C2 体谅，谅解;虑及
To make allowances for someone is to think about their characteristics and not judge them too severely.
You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently. 你应该体谅他——他最近一直病得不轻。
"This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven." “这件作品很拙劣。”“不错，但是你不应该忘了，她才只有７岁啊。”
Some reviewers did make allowances for the playwright's youth.
Even making allowances for the public's changing tastes, these paintings seem extremely dreary.
As an outsider, I hope you will make allowances for my ignorance!
See also: allowance (ACCEPTING)