authority
- n.权威;当局;权力;批准;授权;权;专家;职权;当权(地位);威权
复数： authorities
author n.作者 + -ity …状态,性质
authoritynoun
权力 power
权力；威权；当权（地位）
the power to give orders to people
in a position of authority
当权
She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.
她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。
Nothing will be done because no one in authority (= who has a position of power) takes the matter seriously.
什么也办不了，因为掌权的谁也不认真对待这个问题。
权；职权
the power or right to do sth
Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.
只有经理才有权签支票。
准许 permission
批准；授权
official permission to do sth
It was done without the principal's authority.
做这件事未经校长批准。
We acted under the authority of the UN.
我们是经联合国授权行动的。
组织机构 organization
当局；官方；当权者
the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region
The health authorities are investigating the problem.
卫生当局正在调查这个问题。
I have to report this to the authorities.
我得向官方报告此事。
知识 knowledge
权威；威信；影响力
the power to influence people because they respect your knowledge or official position
He spoke with authority on the topic.
他就这个课题发表权威意见。
专家 expert
专家；学术权威；泰斗
a person with special knowledge
She's an authority on criminal law.
她是刑法专家。
to be able to believe sth because you trust the person who gave you the information
authority
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N-PLURAL 当局;官方;当权者
The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.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。
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N-COUNT 行政管理机构
An authority is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions....the Health Education Authority...
卫生教育局
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N-UNCOUNT 权力；权限；职权
Authority is the right to command and control other people.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。
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N-UNCOUNT 威信
If someone has authority, they have a quality which makes other people take notice of what they say.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。
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N-UNCOUNT （官方的正式）许可
Authority is official permission to do something.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。
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N-COUNT （某一方面的）权威人士，专家
Someone who is an authority on a particular subject knows a lot about it.He's universally recognized as an authority on Russian affairs.
他是公认的俄罗斯事务专家。
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PHRASE 有可靠的消息来源
If you say you have it on good authority that something is true, you mean that you believe it is true because you trust the person who told you about it.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。
noun
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- official permission or approval
- authority for the program was renewed several times
- Synonym: authorization authorisation sanction
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- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- he has the authority to issue warrants
- deputies are given authorization to make arrests
- a place of potency in the state
- Synonym: authorization authorisation potency dominance say-so
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- freedom from doubt;belief in yourself and your abilities
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
- Synonym: assurance self-assurance confidence self-confidence sureness
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- an authoritative written work
- this book is the final authority on the life of Milton
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- an administrative unit of government
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Synonym: agency federal agency government agency bureau office
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- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- he is an authority on corporate law
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- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- the authorities have issued a curfew
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It was a direct challenge to the president 's authority .
这是对主席权威的直接质疑。
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She does not like anyone challenging her authority .
她不喜欢任何人挑战她的权威。
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It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect .
应该由管理部门落实这些措施。
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The article brought her into conflict with the authorities .
这篇文章使她与当局造成冲突。
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Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously .
什么也办不了，因为掌权的谁也不认真对待这个问题。
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It was done without the principal 's authority .
做这件事未经校长批准。
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She 's an authority on criminal law .
她是刑法专家。
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He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan .
他利用他的所有权力让他们接受这个计划。
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She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses .
她现在管辖着过去是她上司的那些人。
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The authorities used quiet persuasion instead of the big stick .
当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。
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The health authorities are investigating the problem .
卫生当局正在调查这个问题。
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It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority .
经过表决决定把这件事提交给上级主管部门。
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I have to report this to the authorities .
我得向官方报告此事。
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Her speech carried the ring of authority .
她的讲话带着权威的口吻。
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He had an air of quiet authority .
他神态威严凝重。
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I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning .
我决心一开始就维护我的权威。
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Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority .
许多原本分散的团体现在正在单一的权威领导下运作。
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The article points an accusing finger at the authorities .
那篇文章谴责了当局。
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The case was referred to a competent authority .
事情已交给有关当局处理。
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For years he had fought a running battle with the authorities over the land .
多年来，他为了那片土地，同当局进行了不懈的斗争。
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All his work bears the stamp of authority .
他的一切工作都具有权威性。
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The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties .
主管部门未履行自己的法定职责。
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He spoke with authority on the topic .
他就这个课题发表权威意见。
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We had to give our passports up to the authorities .
我们得把护照交给当局。
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He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd .
他用权威的口气讲话，引起了整个人群的注意。
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The ultimate authority resides with the board of directors .
最高权力属于董事会。
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She was easily cowed by people in authority .
她很容易被有权势的人吓住。
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Those in authority were in a privileged position .
有地位者自有特权。
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The teacher has the authority to administer punishment .
老师有权处罚。
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Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques .
只有经理才有权签支票。
指某学科或某方面的专家、大师，常后接介词 on。
We see him as an authority on American literature.
我们视他为美国文学方面的权威。
She is a leading authority on wheat diseases.
她是小麦病害方面的权威。
指从事科学研究工作的科技人员或某一学科的专家。
automation/chemistry/physics boffins
自动化科学家/化学家/物理学家
指通过培训或实践获得了有关某一方面的特殊技能或知识的人，常后接介词 on/at/in。
a computer expert
计算机专家
an expert in finance/teaching
金融/教育专家
In her opinion, the manager is an expert at getting his own way.
在她看来，经理在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。
指某一特定领域或研究中的专家，常可与 expert 换用，常后接介词 in。
Dr. James is a specialist/an expert in information retrieval.
詹姆斯博士是位信息检索专家。
He is a specialist/an expert in computer programming.
他是个电脑编程专家。
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