in AM, use 美国英语用 license
1 N-COUNT 执照; 证书; 许可证 A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something. 执照; 证书; 许可证
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Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
佩恩一年前因为酒后驾驶而被吊销了执照。
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The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence.
这幅画凭着临时进口许可证被送回了西班牙。
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It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981. [+ to-infinitive]
它于1981年从英格兰银行得到了银行经营执照。
SYN certificate, document, permit, charter
2 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN, NOUN to-infinitive] 放纵；放肆；无法无天 If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way. 放纵；放肆；无法无天 [disapproval]
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The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals.
非国大声称宵禁使得警察肆无忌惮地把人们当动物来抓捕。
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'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.
“撤销指控等于是放纵种族主义者去杀人，”吉姆的阿姨说。
SYN permission, the right, authority, leave
3 See also: poetic licence
4 PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE] 暴利的；一本万利的 If you describe a commercial activity as a licence to print money, you mean that it allows people to gain a lot of money with little effort or responsibility. 暴利的；一本万利的 [disapproval]
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Running a television company may no longer be a licence to print money, but it is still highly rewarding.
经营电视公司也许不再是一本万利，但利润依然非常丰厚。
5 PHRASE 得到（政府或其他权威机构的）许可（做某事） If someone does something under licence, they do it by special permission from a government or other authority. 得到（政府或其他权威机构的）许可（做某事）
SYN with permission, under a charter, under warrant, under a permit
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| Thesaurus | licence Also look up: |
| N. | certificate, permit, warrant 1 |
| Word Partnership | Use licence with: |
| N. | driver's licence, licence fees, hunting licence, liquor licence, marriage licence, pilot's licence, software licence 1 |
| VERB. | get/obtain a licence, renew a licence, revoke a licence 1 |
| ADJ. | suspended licence, valid licence 1 |
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