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词组 approve
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approve /əˈpruːv/ verb 1. to think that someone or something is goodGrammarIn this meaning, you usually say that you approve of someone or something.adverbsvery much approve His parents very much approved of his new girlfriend.thoroughly/wholeheartedly/heartily approve (=approve very strongly) I thoroughly approve of the decision to give the money to charity.phrasesdon’t altogether approve (=not completely) I don’t altogether approve of zoos – I think animals are happier living in the wild.sb would never approve My mother would never approve of me staying out so late.ANTONYMS disapprove2. to officially accept a plan, proposal etcnounsapprove a bill/amendment/resolution (=vote to accept something) Congress is expected to approve the bill.approve a plan/scheme/proposal If the board approves the plan, construction work will start next month.approve a deal/sale/merger A majority of the shareholders must approve the deal.adverbsapprove sth unanimously (=everyone in a group approves something) The conference unanimously approved a motion condemning the government’s actions.overwhelmingly approve sth (=almost all of a group approve something) Parents overwhelmingly approved the proposal to bring back school uniform.prepositionsapprove sth by 100 votes/a large majority etc The committee approved the plan by 12 votes to 5.THESAURUS: approve passlaw | bill | amendment | resolution to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting: The law was passed by a huge majority in Parliament. | Congress passed a bill which made the drug illegal. | Congress passed a bill which made the drug illegal. | The amendment was passed in 1871. ratifytreaty | agreement | deal to make a written agreement official by signing it or voting about it: The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988. | Parliament still has to ratify the agreement. | Australia plans to ratify the deal. 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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