[VERB 动词]赞成;同意 If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
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Not everyone approves of the festival...
不是所有人都赞成庆祝该节日。
I approved of the proposal.
我赞成该提案。
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[VERB 动词]赞许;嘉许;喜欢 If you approve of someone or something, you like and admire them.
[V of n]
[oft with brd-neg]
You've never approved of Henry, have you?...
你从来没有喜欢过亨利,对吗?
I didn't approve of his manner.
我不喜欢他的态度。
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[VERB 动词]批准;认可;通过 If someone in a position of authority approves a plan or idea, they formally agree to it and say that it can happen.
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The Russian Parliament has approved a program of radical economic reforms...
俄罗斯议会已经通过一项重大经济改革方案。
MPs approved the Bill by a majority of 97.
议员们以97票的多数票通过了该议案。
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[VERB 动词]批准;核准 If a product or person is approved by an official organization, they are declared to be of a good enough standard to be used or employed.
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We have three suppliers in all who are approved by the Organic Farm Food Association.
我们总共有3家获有机农产品协会认可的供货商。
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ap·prove★/əˈpruːv; NAmEəˈpruːv/verb1★[intransitive ]to think that sb/sth 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。approveof sb/sth ◆Do you approve of my idea?你同意我的想法吗?approveof sb doing sth ◆She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.她不赞成我今年离校。( formal) approveof sb's doing sth ◆She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year.她不赞成我今年离校。OPP
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2★[transitive ]approvesth 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。☞synonyms at
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3★[transitive , often passive ]approvesth to say that sth is good enough to be used or is correct 认可;核准◆The course is approved by the Department for Education.课程已获教育部核准。approveapprovesapprovedapprovingap·prove/əˈpruːv; NAmEəˈpruːv/
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approveap‧prove /əˈpruːv/ ●●●S3W2 verb
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1[transitive] to officially accept a plan, proposal etc: The conference approved a proposal for a referendum.► see thesaurus at
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2[intransitive] to think that someone or something is good, right, or suitableOPP disapproveapprove of Catherine’s parents now approve of her marriage. I don’t approve of cosmetic surgery.GRAMMAR: Comparisonapprove of• You use approve of when saying that someone thinks that someone or something is good or right: · Her parents didn’t approve of her boyfriend.✗Don’t say: Her parents didn’t approve her boyfriend.approve• You use approve when saying that a person or group of people officially agrees to allow something to happen: · Congress approved the budget.THESAURUSapprove to officially accept a plan, proposal etc: · The Medical Research Council has approved the use of a new drug for breast cancer.pass to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting: · Many anti-smoking laws have been passed.ratify to make a written agreement official by signing it: · The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988.rubber-stamp to approve something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval: · Parliament merely rubber-stamped the president’s decisions.
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