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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++per·mis·sion /pəˈmɪʃən $ pər-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable]  LET/ALLOWif you have permission to do something, you are officially allowed to do it 允许，许可，准许permission from You'll have to get permission from your parents if you want to come. 你想来的话要得到你父母的同意。permission for The Council refused permission for the development. 委员会不同意此项开发。 Photographs should only be taken with the permission of the subject. 照片只有得到被摄者许可才能拍摄。 → planning permission5 GRAMMAR 语法• Permission is an uncountable noun. It is not used with 'a', and is not usually used with 'the' unless it is followed by 'of'. permission 是不可数名词，前面不加 a，通常也不加 the，除非后跟 ofPermission was granted to televise the ceremony.此次典礼的电视转播已获许可。Interviews can be taped only with the permission of the interviewee.只有在被采访者同意后才可录下采访过程。n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Permission is normally used as an uncountable noun: Permission was granted for the interview. ✗Don’t say: a permission was granted | the permission was granted • The plural form permissions is also sometimes used when talking about official written statements allowing someone to do something: The company needs to obtain all the necessary permissions before it can start drilling for oil. COLLOCATIONSverbshave permission to do something 获得许可做某事They did not have permission to build on the land. 他们未得到在这块土地上建造房屋的许可。ask (for) permission (also request permission formal) 请求许可Tommy asked for permission to go to the bathroom. 汤米询问是否能去厕所。nCaptain Miller requested permission to land.apply for permission (=ask for official written permission) 申请（书面）许可The company has applied for permission to drill for oil. 公司已申请石油钻探许可证。get permission (also obtain/receive permission formal) 获得许可We'll need to get permission to film in the museum. 我们在博物馆内拍摄是要得到许可的。nYou must obtain permission from the owners before viewing the property.give permission (also grant somebody permission formal) 批准，许可nThe city authorities gave permission for the rally to take place.nIn 1961, he was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.refuse/deny (somebody) permission 不批准nBetty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.seek permission formal (=ask someone for permission) 请求（某人的）同意〔许可〕nPeople wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.need permission 需要许可You'll need written permission from your parents first. 首先你需要得到父母的书面许可。adjectiveswritten permission 书面许可Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate. 医生在动手术前要得到病人的书面许可。special permission 特别许可（证）The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission. 这些油画没有特别许可不能带出俄罗斯。official permission 官方许可（证）Mr Murphy was granted official permission to travel to North Korea. 墨菲先生获得在北朝鲜旅行的官方许可。planning permission (=official permission to build a new building or change an existing one) 建筑〔改建〕许可nThe bank has applied for planning permission to redevelop a 1¼-acre site. express permission (=definitely or clearly given) 明确许可He is not to leave without my express permission. 没有我的明确许可之前他不能离开。phraseswithout permission 未经同意Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher. 未经出版商同意，不得翻印书页内容。with somebody's permission 经某人同意With your permission, I'd like to talk to your son alone. 如您同意，我想和您的儿子单独谈谈。by kind permission of somebody formal (=used for thanking someone for allowing something) 承蒙某人允许This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living. 这张照片承蒙《乡村生活》杂志允许复制。
    Examples from the Corpus
    permission• Reproduced by permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.• I had to get official permission to visit the prison.• Councillors complained that the full council should have been consulted before planning permission was given.• In short, planning permission was effectively withheld.• Planning permission was not required from the Department in London.• The changes to the book were all made with the author's permission.• We're not allowed to camp here without the farmer's permission.• But many smaller players operate independently or with the permission of the Arellanos.• Allen Ginsberg gave us permission, and demanded accountability.• To invent ways of doing things; to see what was needed and attack it without permission.• In fact, he says he needs written permission a week in advance before delivery lorries can get to his home.    From Longman Business Dictionarypermissionper‧mis‧sion /pəˈmɪʃənpər-/ noun [countable, uncountable] when someone is officially told that they are allowed to do somethingpermission to do somethingThe Board denied the company permission to build the pipeline.The officer approved $4.5 million in loans without getting the bank’s permission.permission forAirlines need their own government’s permission for internal flights. → planning permission
    per·mis·sion noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
    →COLLOCATIONS1    LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
    something, have to if do you Business Corpus permission


    permission
    per‧mis‧sion S2 W3 /pəˈmɪʃən $ pər-/ noun [uncountable]
     Word Family: noun: permission, permit, permissiveness; adjective: permissible ≠ impermissible, permissive; verb: permit
    when someone is officially allowed to do something
        permission from
        You'll have to get permission from your parents if you want to come.
        permission for
        The Council refused permission for the development.
    ⇨ planning permission
         
    GRAMMAR
      Permission.is an uncountable noun. It is not used with 'a', and is not usually used with 'the' unless it is followed by 'of':
      ▪ Permission was granted to televise the ceremony.
      ▪ Interviews can be taped only with the permission of the interviewee.
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ verbs
       ▪ have permission to do something They did not have permission to build on the land.
       ▪ ask (for) permission (also request permission formal) Tommy asked for permission to go to the bathroom. | Captain Miller requested permission to land.
       ▪ apply for permission (=ask for official written permission) The company has applied for permission to drill for oil.
       ▪ get permission (also obtain/receive permission formal) We'll need to get permission to film in the museum. | You must obtain permission from the owners before viewing the property.
       ▪ give permission (also grant somebody permission formal) The city authorities gave permission for the rally to take place. | In 1961, he was granted permission to emigrate to Israel.
       ▪ refuse/deny (somebody) permission Betty's father refused her permission to attend the dance.
       ▪ seek permission formal (=ask someone for permission) People wanting to visit the island have to seek permission from the authorities.
       ▪ need permission You'll need written permission from your parents first.
    ■ adjectives
       ▪ written permission Doctors need written permission from the patient before they can operate.
       ▪ special permission The paintings cannot be taken out of Russia without special permission.
       ▪ official permission Mr Murphy was granted official permission to travel to North Korea.
       ▪ planning permission (=official permission to build a new building or change an existing one ) The bank has applied for planning permission to redevelop a 1¼-acre site.
       ▪ express permission (=definitely or clearly given) He is not to leave without my express permission.
    ■ phrases
       ▪ without permission Pages should not be copied without the permission of the publisher.
       ▪ with somebody's permission With your permission, I'd like to talk to your son alone.
       ▪ by kind permission of somebody formal (=used for thanking someone for allowing something) This photograph is reproduced by kind permission of Country Living.


    🔑 per·mis·sionBrE /pəˈmɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /pərˈmɪʃn/ 🔊 noun🔑 [uncountable] the act of allowing sb to do sth, especially when this is done by sb in a position of authority 准许；许可；批准◆~ (for sth) You must ask permission for all major expenditure. 一切重大开支均须报请批准。🔊🔊◆~ (for sb/sth) (to do sth) The school has been refused permission to expand. 学校扩充未得到许可。🔊🔊◆No official permission has been given for the event to take place. 这项活动未得到正式批准，不能举行。🔊🔊◆She took the car without permission. 她未经许可擅自使用了汽车。🔊🔊◆poems reprinted by kind permission of the author经作者惠允后重印的诗歌◆(formal) With your permission, I'd like to say a few words. 如蒙允许，我想讲几句话。🔊🔊<titled tranID="1" status="3">Asking for permission/a favour<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>请求允许或帮助</chn></titled>

    You are more likely to get what you want if you can ask for it politely. Here are some ways of asking whether you may do something. 礼貌的请求更可能达成愿望，以下是询问是否可以做某事的一些表达方式：

    • ◆ Would you mind if I opened the window? 你会介意我开窗吗？
    • ◆ Could I possibly borrow your phone? 我借你的电话用一下好吗？
    • ◆ I hate to ask, but could I please borrow your phone?(NAmE) 冒昧打扰了，我能借你的电话用一下吗？
    • ◆ Do you happen to have a pair of gloves I could borrow for the evening? 你有没有适合出席晚会的手套可以借给我？
    • ◆ Would it be all right if I left five minutes early? 我提前五分钟离开可以吗？
    • ◆ Is there any chance that we could stay at your house the night before our flight? 我们有没有可能在航班出发的前一天晚上住在你家？
    • ◆ Would it be OK to leave my bag here? 我把包留在这儿行吗？

    Responses 回应：

    • ◆ Yes, of course. 好的，当然可以。
    • ◆ Go ahead. 可以。
    • ◆ That's fine. 没问题。
    • ◆ I'd rather you didn't, if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，最好别这么做。
    • ◆ I'd prefer it if you asked somebody else. 也许你问问别人更好。
    • ◆ If there's someone else you can ask, I'd be grateful. 请您再问问其他人。
     [countable, usually plural] an official written statement allowing sb to do sth 许可证；书面许可◆The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations. 出版者负责取得准许复制插图的必要许可文件。🔊🔊  ➡  see also planning permission