allow for

动词 allow for:

1. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
   同义词：leave, allow, provide

1. You must allow for five per cent wastage in transit.
   在运输中要允许有百分之五的损耗量。
2. We must allow for the train being late.
   我们必须想到火车会晚点的。
3. It's best to allow for shrinkage when buying cotton clothes.
   买棉布衣服时最好考虑到它们的缩水率。
4. In work with this cloth, be sure to allow for shrinking.
   用这种布缝衣，务必考虑到洗後会缩水。
5. In calculating profit, retailers must allow for breakage and spoilage.
   计算利润时，零售商们必须考虑到破碎和损坏情况