approve
verb- [intransitive]
to think that somebody/something is good, acceptable or suitable 赞成；同意 I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve. 我告诉母亲我不想继续上学，但是母亲不同意。 - approve of somebody/something
Do you approve of my idea? 你同意我的想法吗？ She didn't quite approve of the way he was running things. 她不太赞成他管理事情的方式。 - approve of somebody doing something
She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. 她不同意我今年毕业。 - (formal) approve of somebody’s doing something
She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year. 她不同意我今年毕业。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2I don't personally approve but I'm willing to live with it. 我本人对此并不赞同，但是我会容忍。 He didn't say anything, but I could tell from the look on his face that he didn't approve. 他什么也没说，但从他脸上的表情我可以看出他不赞成。 I very much approve of these new tests. 我非常赞成这些新的测试。 I wholeheartedly approve of his actions. 我由衷地赞成他的做法。 I don't think your mother would approve of this behaviour, do you? 我认为你母亲不会赞成这种行为，你说呢？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- heartily
- strongly
- …
- of
- [transitive] approve something
to officially agree to a plan, request, etc. 批准，通过（计划、要求等） The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了计划。 We hope that the proposals will soon be approved by the committee. 我们希望委员会能尽快批准这些建议。 to approve a bill/application 批准议案/申请
Synonyms agreeagree- accept
- approve
- go along with somebody/something
- consent
- agree to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen:
He agreed to let me go early. 他容许我早走。
- accept to be satisfied with something that has been done, decided or suggested:
They accepted the court’s decision. 他们接受法院的判决。
- approve to officially agree to a plan, suggestion or request:
The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了计划。
- go along with somebody/something (rather informal
) to agree to something that somebody else has decided; to agree with somebody else’s ideas: 指赞同某事，同意某人的观点： She just goes along with everything he suggests. 他的一切建议她都赞同。
- consent (rather formal
) to agree to something or give your permission for something: 指同意、准许、允许： She finally consented to answer our questions. 她最终同意回答我们的问题。
- to agree/consent to something
- to agree/consent to do something
- to agree to/accept/approve/go along with/consent to a plan/proposal
- to agree to/accept/approve a request
They approved the creation of a human resources development centre. 他们批准建立一个人力资源开发中心。 His appointment has not been formally approved yet. 他的任命还没有正式批准。 The Legislature narrowly approved an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution. 立法机关勉强批准了马萨诸塞州宪法的一项修正案。 The committee has approved the compensation package. 委员会已经批准了补偿方案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- federally
- …
- [transitive, often passive]
to say that something is good enough to be used or is correct 认可；核准 - be approved by somebody/something
The course is approved by the Department for Education. 课程已获教育部核准。 - be approved for something
This medicine is not approved for use in children. 这种药不被批准用于儿童。 - be approved as something
The chemical has never been federally approved as a pesticide. 联邦政府从未批准将这种化学物质用作杀虫剂。 - approve something
The auditors approved the company's accounts. 审计员核准了公司的账目。
- be approved by somebody/something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (from ad- ‘to’ + probare ‘try, test’). The original sense was ‘prove, demonstrate’, later ‘corroborate, confirm’, hence ‘pronounce to be satisfactory’ (late Middle English).