franchise
n
1 [U] right to vote at public elections (公众选举的)投票权, 选举权
system of universal adult franchise 全体成年人都享有选举权的制度
Women were not given the franchise in Britain until the twentieth century. 英国妇女直到二十世纪才获得选举权.
2 [C] formal permission to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area (正式授予在某地区销售某某公司的货物或经营某业务的)特权, 特许
buy a fast-food, printing, etc franchise 购买经营快餐、 印刷等的特权
grant, withdraw a franchise 授予、 撤销特权. franchise, v [Tn]
grant a franchise(2) to (sb) 授予(某人)特权.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
You have to be able to check instructions.
你必须会查对说明。你必须会筹划工作。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.