Empower, pronounced /ɪmpa͟ʊə(r)/, is a verb with two main meanings: to grant someone the power or authority to do something, or to enable someone to be stronger or more successful.
[VERB 动词]授权;给予…权力 If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it.
[be V-ed to-inf]
[V n to-inf]
[Also V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V n]
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。
Oxford
em·power/ɪmˈpaʊə(r); NAmEɪmˈpaʊər/verb[often passive ]1empowersb (to do sth) ( formal) to give sb the power or authority to do sth 授权;给(某人)…的权力SYN
authorize
◆The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.法院有权因某些罪行判处罪犯死刑。2empowersb (to do sth) to give sb more control over their own life or the situation they are in 增加(某人的)自主权;使控制局势◆The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.这场运动使女性更能主动掌握自己的命运,对自己充满信心。▶em·power·ment/; NAmE/noun[uncountable ]◆the empowerment of the inspanidual让个人掌握自己的命运empowerempowersempoweredempoweringem·power/ɪmˈpaʊə(r); NAmEɪmˈpaʊər/em·power·ment/; NAmE/
1to give someone more control over their own life or situation: The Voting Rights Act was needed to empower minority groups.2formal to give a person or organization the legal right to do somethingbe empowered to do something The president is empowered to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.—empowerment noun [uncountable]
WDF
empower
[ɪmˈpaʊə(r)]empowered, empowering, empowers
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empowered[813] empowering[419]
授权(86%),使能够(14%)
vt.授权,允许;使能够
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