showing that you believe that somebody/something is good or acceptable opposite disapproving赞成的;同意的 Extra ExamplesHer comments were less than approving. 她的评论不够赞同。 My father wasn't approving of the idea. 我父亲不赞成这个想法。 Their approving grandmother looked on fondly. 他们赞许的祖母亲切地看着。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryApproving is used with these nouns:- glance
- nod