- [countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something批准；许可
- Applicants must hold a valid driver's license.申请人必须持有有效的驾驶执照。
- to get/obtain/have a license获得/获得/拥有许可证
- to grant/issue a license授予/签发许可证
- James lost his license for six months (= had his license taken away by the police as a punishment).詹姆斯失去了执照六个月（被警察带走了执照作为惩罚）。
- Her license was revoked by the court.她的执照被法院吊销了。
- license for something a license for the software软件许可证
- license to do something You need a license to fish in this river.您需要许可证才能在这条河里钓鱼。
- without a license He was caught driving a car without a license.他被发现无证驾驶汽车。
- Is there a license fee?有牌照费吗？
- a license holder (= a person who has been given a license)许可证持有人
- a license agreement许可协议
see also driver’s license - [uncountable, singular] license (to do something) (formal) freedom to do or say whatever you want, often something bad or unacceptable放肆；放纵
- Lack of punishment seems to give youngsters license to break the law.缺乏惩罚似乎给了年轻人违反法律的许可。
- [uncountable] (formal) freedom to behave in a way that is not considered sexually moral 放荡；纵欲；淫乱
Word Originlate Middle English: from licence. The spelling -se arose by analogy with pairs such as practice, practise.
Idioms - the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful 艺术上自由发挥的权利；诗的破格
- (disapproving) used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort 不费劲挣大钱；一本万利；摇钱树
- (of a product产品) made with the permission of a company or an organization批准；许可
- They are Italian trains, but they will be built in Britain under license.它们是意大利火车，但将在许可下在英国建造。
- The beer is brewed under license in the UK.啤酒是在英国许可下酿造的。