blank check
US /ˈblæŋk ˌtʃɛk/
UK /ˈblæŋk ˌtʃɛk/
1.
空白支票
a check that has been signed but with the amount of money and the payee left for someone else to fill in
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My parents gave me a blank check to buy a new car, trusting my judgment.
我父母給了我一張空白支票去買新車，他們相信我的判斷。
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He was given a blank check to furnish the new office.
他得到了一張空白支票來佈置新辦公室。
2.
全權委託, 無限權力
unlimited freedom of action
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The new manager was given a blank check to reorganize the department as he saw fit.
新經理獲得了全權委託，可以根據自己的意願重組部門。
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Granting the committee a blank check for spending could lead to financial mismanagement.
給予委員會全權委託進行開支可能會導致財務管理不善。