masc. proper name, variant of Alan (q.v.). In reference to wrench, key, screw, etc. with hexagonal socket or head, 1913, from the Allen Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
权威例句
1. Mrs Allen's style of cooking owes much to her mother-in-law.
艾伦太太的烹饪风格很大程度上承传于她的婆婆。
2. It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion.
是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
3. Allen, don't you dare go anywhere else, you hear?
艾伦,其他地方哪儿都不准去,听到了吗?
4. Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them.
艾伦退缩了,说他无意冒犯他们。
5. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.--James Allen