| [/ˈmændeɪt; ˋmændet/] n (usu sing 通常作单数) 用法:
1 ~ (to do sth) (a) authority given to a party, trade union, etc by the people who support it （党派、 工会等的拥护者对所在组织的）授权:
Our election victory has given us a mandate to reform the economy. 我们在选举获胜, 这就使我们有权进行经济改革. *
We have a mandate from the union membership to proceed with strike action. 我们获得工会会员同意, 继续罢工.
(b) order (given to sb to do sth); mission 命令; 训令; 使命:
The government gave the police a mandate to reduce crime. 政府命令警方进一步打击犯罪活动. 用法:
2 (formerly) power given to a country to administer a territory （旧时）（授予某国对某地的）委托统治权. mandate 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] put (a territory) under a mandate(2) 将（某地）委托某国管理:
the mandated territories 托管地. 用法:
2
(a) [Dn.t] give (sb) the power (to do sth) by mandate(2) 授权（某人）根据委托统治权（做某事）:
Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国受权代管德国在东非的前殖民地.
(b) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] order (sb) to do sth 命令（某人）做某事. |