give or delegate power or authority to同义词:authorise, authorize
give qualities or abilities to同义词:endow, indue, gift, invest, endue
例句
The new laws empower the police to search private house.新的法律使警察得以搜查私人住宅。
The new laws empower the police to stop anybody in the street.新法令授予警察可以在街上截停任何人的权利。
The lawyer was empowered to pay all her bills.律师已被授权偿付她的一切帐单。
详细解释
em.pow.er v.tr.(及物动词)em.pow.ered,em.pow.er.ing,em.pow.ers To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.See Synonyms at authorize 授权:授予权力,尤指法律权力或官方权力参见 authorize 【引伸】 empow.erment n.(名词)