license

verb

/ˈlaɪsns/

(also British English, less frequent licence)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they license	/ˈlaɪsns/ /ˈlaɪsns/
he / she / it licenses	/ˈlaɪsnsɪz/ /ˈlaɪsnsɪz/
past simple licensed	/ˈlaɪsnst/ /ˈlaɪsnst/
past participle licensed	/ˈlaɪsnst/ /ˈlaɪsnst/
-ing form licensing	/ˈlaɪsnsɪŋ/ /ˈlaɪsnsɪŋ/

noun

/ˈlaɪsns/

(North American English)

(British English licence)

Idioms

[countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something批准；许可
- Applicants must hold a valid driver's license.申请者必须持有有效的驾照。
- to get/obtain/have a license获得执照
- to grant/issue a license颁发执照
- James lost his license for six months (= had his license taken away by the police as a punishment).詹姆斯被吊销执照6个月。
- Her license was revoked by the court.她的执照被法院吊销了。
- license for something a license for the software软件许可证
- license to do something You need a license to fish in this river.在这条河里捕鱼需要许可证。
- without a license He was caught driving a car without a license.他无证开车被抓。
- Is there a license fee?有执照费吗？
- a license holder (= a person who has been given a license)许可证持有人
- a license agreement许可协议
see also driver’s license
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- accelerate
- brake
- car
- commute
- driving
- licence
- motorist
- road
- road tax
- traffic
[uncountable, singular] license (to do something) (formal) freedom to do or say whatever you want, often something bad or unacceptable放肆；放纵
- Lack of punishment seems to give youngsters license to break the law.缺乏惩罚似乎给了青少年违法的许可。
[uncountable] (formal) freedom to behave in a way that is not considered sexually moral放荡；纵欲；淫乱

词源late Middle English: from licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise.

Idioms

artistic/poetic license

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 license to print money

(disapproving) 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 license

(of a product产品) made with the permission of a company or an organization批准；许可
- They are Italian trains, but they will be built in Britain under license.它们是意大利火车，但它们将在英国制造，有许可证。
- The beer is brewed under license in the UK.这种啤酒是在英国特许下酿造的。