v. (動詞)
1.授權
2.使能夠
3.準許,允許
4.有權
5.奉...的命令
6.增加自主權
7.使控制局勢
8.委託
作及物動詞 (vt.)
1.The lawyer was empowered to pay all her bills. 律師已被授權償付她的一切帳單。
2.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權利。
3.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。
4.Modern science and technology empower human beings to control natural forces more effectively. 現代科學技術使人類能更有效地制服自然。