/pəˈmɪt ||; pɚˈmɪt/verb (
permitting;permitted)
1 [T] (formal 正式) to allow sb to do sth or to allow sth to happen 允许；准许: You are not permitted to smoke in the hospital. 医院内不准吸烟。His visa does not permit him to work. 他的签证不允许他工作。 ☞Look at the note at allow. 参看allow的注释。
2 [I,T] to make sth possible 使有可能: Let's have a barbecue at the weekend, weather permitting. 如果天气好的话，周末一起去烧烤吧。