au·thor·ize
verb/ˈɔːθəraɪz/
/ˈɔːθəraɪz/
(British English also authorise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they authorize | /ˈɔːθəraɪz/ /ˈɔːθəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it authorizes | /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪz/ /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple authorized | /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/ /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/ |
| past participle authorized | /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/ /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form authorizing | /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɔːθəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- to give official permission for something, or for somebody to do something
批准；授权 - authorize something I can authorize payments up to £5 000.
我有权批准的付款限额为 5 000 英镑。 - authorize somebody to do something I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
我已授权他在我外出时代理我的职务。 - The soldiers were authorized to shoot at will.
士兵得到允许可以随意开枪。
Extra Examples- Taxes must be authorized by an Act of Parliament.
税收必须由议会法案授权。 - The manager had expressly authorized the goods to be removed.
经理已明确授权将货物移走。 - She tried to break into a security file for which she was not authorized.
她试图闯入未经授权的安全文件。 - The Queen authorized her press secretary to demand an apology.
女王授权她的新闻秘书要求道歉。 - The police were authorized to record his phone conversations.
警方被授权记录他的电话谈话。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAuthorize is used with these nouns as the subject:- congress
- law
- president
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French autoriser, from medieval Latin auctorizare, from auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’. - authorize something I can authorize payments up to £5 000.