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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ap·prov·al \\ə-ˈprü-vəl\\ noun DATE 1613 : an act or instance of approving : approbation • • • - on approval English Etymology approval 1680s, from approve (q.v.). According to OED, "Rare bef. 1800; now generally used instead of" approvance (1650s, from Fr.aprovance). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ approval ap·prov·al / E5pru:vl / noun1. [U] the feeling that sb / sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb / sth 赞成；同意: She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. 她急不可待地想赢得她父亲的赞同。 Do the plans meet with your approval ? 这些计划你赞成吗？ Several people nodded in approval. 好几个人点头表示同意。 OPP disapproval 2. [U, C] ~ (for sth) (from sb) agreement to, or permission for sth, especially a plan or request 批准,通过,认可(计划、要求等): The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval. 该计划将送交委员会正式批准。 parliamentary / congressional / government approval 议会的/国会的/政府的批准 Senior management have given their seal of approval (= formal approval) to the plans. 高层管理部门已经正式批准这些计划。 I can't agree to anything without my partner's approval. 没有合伙人的认可我什么也不能答应。 planning approvals (建筑)规划的批准 The proposal is subject to approval by the shareholders (= they need to agree to it). 这项建议须得到股东的批准。 3. [U] if you buy goods, or if goods are sold on approval, you can use them for a time without paying, until you decide if you want to buy them or not (商品)试用,包退包换 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English approval noun ADJ. full, total, unqualified, warm, wholehearted The scheme did not meet unqualified approval. | grudging, qualified | general, overwhelming, popular, public, unanimous, universal, widespread | final, initial, preliminary, prior All development requires the prior approval of the planning authority. | tacit | written | formal, official | government, parliamentary, royal VERB + APPROVAL need, require | seek, submit sth for We have submitted a design for approval. | gain, get, meet with, obtain, receive, win You are not allowed to build anything without first obtaining the approval of the local authority. | give, grant The government has now given its approval for the new examinations. | refuse, withhold | express, nod, show The people listening nodded approval. PREP. on ~ The goods were supplied on approval (= they could be sent back if they were not satisfactory). | with ~ Jane's father regards her fiance with approval. | with/without sb's ~ You may not decorate the flat without the landlord's approval. | ~ for He won approval for his project. | ~ from We're waiting for approval from the authorities. PHRASES a nod of approval She gave him a nod of approval. | a roar of approval There was a roar of approval from the crowd. | a seal/stamp of approval The government has given its seal of approval to the project. | subject to approval The offer is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting. OLT approval noun ⇨ approval (get official approval)⇨ praise (win sb's approval) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ap·prov·al \-vəl\ noun (-s) 1. : the act of approving : approbation , sanction < a procedure likely to meet with the approval of the circumspect — S.H.Adams > 2. : certification as to acceptability (as of a request for capital expenditure) < these approvals are usually indicated on the invoice before the voucher is prepared — H.S.Noble > • - on approval |
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