empowers

英 [ɪmˈpaʊəz]

美 [ɪmˈpaʊərz]

v.  授权; 给(某人)…的权力; 增加(某人的)自主权; 使控制局势
empower的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• XP empowers you to respond confidently to changing customer requirements, even late in the project life cycle.
  XP使您能够充满信心地应对不断变化的客户需求，即使在项目生命周期后期也是如此。
• One of the things that I think about often is how do I cultivate a culture in my team that encourages, empowers and rewards/ recognizes incubation efforts.
  怎样在我的团队中培养一种文化来鼓励、授权、奖励并认可大家在孵化项目中付出的努力是我经常考虑的事情之一。
• It empowers a programmer to handle an asynchronous event.
  它使得程序员可以处理异步事件。
• Filter supporters say the technology is ideal because it empowers parents and blocks out speech without silencing the speaker.
  过滤器支持者认为这个技术是理想化的，因为仅仅滤掉了演讲而没有阻止说者的行为。
• The right to vote empowers all sectors of our society to express their opinions.
  投票权让社会所有阶层都有表达意见的权力。
• Top management empowers all employees who work with customers to make sophisticated decisions.
  高级管理层授权所有与顾客打交道的员工以做出老练的决定。
• Starting your day before others do, empowers you to get more done while others are sleeping.
  比其他人更早的开始自己的一天，在别人睡觉的时候你已经完成了更多的事情。
• The "It Can Wait" campaign empowers teens to be part of the solution.
  斯帕旺说，“手机短信可以等一等”运动还让青少年加入到解决问题的行列中来。
• It empowers us to read, write and communicate in confidence, without fear of persecution.
  它使我们有权秘密地阅读、撰写和交流，不用担心遭受迫害。
• But the internet empowers us to reach a greater number of people than ever before.
  但是，互联网使我们能够达成更多的人比以往任何时候。