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单词 empower
释义
empower
verb[T]
uk
/ɪmˈpaʊər/us
/-ˈpaʊr/
to give someoneofficialauthorityor thefreedomto do something:
给（某人）做…的权力；授权；使自主
[+ to infinitive]Thisamendmentempowers thepresidenttodeclareanemergencyfor awiderangeofreasons.这一修正案授权总统可在一系列情形下宣布进入紧急状态。
The firststepin empowering thepoorestsectionsofsocietyis makingsuretheyvote.帮助社会最贫困阶层掌握自己命运的第一步就是要确保他们能够参加投票。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Allowing and permitting
  • admission
  • admit ofsomething
  • allow ofsomething
  • allowable
  • approval
  • authorization
  • authorize
  • clearance
  • entrance
  • green-light
  • hall pass
  • imprimatur
  • left
  • lemme
  • liberty
  • relicensure
  • say-so
  • security clearance
  • seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
  • sufferance
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empowerment

noun[U]us
uk
/-mənt/
(Definition ofempowerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

empower| American Dictionary

empower
verb[T]
us
/ɪmˈpɑʊ·ər,-ˈpɑʊər/
toencourageandsupporttheabilityto do something:
Wewantto empowerindividualsto get theskillsthey need.
To empower is also to givelegalauthorityfor something:
Thestateconstitutiondoes not empowercountiestocreatehousingauthorities.

empowerment

noun[U]us
/ɪmˈpɑʊ·ər·mənt,-ˈpɑʊər-/
Companyprogramsencourageworkerempowerment.
(Definition ofempowerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

empower| Business English

empower
verb[T]
uk
/ɪmˈpaʊər/us
to give someoneofficialorlegalauthority, or thefreedomorconfidenceto do something:
empower sb (to do sth)We empoweroursalesstaffto makedecisionswithout always having toconsulttheirsupervisor.
be empowered to do sthThe Legislature is empowered to makelaw,subjectto the Governor'srightofveto.
Thiscommunicationsskillscourseaimsto makepeoplefeelempowered.
(Definition ofempowerfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofempower

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Commoners were empowered more than one would expect after reading the political-economy literature.
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The intensity and immediacy of their expressive intention provide empowering qualities that thrive on musical interaction.
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Toempoweradolescents to consent for themselves in research may not adequately protect their long-term interests even if it respects their current interests.
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In 1945, the federal government was empowered to regulate maternity insurance as well as family allowances.
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It is also the agency which is empowered to require food producers to provide specific information to consumers through labelling.
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In a society intent on sorting and ranking its inhabitants, empowering some and excluding others, no single identity fits all.
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Perhaps they felt more intimidated by the opponents until the king empowered them to speak their minds.
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The study demonstrated the high cost of constructing consensus, because it empowered some groups at the expense of others.
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Others are concerned to raise the consciousness of andempowerlocal women.
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Whether the dance sessions had empowered the residents in a more permanent, transforming way is more difficult and too early to judge.
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Talk of direct payments as empowering would look rather like empty rhetoric.
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Urban regeneration mechanisms talk of the intention toempowercommunities through participation in partnerships.
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His is an account of social life governed by law, which, it becomes clear, on the whole he deeply appreciates because it empowers the individual.
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She must learn that resisting idolatry can be empowering, but the potential for empowerment depends upon the nature and origin of the resistance.
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A firmly entrenched evolutionary perspective guided the modernization plans of the newly empowered government services.
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