empower

英 [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)]

美 [ɪmˈpaʊər]

v.  授权; 给(某人)…的权力; 增加(某人的)自主权; 使控制局势

过去分词：empowered　第三人称单数：empowers　过去式：empowered　现在分词：empowering　复数：empowers　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.7897 / COCA.6207

牛津词典

verb

• 授权；给（某人）…的权力
  to give sb the power or authority to do sth
  1. The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
     法院有权因某些罪行判处罪犯死刑。
• 增加（某人的）自主权；使控制局势
  to give sb more control over their own life or the situation they are in
  1. The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.
     这场运动使妇女更能主动掌握自己的命运，对自己充满信心。

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

verb

• give or delegate power or authority to
  1. She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
  Synonym:authoriseauthorize
• give qualities or abilities to
  Synonym:endowinduegiftinvestendue

双语例句

• To empower managers to embed the key principles of respect and diversity in the Aviva World.
  是让经理人能够牢记Aviva世界中尊重和多样化的关键原则。
• I want to empower the businessman.
  我想给那个商人授权。
• Technology continues to empower both the consumer and seller.
  技术持续地赋予权力给消费者和卖家。
• But employees often have resources to empower themselves that they may not recognize.
  但员工们总是有一些资源可以武装自己，只是他们自己可能还没有意识到。
• Empower people with disabilities to maximize their health by providing information, training, and peer support.
  通过提供信息、培训和同行支持，使残疾人能够在最大限度上保持健康。
• Business processes, and the agility that they empower, allow an enterprise to maintain the competitive advantage.
  业务流程和其提供的敏捷性允许企业保持竞争优势。
• Married with other necessary reforms, this plan would also empower the IMF to act more flexibly.
  加上其它必要的改革措施，这一计划也将授予国际货币基金组织更大的权力，使之行动更加灵活。
• 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。
• But it did empower women.
  但是它确实也赋予了女性更强的力量。
• Find references to back up new beliefs that empower you.
  要找出参考（经验）来支持激励你的新信念。