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authorize v.批准 Authorities are people with power, and to authorize is to use or grant some of that power to another. A visa authorizes you to visit a specific country. A search warrant authorizes the police to search a house. A doctor's note authorizes someone to miss work or school. Also, authorizing can be a form of delegating powers or responsibilities. The president of a company could authorize a worker to make a particular decision. Authorizing officially allows something to happen. ★★☆☆☆ 2010.2

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['ɔ:θəraiz] To authorize is to give official approval or clearance for something. Authorizing can also delegate power to someone. Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago. in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 authorise1[VERB 动词]批准；准许；认可 If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.   [V n]  [V n to-inf]It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that...他绝对有权批准那样的一次警方突袭行动。We are willing to authorize the president to use force if necessary.我们愿意授权总统在必要的时候使用武力。authorizationThe United Nations will approve his request for authorization to use military force to deliver aid.联合国将批准他动用军队运送救援物资的请求。

英语单词	authorize
英美音标	['ɔ:θəraiz]
中文释义	v.批准
vocab简明	To authorize is to give official approval or clearance for something. Authorizing can also delegate power to someone.
vocab扩展	Authorities are people with power, and to authorize is to use or grant some of that power to another. A visa authorizes you to visit a specific country. A search warrant authorizes the police to search a house. A doctor's note authorizes someone to miss work or school. Also, authorizing can be a form of delegating powers or responsibilities. The president of a company could authorize a worker to make a particular decision. Authorizing officially allows something to happen.
真题原句	Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 authorise 1 [VERB 动词]批准；准许；认可 If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen. [V n] [V n to-inf] It would certainly be within his power to authorize a police raid like that... 他绝对有权批准那样的一次警方突袭行动。 We are willing to authorize the president to use force if necessary. 我们愿意授权总统在必要的时候使用武力。 authorization The United Nations will approve his request for authorization to use military force to deliver aid. 联合国将批准他动用军队运送救援物资的请求。
来源	2010.2

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