authorize
verb(British English also authorise)
to give official permission for something, or for somebody to do something 批准;授权 - authorize something
I can authorize payments up to £5 000. 我有权批准的付款限额为 5 000 英镑。 - authorize somebody to do something
I have authorized him to act for me while I am away. 我已授权他在我外出时代理我的职务。 The soldiers were authorized to shoot at will. 士兵得到允许可以随意开枪。
Extra ExamplesTaxes must be authorized by an Act of Parliament. 税收必须由议会法案授权。 The manager had expressly authorized the goods to be removed. 经理明确授权将货物运走。 She tried to break into a security file for which she was not authorized. 她试图闯入一份未经授权的安全文件。 The Queen authorized her press secretary to demand an apology. 女王授权她的新闻秘书要求道歉。 The police were authorized to record his phone conversations. 警方被授权记录他的电话谈话。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAuthorize is used with these nouns as the subject:- congress
- law
- president
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French autoriser, from medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.- authorize something