1permission to sell sth出售許可ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRANCHISE | FRANCHISE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fast-food, rail, sports, television (BrE) , etc.快餐、鐵路、體育、電視等的特許經營權➤film, movie (especially NAmE) 電影的特許經營權▸➤successful成功的特許經營權VERB + FRANCHISE➤have, hold, own擁有特許經營權◇the company that holds the franchise for the south-east of the country持有國家東南部特許經營權的公司➤acquire, buy, get, win獲得/購買/得到/贏得特許經營權◇The company has just won a television franchise.公司剛剛取得了一項電視特許經營權。➤operate, run管理/經營獲得特許經營權的公司◇He runs a local pizza franchise.他在當地開着一家比薩餅專賣店。➤build, expand (both especially NAmE) 建立/擴大特許經營權▸➤award (sb), give sb, grant sb給予(某人)特許經營權;授予某人特許經營權◇The franchise was awarded to a French company.特許經營權給了一家法國公司。➤sell出售特許經營權◇TV franchises will be sold to the highest bidder.電視特許經營權將出售給出價最高的投標人。➤lose失去特許經營權◇The licensee lost its franchise to Carlton TV.執照持有人的特許經營權被卡爾頓電視台奪走了。FRANCHISE + NOUN➤system特許經營體系▸➤business, company, operation有特許經營權的企業/公司/商業機構▸➤holder, owner特許經營權持有人/擁有者▸➤agreement特許經營權協議▸➤auction, bid (both BrE) 特許經營權拍賣/投標▸➤fee特許經營權使用費PREPOSITION➤franchise for經營⋯的特許權◇The diving school has acquired a franchise for scuba equipment.潛水學校已獲得水肺的特許經營權。PHRASES➤on a franchise basis (BrE) 以特許經營權經營◇Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.學校餐飲服務以特許權形式經營。franchise
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2 (formal) right to vote in elections選舉權ADJECTIVE | VERB + FRANCHISEADJECTIVE➤democratic民主選舉權▸➤universal普選權◇the fight for a universal franchise為爭取普選而進行的鬥爭➤limited, restricted有限選舉權▸➤parliamentary議會選舉權VERB + FRANCHISE➤qualify for符合選舉資格◇It was decided that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the franchise.已作出決定,軍隊中的所有男性都應有選舉資格。➤exercise行使選舉權◇He had to exercise the franchise on behalf of other council members.他得代表委員會的其他成員行使選舉權。➤extend, widen擴大選舉權範圍◇The franchise was later extended to all adults over eighteen.後來選舉權的範圍擴大到所有 18 歲以上的成人。