empowered

英 [ɪmˈpaʊəd]

美 [ɪmˈpaʊərd]

v.  授权; 给(某人)…的权力; 增加(某人的)自主权; 使控制局势
empower的过去分词和过去式

过去式：empowered　过去分词：empowered　

COCA.26741

柯林斯词典

• VERB 授权；给予…权力
  If someoneis empowered todo something, they have the authority or power to do it.
  1. The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis...
     军队得到授权,在行动中可以开枪射杀。
  2. His position does not empower him to cite our views without consultation.
     他的地位并没有给予他不经许可就引用我们观点的权力。
• VERB 给予…力量；使有能力(实现…)
  Toempowersomeone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful.
  1. Empowering the underprivileged lies in assuring them that education holds the real source of power...
     帮助贫困人民就要让他们相信教育是真正的力量源泉。
  2. What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well.
     我现在努力做的就是帮助人们，引他们过上好日子。

英英释义

adj

• invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter
  Synonym:scepteredsceptred

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