A licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
The judge fined the man and suspended his licence.
法官罚了那个人的款,并且吊销了他的执照。
The company has applied to the FDA for a licence to sell the drug.
该公司已向美国食品及药品管理局申请了销售药物的许可证。
Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving.
佩恩在一年前因为醉酒驾车被没收了驾照。
It gained a licence to operate as a bank in 1981.
在1981年获得了银行经营执照。
If you say that something gives someone licence or a licence to act in a particular way, you mean that it gives them an excuse to behave in an irresponsible or excessive way.
Partition would give licence to other aggressors in other conflicts.
分裂组织给其他侵略者提供其他冲突的借口。