

• clothing allowance服装津贴
• education allowance教育津贴
• housing allowance住房津贴
• meal allowance伙食津贴
• travel allowance旅游津贴
• sick time allowance患病期间的补助
• specific duty allowance特别勤务津贴
• entertainment allowance交际费
• overtime allowance加班津贴

• with an allowance有津贴

• allowance for board and lodging膳宿津贴
• allowance from the government政府津贴

make allowances for体谅；考虑到

1. I didn't receive any allowance from my father.
   我没有收到父亲给的零用钱。
2. I have to work to earn my allowance.
   我非得工作挣零用钱。
3. She receives a monthly allowance of $500.
   她每月收到500美元的津贴。
4. Your baggage allowance is 75 pounds.
   你行李的重量限额是七十五英镑。
5. Please don't come in without my allowance.
   没有我的允许,请不要进来。
6. The dealer gave us an allowance on our old car.
   车商给我们的旧车打了折扣
7. She failed one of the exam papers, but we ought to make allowance for the fact that she was ill.
   她有一门不及格，但我们必须考虑到她当时有病。