vt.批准；委托；授权

The committee authorized the payment of the money. 委员会批准该款之支付。

I've been authorized by the court to repossess this property. 我得到法庭认可重新拥有这笔财产。

I have authorized him to act for me while I am away. 我已经委托他当我不在的时候代我处理。

He confidentially authorized me to act for him while he was abroad. 他信任地委托我在他出国期间代行他的职务。

The President authorized him to do that. 总统授权他办那件事。

authorize的基本意思是“授权”,指把权力委托给别人或机构代为执行。

authorize是及物动词,可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以动词不定式充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。

authorize在英式英语中也可写作authorise。