[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]许可;允许 If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
[usu with poss]
[FORMAL 正式]
At approximately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search...
大概晚上11点半的时候,波拉德最终同意进行搜查。
Can my child be medically examined without my consent?
能不经我的同意就对我的孩子进行体检吗?
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[VERB 动词]同意;允许 If you consent to something, you agree to do it or to allow it to be done.
[V to-inf]
[V to n/-ing]
[V]
[FORMAL 正式]
He finally consented to go...
他最终同意去了。
He asked Ginny if she would consent to a small celebration after the christening...
他问金尼是否同意在洗礼之后小小地庆祝一下。
I was a little surprised when she consented.
我有点儿吃惊她竟然同意了。
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See also:
age of consent
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[PHRASE 短语]经一致同意;经双方同意 If something happens by common consent or by mutual consent, it happens as the result of an agreement between the people or groups involved.
[PHR with v]
By common consent their talk avoided the reason for their being there at all...
双方达成共识,他们的谈话对他们去那儿的原因完全避而不谈。
He left the company by mutual consent last September.
去年9月,经双方同意,他离开了公司。
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[PHRASE 短语]经普遍同意 You can use by general consent or by common consent to indicate that most people agree that something is true.
[PHR with cl]
By common consent this election constituted a historic step on the road to democracy.
普遍认为这次选举是迈上民主之路的历史性一步。
Oxford
con·sentAWL/kənˈsent; NAmEkənˈsent/
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verb
consentconsentsconsentedconsentingnoun1[uncountable ]consent(to sth) permission to do sth, especially given by sb in authority 同意;准许;允许◆Children under 16 cannot give consentto medical treatment. *16 岁以下的儿童不得自行同意接受治疗。 ◆The written consent of a parent is required.要求有家长的书面同意。◆to refuse/withholdyour consent拒不同意◆He is charged with taking a car withoutthe owner's consent.他因未征得车主的同意自行开走车而受到指控。☞see also
age of consent
2[uncountable ]agreement about sth 同意;赞同◆She was chosen as leader by common consent(= everyone agreed to the choice).大家一致同意选她为领导人。◆By mutual consentthey didn't go out (= they both agreed not to).按照双方同意,他们没有约会。3[countable ]an official document giving permission for sth 正式批准文件;批文verb[intransitive ]( rather formal) to agree to sth or give your permission for sth 同意;准许;允许◆When she told them what she intended they readily consented.她告诉他们她的打算时,他们欣然同意。consentto sth ◆He reluctantly consented to his daughter's marriage.他勉强同意了女儿的婚事。consentto do sth ◆She finally consented to answer our questions.她最终同意回答我们的问题。☞synonyms at
1permission to do something: He took the car without the owner’s consent. Her parents gave their consent to the marriage. A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time. Most owners are happy to have their names used for publicity if this is done with their prior consent.Informed consent was obtained from all participants before the study began. →
age of consent
2agreement about something → dissent: The chairman was elected by common consent (=with most people agreeing). divorce by mutual consent (=by agreement between both the people involved)COLLOCATIONSverbsgive (somebody) your consent· The child’s parents have to give their consent to the operation.have somebody’s consent· He claimed to have the consent of the car’s owner.get somebody’s consent (also obtain somebody’s consent formal)· Your solicitor will need to obtain your signed consent.something requires somebody’s consent· Your consent is required before we can apply for a medical report.grant consent formal (=give it formally)· The local council was prepared to grant consent to the project.refuse (your) consent· When the firm applied for consent to build on the site, it was refused.withhold (your) consent (=not give it)· A patient has the right to withhold consent to treatment.adjectiveswritten consent· If you are under 18, you need your parents’ written consent to get married.verbal consent (=spoken consent)· He gave his verbal consent to have the interview taped.parental consent (=from someone’s parents)· Students may not be absent from school without parental consent.somebody’s prior consent (=consent before you do something)· Do not take photographs of people without obtaining their prior consent.informed consent (=based on full information about what will happen)· The men took part in this study after giving informed consent.express consent (=consent that is given in a verbal or written way, and not consent that you assume someone gives)· Your medical records will only be released with your express consent.tacit consent (=one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given)· If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.planning consent British English (=consent to build a new building or change an old one)· You will need to apply for planning consent.phrasesthe age of consent (=the age at which someone can legally marry or have sex)· She was fifteen, under the age of consent, when she became pregnant.
consent1 noun
consent2 verb
consentconsent2 ●○○AWL verb [intransitive]
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to give your permission for something or agree to do somethingOPP refuseconsent to Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.consent to do something He rarely consents to do interviews.
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consent
[kənˈsent]consented, consenting, consents
CET4CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS
v11702
1263
159
214
169
141
580
n4430
6722
942
311
681
840
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NOUN3407
332437
VERB8259
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consented[878] consenting[589]
同意(90%),答应(6%),赞成(4%)
n.同意;(意见等的)一致;赞成
vi.同意;赞成;答应
n.(Consent)人名;(法)孔桑
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