empower

[英] [emˈpaʊə] [美] [ɛmˈpaʊɚ] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

1. VERB 授权;给予…权力 If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. 
  • The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis...

    军队得到授权,在行动中可以开枪射杀。

  • His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.

    他的地位并没有给予他不经许可就引用我们观点的权力。

2. VERB 给予…力量;使有能力(实现…) To empower someone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful. 
  • Empowering the underprivileged lies in assuring them that education holds the real source of power...

    帮助贫困人民就要让他们相信教育是真正的力量源泉。

  • What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well.

    我现在努力做的就是帮助人们,引他们过上好日子。

Verb

1. give or delegate power or authority to;

  • "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

2. give qualities or abilities to

生态学

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  • 1.能值功率
  • 2.单位时间内的能值流量。