"give teeth to" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 赋予实权
• 赋予执行力

Definition

使某事（如法律、规定或组织）变得更有实效或更容易执行，赋予其真正的权力或影响力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是书面、正式表达，多用于法律、政策、规定或组织获得实际执行力时。不要用于日常生活或字面意思（与真实的牙齿无关）。常见搭配有“赋予法律实权”、“让条例有实际效果”等。

Examples

The new regulations finally give teeth to what was once just a suggestion.

新规定终于**赋予了实际效力**于以前只是建议的内容。

The government wants to give teeth to the new environmental law.

政府想要**赋予实际效力**于新的环保法。

Adding penalties would give teeth to the company policies.

增加惩罚将**赋予实权**于公司政策。

The treaty only works if it is given teeth.

该条约只有**赋予执行力**才能起作用。

Activists are pushing to give teeth to the anti-corruption agency.

活动人士正推动**赋予实权**给反腐机构。

Unless you give teeth to the policy, people might ignore it.

除非你**赋予政策实权**，否则人们可能不会理会。