Question

allow sb.to do sth.和allow doing sth.有什么不同

Answer 1

allow doing. sth. 允许做某事。如：

We don’t allow eating in the classrooms. (我们)不允许在教室吃饭。
注：有时用于被动语态。如：
Smoking is not allowed here. 此处不准吸烟。
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事。如：
My parents don’t allow me to go out at night. 我父母不允许我晚上出去。
Her boss doesn’t allow her to use the telephone. 她的老板不允许她使用电话。
注：有时用于被动语态。如：
Passengers are not allowed to smoke. 乘客不准吸烟。