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| /ˈlaɪsns/ |
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| 1 | C an official document that gives someone permission to do or use something 许可证；执照 |
| Have you got your driving licence yet? 你拿到驾驶执照了吗？ |
| He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. 他被指控无证持有猎枪。 |
| lose your licence (=be no longer allowed to do something) Anyone caught driving dangerously will automatically lose their licence. 被吊销执照 |
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| 2 | U freedom to say or do what you want （言论或行动的）自由，不受拘束 |
| The designers were allowed great licence to let their imaginations run. 设计师们享有极大的自由以充分发挥他们的想象力。 |
| Being angry doesn’ t give you licence to treat others so rudely. 你无权因为生气而对别人如此粗鲁。 |
| | 2a | freedom in art or literature to do things that are not traditional , real , or accurate in order to create impressive effects （艺术或文学上的）奔放，破格，打破常规 | | poetic licence 诗的破格 | |
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| - | a licence to do sth informal
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| permission to do something that is wrong or illegal |
| 对做坏事（或非法之事）的放纵 |
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| Police have described this latest legislation as a licence to steal. 警方把这一最新立法称为对偷窃行为的放纵。 |
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| - | a licence to print money informal
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| a way of making a very large amount of money easily |
| 轻松赚取大笔金钱的方法 |
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| - | under licence
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| if a product is made or sold under licence , it is made or sold with the permission of the company that usually makes it |
| （产品的生产或销售）获得许可 |
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