authorities

英 [ɔːˈθɒrɪtiz]

美 [əˈθɔrətiz]

n.  权力; 威权; 当权(地位); 权; 职权; 批准; 授权
authority的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 当局;官方;当权者
  The authoritiesare the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:...the Health Education Authority...Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.local authority
• N-UNCOUNT 权力；权限；职权
  Authorityis the right to command and control other people.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 hasauthority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.
  1. 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
  Authorityis official permission to do something.
  1. 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 anauthority ona particular subject knows a lot about it.
  1. 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 youhave it on good authority thatsomething is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  1. the government reduced taxes
  2. the matter was referred to higher authorities
  Synonym:governmentregime

双语例句

• The hand of the military authorities can be seen in the entire electoral process
  整个选举过程中都能看出军方的介入。
• He was transferred to FBI custody in a smooth co-operative effort between Egyptian and US authorities
  在埃及当局和美国当局的共同努力下他被顺利移交美国联邦调查局进行羁押。
• Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.
  荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。
• Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight.
  马吉被释放了，但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。
• Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs
  韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。
• The authorities insist that the discussions must not be linked to any other issue
  当局坚持此次讨论不得涉及其他任何问题。
• The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food
  当局中止了分发食物的尝试。
• The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.
  当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。
• The money is used by local authorities to pay for public services.
  那笔资金被地方当局用来支付公共事业的开支。
• His company settled with the American authorities by paying a$ 200 million fine.
  他的公司和美国当局达成了和解，同意支付2亿美元的罚款。