ap·prove
verb/əˈpruːv/
/əˈpruːv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they approve | /əˈpruːv/ /əˈpruːv/ |
| he / she / it approves | /əˈpruːvz/ /əˈpruːvz/ |
| past simple approved | /əˈpruːvd/ /əˈpruːvd/ |
| past participle approved | /əˈpruːvd/ /əˈpruːvd/ |
| -ing form approving | /əˈpruːvɪŋ/ /əˈpruːvɪŋ/ |
- [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.
她不太赞同他的办事方式。 - 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 argumentb2- I 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.
他没有说什么，但从他的表情上我可以看出他不同意。 - 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
- I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve.
- [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.
我们希望这些建议能够尽快得到委员会的批准。 - to approve a bill/application
批准法案/申请
Synonyms agreeagreeaccept ▪ approve ▪ go along with somebody/something ▪ consentThese words all mean to say that you will do what somebody wants or that you will allow something to happen.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。
- They accepted the court’s decision.
他们接受法院的判决。
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
委员会一致通过了计划。
- She just goes along with everything he suggests.
他的一切建议她都赞同。
- 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.
他们批准设立人力资源开发中心。 - 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.
委员会已批准补偿方案。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- formally
- officially
- federally
- …
- The committee unanimously approved the plan.
- [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.
这种药未获批准用于儿童。 - 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.
审计人员审核通过了公司的账目。
- be approved by somebody/something The course is approved by the Department for Education.
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).