authority
noun OPAL W
/ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/əˈθɔːrəti/
(plural authorities)
Idioms 权力;威权;当权(地位) - in a position of authority
当权 - to undermine/challenge somebody's authority
削弱/挑战某人的权威 - authority over somebody/something She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。 - The law states that parents exercise authority over their children.
法律规定父母对他们的孩子行使权力。 - in authority Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
什么也办不了,因为掌权的谁也不认真对待这个问题。 - adult authority figures such as parents and teachers
成年权威人物,例如父母和老师
- Central government has extensive authority over teachers.
中央政府对教师有广泛的管理权。 - He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.
1689 年他开始全面掌握其作为沙皇的权力。 - He refuses to relinquish authority over the design process.
他拒绝交出对设计过程的控制权。 - She had challenged my authority once too often.
她多次挑战我的权力。 - She holds a position of authority in the local church.
她在当地教会担任领导职务。 - The commander-in-chief exercises supreme authority within his zone.
总司令在自己的辖域内行使至高无上的权力。 - The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority.
新来的经理明显感觉到有必要展示一下她的权力。 - These men denied the divine authority of the Church.
这些人否认教会拥有的神权。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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- in authority
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- an air of authority
- a position of authority
- in a position of authority
权;职权 - Some experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.
一些专家认为该机构可能越权了。 - authority to do something The government has the authority to regulate the economy.
政府有权调节经济。 - The Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide whether to fund military action.
宪法授权国会决定是否资助军事行动。 - We have the authority to search this building.
我们有权搜查这座建筑物。
- Only the Board has the authority to approve the budget.
只有董事会有权批准预算。 - Parents have the authority to discipline their children.
父母有权管教孩子。 - The clause limits the directors' authority to allot shares.
该条款限制了董事分配股份的权力。
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- a position of authority
- Some experts think the agency may have exceeded its authority.
批准;授权 - without authority He took the car without authority.
他未经许可就把车开走了。 - without somebody's authority It was done without the principal's authority.
做这件事未经校长批准。 - under the authority of somebody/something We acted under the authority of the UN.
我们是经联合国授权行动的。
- The government was accused of selling the land without formal authority.
政府被指控没有得到正式批文就卖了这块地。 - You will need the written authority of the registered owner.
你需要注册所有人的书面授权。 - The minister must answer to Parliament for anything his officials have done under his authority.
部长必须向国会解释他手下官员经他授权的一切所作所为。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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- an air of authority
- a position of authority
- without authority He took the car without authority.
当局;官方;当权者 - I have to report this to the authorities.
我得向官方报告此事。 - The health authorities are investigating the problem.
卫生当局正在调查这个问题。 - planning/police/immigration authorities
规划/警察/移民当局 - Aviation authorities say traffic will grow 20 per cent a year.
航空当局表示,客流量将以每年20%的速度增长。 - German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.
德国当局逮捕了电脑病毒的始作俑者。
Topics Law and justiceb2- He had permission from the proper authorities.
他得到了正当机构的许可。 - The government is urging education authorities to spend less money.
政府正在敦促教育部门减少开支。 - The local authority has not granted planning permission.
地方当局还没有批准规划。 - The system notifies the authorities when a security breach occurs.
破坏安全的行为发生时,该系统就会通知当局。 - the right of law enforcement authorities to take and retain photographs
执法部门拍摄和保留照片的权利
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
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- alert
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- agree something
- claim something
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- I have to report this to the authorities.
权威;威信;影响力 - with authority He spoke with authority on the topic.
他就这个课题发表权威意见。 - authority to do something the moral authority to run the country
管理国家的道德权威 - She bore an air of authority.
她带着一种权威的神情。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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- an air of authority
- a position of authority
- with authority He spoke with authority on the topic.
- [countable] authority (on something) a person with special knowledge
synonym specialist专家;学术权威;泰斗 - She's an authority on criminal law.
她是刑法专家。
- Copernicus justified his innovation by citing respected authorities.
哥白尼通过援引受人尊敬的权威的话来证明自己的新观点是正确的。 - He has come to be something of a leading authority on the subject.
在这个问题上,他已成为某种程度上的权威。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- foremost
- leading
- respected
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- cite
- invoke
- authority on
- She's an authority on criminal law.
power权力
permission准许
organization组织机构
knowledge知识
expert专家
词源Middle English: from Old French autorite, from Latin auctoritas, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’.
Idioms
have something on good authority
- to be able to believe something because you trust the person who gave you the information
有可靠的根据 - I have it on good authority that he is going to be promoted.
我有充分的理由相信他会被提升。
- I have it on good authority that he is going to be promoted.