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license sb to do sth
The government licensed the company to export oil.
政府许可该公司出口石油。
许可；授权；发给许可证
licensed — past of license
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
许可；授权；发给许可证
authorize officially
The government licensed the company to export oil.
政府许可该公司出口石油。
正式授权
authorize officially
license
Base
原形
licenses
3rd person
第三人称单数
licensing
-ing
现在分词
licensed
Past
过去式
licensed
Past participle
过去分词
The government licenses all drivers.
政府给所有司机颁发执照。
They are licensing new software products.
他们正在许可新的软件产品。
He licensed his invention to a company.
他把他的发明授权给了一家公司。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The government licensed the company to operate a nuclear power plant.
政府许可这家公司运营一座核电站。
She is licensing her invention to a manufacturer.
她正在将自己的发明许可给一家制造商。
Once licensed, the restaurant can start selling alcohol.
一旦获得许可，这家餐厅就可以开始出售酒类。
The government licensed the company to export oil.
政府许可该公司出口石油。
He is licensed to practice medicine in this state.
他获准在本州行医。
The city licenses taxis annually.
该市每年发放出租车执照。
The agency licensed her for operating heavy machinery.
机构许可她操作重型机械。
Not this
The government licensed him driving a car.
Use this
The government licensed him to drive a car.
动词license后应接带to的不定式作宾语补足语，而不是动名词。汉语中“许可某人做某事”直译可能导致误用动名词。
Not this
She licensed for the store to sell alcohol.
Use this
She licensed the store to sell alcohol.
动词license是及物动词，直接接被许可的对象，不需要介词for。受汉语“为…许可”的影响容易加介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
许可产品
The company licensed its new product to a foreign firm.
该公司将其新产品许可给了一家外国公司。
许可软件
They licensed the software to several universities.
他们将软件许可给了几所大学。
许可某人做某事
The state licenses doctors to practice medicine.
州政府许可医生行医。
获得执业许可
She is licensed to practice law in New York.
她获得在纽约执业的许可。
一本万利，稳赚不赔的生意
The new smartphone turned out to be a license to print money for the company.
这款新智能手机成了公司一本万利的摇钱树。
经许可，获得授权
The software is produced under license from the original developer.
该软件是经原始开发者授权生产的。
艺术自由，艺术处理
The filmmaker took artistic license with the historical events to make the story more compelling.
电影制作人对历史事件进行了艺术处理，以使故事更加引人入胜。
我被授权杀人。
James Bond always says he's licensed to kill.
詹姆斯·邦德总说他是被授权杀人的。
Use licensed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将license拆分为"lic"（利益）和"ense"（恩赐），联想获得许可如同获得利益恩赐。
语域：formal 常见场景：Legal、Official 动词license通常用于正式场合，表示官方授予许可，多见于法律、行政文件。
后接不定式
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