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n. pl.当局,官方

  1. The authorities finally disclosed the truth to the press.
    当局终于向新闻界透露了真相。
  2. The rapid spread of the disease is alarming the medical authorities.
    这种疾病的迅速蔓延使医疗当局感到忧虑不安。


authorities
[ noun ]
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
<noun.group>
the government reduced taxesthe matter was referred to higher authorities


Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite,
auctorite, F. autorit['e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See
{Author}, n.]
1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;
power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or
trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the
authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over
children; the authority of a court.

Thus can the demigod, Authority,
Make us pay down for our offense. --Shak.

By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.
xxi. 23.

2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or
command; as, the local authorities of the States; the
military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]

3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;
influence of character, office, or station, or mental or
moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or
obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of
great authority.

4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in
support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:
(a) Testimony; witness. ``And on that high authority had
believed.'' --Milton.
(b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official
declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement
worthy to be taken as a precedent.
(c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the
author of the book.
(d) Justification; warrant.

Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern
Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.

authorities \authorities\ n.
1. the organization that is the governing authority of a
political unit.

Syn: government, regime.
[WordNet 1.5]

  1. Many forgeries were produced, most of which were printed by the authorities themselves.
  2. That's why it's OK." A wounded Canadian fugitive being airlifted by a medical helicopter apparently tried to commandeer the aircraft in flight, causing it to crash and killing him and the three-member crew, authorities said Monday.
  3. Two Arabs in Gaza City were stabbed and beaten by Palestinian activists on suspicion of cooperating with Israeli authorities.
  4. The Justice Department, meanwhile, asked authorities in Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Britain to freeze bank accounts in which Noriega is believed to have stashed millions of dollars in illegal drug profits.
  5. A huge turnout among the 7.4 million registered voters slowed balloting at many polling places and could delay definitive tallies, authorities said.
  6. Government ministers told the miners later that authorities could not favor one sector by granting their pay demands and appealed for an end to the strike, state TV reported.
  7. Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha and four alleged underlings in the Medellin cartel were charged with conspiring with undercover agents, who posed as brokers, to import 2,200 pounds of cocaine every eight days into the New York area, authorities said.
  8. A lengthy investigation by U.S., Italian and Canadian law enforcement authorities resulted in the arrests on Monday at seven locations in the city and on Long Island, law enforcement officials said.
  9. The others were forced to watch and keep count, authorities also said.
  10. They have since been returned to the west German authorities.
  11. Internal Justice Department documents show that the report, among other things, focused on "narcotic activity involving military authorities" in Panama and a purported plot by U.S. agents more than a decade ago to assassinate Gen.
  12. This year, Chinese authorities have announced the release of at least 784 prisoners.
  13. Prosecutors also agreed not to prosecute his wife, Elizabeth Gongora Suarez, for concealing a fugitive from authorities.
  14. There could be additional arrests, authorities said.
  15. In the first place, the protesters were demonstrating at a public function for which they received the proper political authorization; the march and demonstration that followed corresponded to the precise requirements of the Sandinista authorities.
  16. Soviet and Swiss authorities have agreed to establish a joint-venture management school and research center in Kiev, it was announced Monday.
  17. The smaller plane was flung nose-first into a blast fence, but the only two people aboard, the pilot and co-pilot, walked away and did not require medical attention, authorities said.
  18. Caldwell told authorities he saw a young man jump into his car and drive away.
  19. The Boeing 727 plane arrived in Caracas on Wednesday night from Miami and the drug was found a few hours later, airport authorities said.
  20. SEC Chairman David S. Ruder told a Senate subcommittee today that his agency has asked Swiss authorities to provide information on trades emanating from that country that the SEC believes involved Lee.
  21. The December 1988 bombing, which killed 270 people aboard the plane and in the village of Lockerbie, has been attributed by law enforcement authorities to a pro-Iranian terrorist group.
  22. But authorities were looking into reports a prisoner threw paint thinner during a fight inside the ward and another inmate ignited the thinner to start the fire, Garza said.
  23. Mr. Mann declined to say whether he would voluntarily surrender to U.S. authorities, and he wouldn't discuss other aspects of the case.
  24. Hanoi's authorities say they would like to pull out all their troops by 1990, but only if they can leave behind a vassal state.
  25. At that stage the local authorities had different ideas to us about the way forward. 'Since then, we have serviced all the outstanding land and gained planning consents for much of it.
  26. And to hunt down those bears that nevertheless remain destructive, the authorities are increasingly giving special permits to sport hunters, leaving less work for professional hunters like Mr. Paque.
  27. Soviet authorities have come under considerable criticism for lack of organization in the quake relief efforts, but many of the area's leaders died or wandered in shock for days after crawling out of the rubble to find their families gone.
  28. It left it to school authorities to decide in individual cases.
  29. A Seattle detective spoke with New Bedford authorities by telephone on Friday to determine if there are any links between the Massachusetts slayings and the so-called "Green River killer" blamed for 48 deaths in Washington prior to 1984.
  30. The woman called the "godmother" of a drug-smuggling cult that killed 15 people was charged Wednesday night with two other members in the weekend deaths of their leader and his right-hand man, authorities said.
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