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N-COUNT
執(zhí)照; 證書; 許可證
A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
例句
Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving...
佩恩一年前因?yàn)榫坪篑{駛而被吊銷了執(zhí)照。
The painting was returned to Spain on a temporary import licence...
這幅畫憑著臨時(shí)進(jìn)口許可證被送回了西班牙。
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N-UNCOUNT
放縱；放肆；無法無天
If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way.
例句
The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals...
非國大聲稱宵禁使得警察肆無忌憚地把人們當(dāng)動(dòng)物來抓捕。
'Dropping the charges has given racists a licence to kill,' said Jim's aunt.
“撤銷指控等于是放縱種族主義者去殺人，”吉姆的阿姨說。
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PHRASE
暴利的；一本萬利的
If you describe a commercial activity as a licence to print money, you mean that it allows people to gain a lot of money with little effort or responsibility.
例句
Running a television company may no longer be a licence to print money, but it is still highly rewarding.
經(jīng)營電視公司也許不再是一本萬利，但利潤依然非常豐厚。
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PHRASE
得到（政府或其他權(quán)威機(jī)構(gòu)的）許可（做某事）
If someone does something under licence, they do it by special permission from a government or other authority.
例句
...a company which made the Mig-21 jet fighter under licence from Russia.
獲俄羅斯授權(quán)制造米格–21噴氣式戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)的公司