to permit · to allow

yǔn xǔ

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Will you permit me to go there?

您允许我去吗？

Tom asked for Mary's permission to leave early.

汤姆请玛丽允许他早走。

I do not allow sleeping in class.

我不允许有人在课上睡觉。

Weather permitting, we will leave in an hour.

如果天气允许的话，我们1小时后出发。

Gay marriage is permitted in less than 20% of countries.

世界上允许同性婚姻的国家不超过20%。

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