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authority
[英] [ɔ:ˈθɔriti] [美] [əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr-] 生词本

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1. N-PLURAL 当局;官方;当权者 The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed. 

  • This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections...

    这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。

  • The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates.

    监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。

2. N-COUNT See also: local authority; 行政管理机构 An authority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions. 

  • ...the Health Education Authority...

    卫生教育局

  • Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.

    任何改建都要取得当地规划机构的批准。

3. N-UNCOUNT 权力；权限；职权 Authority is the right to command and control other people. 

  • Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas...

    各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。

  • The judge had no authority to order a second trial.

    法官无权进行二次审判。

4. N-UNCOUNT 威信 If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say. 

  • He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.

    他天生缺乏威信，根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。

5. N-UNCOUNT （官方的正式）许可 Authority is official permission to do something. 

  • The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors.

    监狱长拒绝释放他，说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。

6. N-COUNT （某一方面的）权威人士，专家 Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it. 

  • He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.

    他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。

7. PHRASE 有可靠的消息来源 If you say you have it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it. 

  • I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.

    我有来自权威人士的说法，这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。

Noun

1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

  • "he has the authority to issue warrants"
  • "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"

2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;

  • "the authorities have issued a curfew"

3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive;

  • "he is an authority on corporate law"

4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;

  • "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"
  • "after that failure he lost his confidence"
  • "she spoke with authority"

5. an administrative unit of government;

  • "the Central Intelligence Agency"
  • "the Census Bureau"
  • "Office of Management and Budget"
  • "Tennessee Valley Authority"

6. official permission or approval;

  • "authority for the program was renewed several times"

7. an authoritative written work;

  • "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"

法律

  • 1.委托的权限
  • 2.授权

计算机

  • 1.权限，特许[权]，授权；【信】当局
1. A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.
一本好词典是词义的权威。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A judge is clothed with the authority of the state.
法官享有国家赋予的权力。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.
警察有权逮捕犯法的人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. As soon as those in authority give us the okay, we can go ahead with the project.
只要负责人一签字认可，我们就能继续进行这项工程。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Central authority has been progressively weakened since the outbreak of the civil war.
内战爆发后，中央权威已经逐渐被削弱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Exertion of authority over others is not always wise.
以权压人并不总是明智的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. He always regards himself as an authority on arts.
他一向以艺术权威自居。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8. He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.
1689年他全面掌权做了沙皇。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. He boasts that he is an authority.
他夸口说自己是权威。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. He has the authority for handling this matter.
他有权力处理这件事。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. He has the authority to act for the commissar.
他有权代表政委。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. He interposed his authority.
他利用职权干涉。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13. He is out of question the greatest authority on this subject now living.
他无疑是现今活在世上的有关该学科的最高权威。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.
国际上承认他是这方面的一个权威。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. He likes to exert his authority.
他喜欢行使自己的权力。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. His argument does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority.
他的论点不是依靠推理或者实验，而是靠权威。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. His sincerity added much more authority to the story.
他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. I acknowledged him as an authority.
我视他为专家。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful , worthwhile programs.
我感到震惊的是一个所谓的权威竟然能够苛刻地批评成千上万成功而有价值的节目。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. I am no stickler for authority.
我决非拘泥于权威的人。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》