in AM, use 美国英语用 license
1 N-COUNT 执照; 证书; 许可证 A
licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
执照; 证书; 许可证 -
Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
佩恩一年前因为酒后驾驶而被吊销了执照。
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The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence.
这幅画凭着临时进口许可证被送回了西班牙。
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It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981. [+ to-infinitive]
它于1981年从英格兰银行得到了银行经营执照。
2 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN, NOUN to-infinitive] 放纵;放肆;无法无天 If you say that something gives someone
licence or
a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way.
放纵;放肆;无法无天 [disapproval] -
The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals.
非国大声称宵禁使得警察肆无忌惮地把人们当动物来抓捕。
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'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.
“撤销指控等于是放纵种族主义者去杀人,”吉姆的阿姨说。
4 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 暴利的;一本万利的 If you describe a commercial activity as
a licence to print money, you mean that it allows people to gain a lot of money with little effort or responsibility.
暴利的;一本万利的 [disapproval] -
Running a television company may no longer be a licence to print money, but it is still highly rewarding.
经营电视公司也许不再是一本万利,但利润依然非常丰厚。
5 PHRASE 得到(政府或其他权威机构的)许可(做某事) If someone does something
under licence, they do it by special permission from a government or other authority.
得到(政府或其他权威机构的)许可(做某事) SYN with permission, under a charter, under warrant, under a permit
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | licence Also look up: |
N. | certificate, permit, warrant 1 |
Word Partnership | Use licence with: |
N. | driver's licence, licence fees, hunting licence, liquor licence, marriage licence, pilot's licence, software licence 1 |
VERB. | get/obtain a licence, renew a licence, revoke a licence 1 |
ADJ. | suspended licence, valid licence 1 |
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