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.
Then Shylock must be merciful. He must have mercy on Antonio.
那么,夏洛克可得大发慈悲才是。他可得宽恕安东尼奥啊。
The deer are farmed for their meat and fur, which are then shipped to many other countries.
饲养鹿的目的是为了获取鹿的肉皮,然后鹿皮会被轮船运往许多别的国家。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.