She's hopelessly headstrong; she always gets up against people in authority. 她剛愎自用到了不可挽救的地步，老是與主管人員發(fā)生沖突。
Nobody in authority was available to take advantage of the offer of a reduced price for a bulk order, so I ordered twice our normal requirement on my own initiative. 當時(shí)沒(méi)有負責的人在場(chǎng)能大批訂購削價(jià)貨，因此我主動(dòng)地訂購了比我們正常需要多兩倍的貨物。
They've (ie The people in authority have) sent us another form to fill in. 上面(負責人)又送來(lái)一個(gè)表格讓我們填寫(xiě)。
Who is in authority (ie holds the position of command) now? 現在誰(shuí)掌權?
