approve 音标拼音: [əpr'uv]
vt . 批准,通过;赞成,称许
vi . 赞成,称许
批准,通过;赞成,称许赞成,称许
approve v 1 :
give sanction to ; "
I approve of his educational policies "
[
synonym : {
approve }, {
O .
K .}, {
okay }, {
sanction }] [
ant :
{
disapprove }, {
reject }]
2 :
judge to be right or commendable ;
think well of [
ant :
{
disapprove }]
Approve \
Ap *
prove "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Approved };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Approving }.] [
OE .
aproven ,
appreven ,
to prove ,
OF .
aprover ,
F .
approuver ,
to approve ,
fr .
L .
approbare ;
ad probare to esteem as good ,
approve ,
prove .
See {
Prove },
and cf . {
Approbate }.]
1 .
To show to be real or true ;
to prove . [
Obs .]
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Wouldst thou approve thy constancy ?
Approve First thy obedience . --
Milton .
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2 .
To make proof of ;
to demonstrate ;
to prove or show practically .
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Opportunities to approve . . .
worth . --
Emerson .
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He had approved himself a great warrior . --
Macaulay .
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'
T is an old lesson ;
Time approves it true . --
Byron .
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His account . . .
approves him a man of thought .
--
Parkman .
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3 .
To sanction officially ;
to ratify ;
to confirm ;
as ,
to approve the decision of a court -
martial .
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4 .
To regard as good ;
to commend ;
to be pleased with ;
to think well of ;
as ,
we approve the measured of the administration .
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5 .
To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance .
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The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God . --
Rogers .
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Note :
This word ,
when it signifies to be pleased with ,
to think favorably (
of ),
is often followed by of .
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They had not approved of the deposition of James .
--
Macaulay .
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They approved of the political institutions . --
W .
Black .
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Approve \
Ap *
prove "\ ([
a ^]
p *
pr [=
oo ]
v "),
v .
t . [
OF .
aprouer ;
a (
L .
ad )
a form apparently derived fr .
the pro ,
prod ,
in L .
prodest it is useful or profitable ,
properly the preposition pro for .
Cf . {
Improve }.] (
Eng .
Law )
To make profit of ;
to convert to one '
s own profit ; --
said esp .
of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor .
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139 Moby Thesaurus words for "
approve ":
OK ,
accede to ,
accept ,
accord to ,
accredit ,
admire ,
adopt ,
affiliate ,
affirm ,
agree to ,
allow ,
amen ,
applaud ,
approve of ,
argue ,
assent ,
assent to ,
attest ,
authenticate ,
authorize ,
autograph ,
back up ,
be partial to ,
be willing ,
bear ,
bespeak ,
betoken ,
bless ,
breathe ,
carry ,
certify ,
clear ,
commend ,
compliment ,
condescend ,
condone ,
confirm ,
connive at ,
connote ,
consent ,
consent to silently ,
cosign ,
countenance ,
countersign ,
deign ,
demonstrate ,
denote ,
display ,
embrace ,
endorse ,
endure ,
espouse ,
esteem ,
evidence ,
evince ,
exhibit ,
express ,
favor ,
furnish evidence ,
give consent ,
give indication of ,
give permission ,
give the go -
ahead ,
give the imprimatur ,
give thumbs up ,
go along with ,
go for ,
go in for ,
go to show ,
grant ,
have no objection ,
have regard for ,
hold with ,
illustrate ,
imply ,
indicate ,
initial ,
involve ,
keep in countenance ,
like ,
manifest ,
mark ,
nod ,
nod assent ,
not refuse ,
notarize ,
okay ,
pass ,
pass on ,
pass upon ,
permit ,
point to ,
put up with ,
ratify ,
recommend ,
respect ,
rubber stamp ,
rubber -
stamp ,
sanction ,
say amen to ,
say aye ,
say yes ,
seal ,
second ,
set forth ,
show ,
show signs of ,
sign ,
sign and seal ,
signalize ,
signify ,
speak for itself ,
speak volumes ,
stand by ,
subscribe to ,
suggest ,
support ,
sustain ,
swear and affirm ,
swear to ,
symptomatize ,
take kindly to ,
take up ,
tell ,
tend to show ,
think well of ,
tolerate ,
undersign ,
underwrite ,
uphold ,
validate ,
view with favor ,
visa ,
vise ,
vote affirmatively ,
vote aye ,
warrant ,
wink at ,
yield assent
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