单词 | make allowances for |
释义 | make allowances forC2 To makeallowancesfor someone is tothinkabouttheircharacteristicsand notjudgethem tooseverely: You should makeallowancesfor him - he's beenquiteillrecently. "This is apoorpieceofwork." "Yes, but you should makeallowancesfor thefactthat she's only seven." Somereviewersdid makeallowancesfor the playwright'syouth. Even makingallowancesfor the public'schangingtastes, thesepaintingsseemextremelydreary. As anoutsider, Ihopeyou will makeallowancesfor myignorance! See also allowance(ACCEPTING) make allowances for something| American Dictionarymake allowances forsomethingtoacceptthat aparticularfactwillchangeasituation: Wetryto makeallowancesforourstudents’ differentbackgrounds. |
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