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an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something 许可证；执照 Applicants must hold a valid driving licence. 申请者必须持有有效的驾驶执照。 to get/obtain/have a licence 获得执照 to grant/issue a licence 颁发执照 James lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police as a punishment). 詹姆斯的执照被警方扣了六个月。 Her licence was revoked by the court. 她的执照被法院吊销了。 - licence for something
a licence for the software 软件许可证 - licence to do something
You need a licence to fish in this river. 你在这条河里钓鱼要有许可证。 - without a licence
He was caught driving a car without a licence. 他无证驾驶汽车被抓。 Is there a licence fee? 要交许可证费吗？ a licence holder (= a person who has been given a licence) 许可证持有人 a licence agreement 特许协议
Extra ExamplesHe's had his licence taken away. 他被没收了执照。 She gained her private pilot's licence. 她获得了私人飞行员执照。 The CD-ROM comes with a single-user licence. 那张只读光盘只供单个用户使用。 The bar was refused a music licence. 这家酒吧被拒绝授予音乐使用许可证。 The company has won the licence to run trains from the south coast to London. 这家公司获得了从南海岸到伦敦的火车运营许可证。 The government is currently granting no operating licences to foreign companies. 政府目前不向外国公司颁发经营许可证。 The licence expires at the end of the year. 这个执照年底到期。 The weapons were exported under a special export licence. 这些武器是经过特别许可才获得出口的。 You have to have a licence to sell beer. 持有许可证才能出售啤酒。 a licence for software manufacture 软件生产许可证 a licence from the Performing Rights Society 表演权协会授予的许可证 He did not have a gun licence. 他没有持枪执照。 The premises did not have an entertainment licence. 该场所没有娱乐许可证。 Who holds the licence for these premises? 谁持有这些场所的许可证？ Your local authority should be able to issue you with a licence. 你的地方当局应该可以给你发执照。 a liquor licence 酒类专卖证
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- valid
- full
- special
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- have
- hold
- buy
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- expire
- run out
- fee
- holder
- number
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- in a/the licence
- under a/the licence
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- the holder of a licence
- [uncountable, singular] licence (to do something) (formal)
freedom to do or say whatever you want, often something bad or unacceptable 放肆；放纵 - [uncountable] (formal)
freedom to behave in a way that is not considered sexually moral 放荡；纵欲；淫乱
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, sexually immoral behaviour’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.
Idioms
artistic/poetic licence
the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 艺术上自由发挥的权利；诗的破格
a licence to print money
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used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort 不费劲挣大钱；一本万利；摇钱树
under licence
(of a product 产品 made with the permission of a company or an organization 获得生产许可 They are Italian trains, but they will be built in Britain under licence. 这些是意大利的火车，但获得许可将在英国制造。 The beer is brewed under licence in the UK. 在英国酿造啤酒需要有许可证。