permit CET4 TEM4 ( permitting, permitted, permits )

动词读作pəˈmɪt。名词读作ˈpɜːmɪt。

• 1. 

  V-T If someone permits something, they allow it to happen. If they permit you to do something, they allow you to do it. 允许 [正式]

  例：

  He can let the court's decision stand and permit the execution.

  他能让法院的判决成立，并允许处决。

  例：

  The guards permitted me to bring my camera and tape recorder.

  守卫允许我带上相机和录音机。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A permit is an official document which says that you may do something. For example, you usually need a permit to work in a foreign country. 许可证

  例：

  He has to apply for a permit, and we have to find him a job.

  他必须申请一个许可证，而我们必须给他找一份工作。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If a situation permits something, it makes it possible for that thing to exist, happen, or be done or it provides the opportunity for it. 使成为可能; 成为可能 [正式]

  例：

  Try to go out for a walk at lunchtime, if the weather permits.

  如果天气条件允许，午饭时尽量出去散散步。

  例：

  This method of cooking also permits heat to penetrate evenly from both sides.

  这种烹调方法还能使两面均匀受热。