empower

verb

OPAL W

/ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/

/ɪmˈpaʊər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they empower	/ɪmˈpaʊə(r)/ /ɪmˈpaʊər/
he / she / it empowers	/ɪmˈpaʊəz/ /ɪmˈpaʊərz/
past simple empowered	/ɪmˈpaʊəd/ /ɪmˈpaʊərd/
past participle empowered	/ɪmˈpaʊəd/ /ɪmˈpaʊərd/
-ing form empowering	/ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpaʊərɪŋ/

[often passive] (formal) to give somebody the power or authority to do something授权；给（某人）…的权力 synonym authorize
- be empowered (to do something) The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.法院有权因某些罪行判处罪犯死刑。
empower somebody (to do something) to give somebody more control over their own life or the situation they are in增加（某人的）自主权；使控制局势
- The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.这场运动使女性更能主动掌握自己的命运，对自己充满信心。