licence /ˈlaɪsəns/ TEM4

AM license

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something. 许可; 执照

  例：

  The judge fined the man and suspended his licence.

  法官罚了那个人的款，并且吊销了他的执照。

  例：

  The company has applied to the FDA for a licence to sell the drug.

  该公司已向美国食品及药品管理局申请了销售药物的许可证。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT 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. 借口 [also 'a' N, N to-inf] [表不满]

  例：

  Partition would give licence to other aggressors in other conflicts.

  分裂组织给其他侵略者提供其他冲突的借口。