ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤common, general, universal普遍/全體/一致同意◇Medicine is, by common assent, a good profession.人們普遍認為從醫是個好職業。◇There was general assent about his achievements.他的成就得到了大家的認可。➤royal (in the UK) 御准◇The Education Act received the royal assent in 1944.《教育法》於 1944 年獲得御准。VERB + ASSENT➤give (sth), grant (especially BrE) (對⋯)表示同意;批准◇The government gave their assent to the project.政府批准了這項工程。➤withhold不予同意▸➤obtain, receive (especially BrE) 獲得批准;得到同意▸➤nod點頭表示同意;首肯◇He nodded his assent when I asked if I could leave.我問他是否可以離開,他點頭表示同意。PREPOSITION➤in assent表示同意◇She smiled in assent.她微笑着表示同意。➤with sb's assent, without sb's assent經過/未經某人同意◇Without the assent of the major states, nothing will ever change.沒有那些主要的州的同意,什麼都不會改變。◇The raising of taxes without the assent of Parliament was declared illegal.宣佈未經議會同意而加稅為不合法。PHRASES➤a murmur of assent, a nod of assent小聲/點頭表示同意◇The suggestion was greeted with a murmur of assent.這個建議只有人小聲表示同意。