• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 同义词
  • 词组
  • 四级真题
  • 六级真题
  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英汉词典释义
  • 英英词典释义
  • 行业词典释义
例句
同义词
词组
  • have something on good authority
    have ascertained something from a reliable source (据可靠来源)确认
英语四级真题
    The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.
    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
    Why did the Federal Aviation Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow
    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
英语六级真题
    Talk with the local authorities
    出自-2014年6月听力原文
    The second rule is don't raise the stakes by challenging her authority.
    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
    The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tenerife.
    出自-2010年6月听力原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • N-PLURAL
    当局;官方;当权者
    The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
    例句
    This provided a pretext for the authorities to cancel the elections... 这给当局取消此次选举提供了借口。 The prison authorities have been criticised for not moving more quickly to end the protest by inmates. 监狱当局因没有尽快采取行动制止犯人抗议而受到批评。
  • N-COUNT
    行政管理机构
    An authority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions.
    例句
    ...the Health Education Authority... 卫生教育局 Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority. 任何改建都要取得当地规划机构的批准。
  • N-UNCOUNT
    权力;权限;职权
    Authority is the right to command and control other people.
    例句
    Local police chiefs should re-emerge as figures of authority and reassurance in their areas... 各地警察局局长应当重树其维护辖区安定的执法者形象。 The judge had no authority to order a second trial. 法官无权进行二次审判。
  • N-UNCOUNT
    威信
    If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.
    例句
    He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others. 他天生缺乏威信,根本没有能力把他的意志强加于人。
  • N-UNCOUNT
    (官方的正式)许可
    Authority is official permission to do something.
    例句
    The prison governor has refused to let him go, saying he must first be given authority from his own superiors. 监狱长拒绝释放他,说他首先必须得到上级官员的许可。
  • N-COUNT
    (某一方面的)权威人士,专家
    Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it.
    例句
    He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs. 他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
  • PHRASE
    有可靠的消息来源
    If you say you have it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.
    例句
    I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer. 我有来自权威人士的说法,这种光不可能引起皮肤癌。
英汉词典释义
  • n.
    权力, 职权
    A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers. 警察有权逮捕犯法的人。 He has the authority for handling this matter. 他有权力处理这件事。
    官方, 当局
    The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river. 该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
    权威, 专家
    A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words. 一本好词典是词义的权威。
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. the power or right to give orders or make decisions;
    "he has the authority to issue warrants""deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
    2. (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others;
    "the authorities have issued a curfew"
    3. an expert whose views are taken as definitive;
    "he is an authority on corporate law"
    4. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
    "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular""after that failure he lost his confidence""she spoke with authority"
    5. an administrative unit of government;
    "the Central Intelligence Agency""the Census Bureau""Office of Management and Budget""Tennessee Valley Authority"
    6. official permission or approval;
    "authority for the program was renewed several times"
    7. an authoritative written work;
    "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
行业词典
  • 法律: 委托的权限;授权;