Allowance for contraction
[机] 收缩裕度
🧩 词语组成解析
allowance
[ə'laʊəns]
n. 津贴，补贴，零用钱;限额;折扣;默许，默认;
vt. 给（某人）零用钱或津贴;按定量供给;
allow允许 + ance 表名词，状态、情况 → n. 津贴,补贴,零用钱
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
contraction
[kən'trækʃən]
n. 收缩，缩减;[语]缩略，略体，缩写;（开支等）缩减;（分娩时）子宫收缩;
🗣️ 情景例句
Well, that was delicious! Thanks very much indeed. I know that you are a really good cook.
阿，这顿饭真是太可口了，非常感谢。我知道你是一个非常出色的厨师。
Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds.
猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。
It was upon this principle that the first instruments were made,
据这一原理，制造出了最初的地震仪器，