| 单词 | to give the nod |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give the nod c. With the. Approval to go ahead with a course of action or to take on a function. Chiefly in to get the nod, to give the nod. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [noun] > expression of approval suffrage1566 vote1608 seal of approval1833 accolade1852 back-pat1894 nod1924 nice one1970 like2009 1924 N.Y. Times 18 Jan. 16/1 The illustrious Chairman..declared that if Senator La Follette would only ‘give us the nod’ he would be nominated for the Presidency on a third party ticket. 1947 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 26 Sept. 16 (heading) Dizzy Gillespie, Yardbird Parker, Thelonius Monk get nod in up-beat set. 1962 New Yorker 17 Nov. 43/2 Industry has at last given literature the nod. 1992 Canad. Geographic July 79/1 The idea of holding a world's fair in Canada..was first put forward in the late 1950s... But alas, the nod went to the Soviet Union. < as lemmas |
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