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.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
He did not know from which part of Africa his ancestor had come.
他不知道祖先来自非洲的什么地方。
I was so excited that I wanted to tell the whole world what we had found.