Nghĩa là gì:
allowed
allow /ə'lau/- ngoại động từ
- cho phép để cho
- allow me to help you: cho phép tôi được giúp anh một tay
- smoking is not allowed here: không được hút thuốc lá ở đây
- to allow oneself: tự cho phép mình
- I'll not allow you to be ill-treated: tôi sẽ không để cho anh bị ngược đãi đâu
- thừa nhận, công nhận, chấp nhận
- to allow something to be true: công nhận cái gì là đúng sự thật
- I allow that I am wrong: tôi nhận là tôi sai
- to allow a request: chấp đơn
- cho, cấp cho, trợ cấp, cấp phát
- to be allowed 300đ a year: mỗi năm được trợ cấp 300đ
- (thương nghiệp); (tài chính) trừ bớt; thêm
- to allow 5 per cent for breakage: trừ 5 rò (tài chính) nủm nạnh 8; thêm 5 rò (tài chính) nủm nạnh 8
- nội động từ
- (+ for) kể đến, tính đến; chiếu cố đến, chú ý đến
- allow to for the delays coused by bad weather: tính đến sự chậm trễ do thời tiết xấu gây ra
- after allowing for...: sau khi đã tính đến...
- (+ of) cho phép; chịu được, dung thứ được, chấp nhận
- the question allows of no dispute: vấn đề không cho phép bàn cãi gì cả
- I can't allow of this noise going on: tôi không thể chịu được cái tiếng ầm ỹ ấy cứ kéo dài mãi
owed Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary
seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.
look like the cat that swallowed the canary
look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?
something borrowed, something blue
two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!
throwed off
person who doesn't have good sense, crazy person
endowed with
born with 赋有
Jane is endowed with many talents.简多才多艺。
He was endowed with the spirit of selfsacrifice.他富有自我牺牲精神。
She is endowed with beauty and intelligence.她天生美丽聪明。
engage for guarantee;promise 保证;允诺
I can engage for nothing but his honesty.我只能对他的诚实担保。
That's all I can engage for.我所能担保的仅此而已。
Your demand is more than I can engage for.你的要求我无法答应。
live on borrowed time
Idiom(s): live on borrowed time
Theme: DOOM
to live longer than circumstances warrant.
• John has a terminal disease, and he's living on borrowed time.
• This project is living on borrowed time. It is overdue for completion.
bloody but unbowed
Idiom(s): bloody but unbowed
Theme: DETERMINATION
[one's head] showing signs of a struggle, but not bowed in defeat. (Fixed order.)
• Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed.
• We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last.
Avowed intent
If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.
be snowed under
to be very busy: "We're snowed under at work."
live on borrowed time|borrowed time|live|time
v. phr. To live or last longer than was expected. Ever since his operation, Harvey felt he was living on borrowed time. Mr. Brown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months.
on borrowed time, live
on borrowed time, live
Outlive reasonable expectations, as in Our twenty-year-old car is living on borrowed time, or The vet said our dog is living on borrowed time. This expression alludes to time borrowed from death. [Late 1800s]
An owed idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with owed, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ owed