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单词 disapprove
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Definition of disapprove in English:

disapprove

verb dɪsəˈpruːvˌdɪsəˈpruv
[no object]
  • 1Have or express an unfavourable opinion.

    Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The student unions of the college also disapproved of the administration's tactics regarding the decision to end the program.
    • He had a troubled childhood, being frequently beaten by his father and uncles who disapproved of his artistic interests.
    • No poll was taken to find out whether the newspaper editors approved or disapproved of the job he was doing.
    • My parents, while they don't openly oppose my lifestyle, clearly disapprove.
    • I never did this, I hasten to add, and disapproved heartily.
    • I thoroughly disapprove of cars in many circumstances.
    • He also disapproved of the additional barriers the fascist policy presented to women in pursuit of a full education.
    • Most Americans disapprove of the jobs that Republicans and Democrats are doing.
    • And Americans have generally disapproved of extensive efforts at domestic security.
    • Surveys also have found that the percentage of parents who strongly disapprove of drinking has dropped.
    • Interestingly, he generally disapproved of borrowings outside of financing entrepreneurship.
    • Usually they're in the forms of ancestors, mostly benevolent and at worst sternly disapproving.
    • They never did quite process that there's a postmodern kind of human curiosity that gets pleasure out of things formerly disapproved of.
    • Why do citizens acquiesce in regimes of which they obviously disapprove?
    • Her son was 21 and clearly disapproved of his mother's pregnancy.
    • Earlier, the Chief Minister disapproved of Mr. Jerome's statement.
    • Some of these same critics also disapproved of his drinking habits and his choice of friends who visited local taverns.
    • The effect of political correctness, which disapproves of such views, merely means they are not spoken aloud in places where they will be disapproved of.
    • Not only is every episode gone through in surprising detail but we soon learn why each colleague who disapproved of his op-ed was a hypocrite for doing so.
    • She had fallen in love with a fellow student, of whom her parents disapproved.
    Synonyms
    have/express a poor opinion of, dislike, be against, object to, find unacceptable, think wrong, take exception to, not believe in, not support, frown on, take a dim view of, look askance at
    be dissatisfied with, be displeased with, be hostile towards
    detest, deplore, despise, loathe
    criticize, censure, blame, condemn, denounce, decry, reproach, rebuke, reprove, remonstrate against
    disparage, deprecate
    informal look down one's nose at, knock
    rare animadvert
    reproachful, reproving, full of reproof
    critical, criticizing, censorious, condemnatory, condemning, denouncing, scathing, damning
    disparaging, deprecatory, unfavourable, pejorative, derogatory
    dissatisfied, displeased, hostile
    informal knocking, slating
    1. 1.1with object Officially refuse to agree to.
      a company may take power to disapprove the transfer of shares
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In 1991 both the Senate and the House took early action to disapprove the presidential waiver renewing China's MFN status.
      • The remaining programs may not have sought approval or some may have been disapproved by the peer review committee.
      • The FDA will then evaluate the recommendation and either approve or disapprove the product for marketing.
      • Parliament is not going to choose the buyers in the privatisation deals but just approve or disapprove the decision by the executive power.
      • The Master has the discretion to approve or disapprove a claim, or ask for a refund in case a wrong payment was made.
      • If the President disapproves the list, the commission has until October 20 to submit revised recommendations.
      • The President will then have until September 23 to approve or disapprove the list.
      • Most do not give reasons for disapproving the demolition, just expressing their disapproval of the proposal.
      • The contractor approves or disapproves the purchases made by the FOO.
      • It would be unworkable for the Crown, as applicant, to disapprove a respondent's ownership interest.
      • It takes the Air Force Personnel Center four to six weeks to approve or disapprove applications.
      • Even for trivial requests like days off, my manager thought that it was his job to approve or disapprove the request.
      • In many traditionalists' ideal world, the legislature would disapprove gay marriage and that would be that.
      • Suggestions that medical treatment might sometimes come into this category have been disapproved, although it might cover some aspects of nursing care.
      • I think rarely do they ever disapprove a request for a sympathy subpoena, for a warrant to go ahead and issue a wiretap.
      • Most expected the French voters to disapprove the EU's new constitution.
      • The obiter remarks of his Honour were disapproved in Groves.
      • Instead, Kitty, Congress must actively disapprove an act to block the bill in order to keep it from going into effect as it has been negotiated.
      • In the confirmation or second stage, the Senate alone determines whether to approve or disapprove a nomination.
      • These terms were scheduled to the consent order and, speaking for myself, I do not think that the judge was concerned to approve them or disapprove them.
      Synonyms
      reject, refuse, turn down, veto, disallow, set aside, throw out, dismiss, say ‘no’ to, rule against, rule out
      informal give the thumbs down to

Derivatives

  • disapprover

  • noun
    • In a legalised environment, cafes would keep weed off the streets, and out of the way of disapprovers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So it's natural that the ‘disapprovers,’ essentially all of whom I take to be loyal Democrats, would become more numerous.
      • Some facilities have a critical mass of sexual offenders so the individual sexual offender is safer from the aggressive disapprovers.
      • I suppose every society needs its self-appointed professional disapprovers, but they really wouldn't be much fun to sit next to at a dinner party.
 
 

Definition of disapprove in US English:

disapprove

verbˌdɪsəˈpruvˌdisəˈpro͞ov
[no object]
  • 1Have or express an unfavorable opinion about something.

    Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Surveys also have found that the percentage of parents who strongly disapprove of drinking has dropped.
    • They never did quite process that there's a postmodern kind of human curiosity that gets pleasure out of things formerly disapproved of.
    • The student unions of the college also disapproved of the administration's tactics regarding the decision to end the program.
    • Why do citizens acquiesce in regimes of which they obviously disapprove?
    • No poll was taken to find out whether the newspaper editors approved or disapproved of the job he was doing.
    • He had a troubled childhood, being frequently beaten by his father and uncles who disapproved of his artistic interests.
    • He also disapproved of the additional barriers the fascist policy presented to women in pursuit of a full education.
    • Usually they're in the forms of ancestors, mostly benevolent and at worst sternly disapproving.
    • I thoroughly disapprove of cars in many circumstances.
    • Earlier, the Chief Minister disapproved of Mr. Jerome's statement.
    • Some of these same critics also disapproved of his drinking habits and his choice of friends who visited local taverns.
    • Her son was 21 and clearly disapproved of his mother's pregnancy.
    • She had fallen in love with a fellow student, of whom her parents disapproved.
    • Interestingly, he generally disapproved of borrowings outside of financing entrepreneurship.
    • And Americans have generally disapproved of extensive efforts at domestic security.
    • Not only is every episode gone through in surprising detail but we soon learn why each colleague who disapproved of his op-ed was a hypocrite for doing so.
    • I never did this, I hasten to add, and disapproved heartily.
    • Most Americans disapprove of the jobs that Republicans and Democrats are doing.
    • The effect of political correctness, which disapproves of such views, merely means they are not spoken aloud in places where they will be disapproved of.
    • My parents, while they don't openly oppose my lifestyle, clearly disapprove.
    Synonyms
    express a poor opinion of, have a poor opinion of, dislike, be against, object to, find unacceptable, think wrong, take exception to, not believe in, not support, frown on, take a dim view of, look askance at
    reproachful, reproving, full of reproof
    1. 1.1with object Officially refuse to agree to.
      a company may take power to disapprove the transfer of shares
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Instead, Kitty, Congress must actively disapprove an act to block the bill in order to keep it from going into effect as it has been negotiated.
      • The FDA will then evaluate the recommendation and either approve or disapprove the product for marketing.
      • Parliament is not going to choose the buyers in the privatisation deals but just approve or disapprove the decision by the executive power.
      • I think rarely do they ever disapprove a request for a sympathy subpoena, for a warrant to go ahead and issue a wiretap.
      • The remaining programs may not have sought approval or some may have been disapproved by the peer review committee.
      • The Master has the discretion to approve or disapprove a claim, or ask for a refund in case a wrong payment was made.
      • These terms were scheduled to the consent order and, speaking for myself, I do not think that the judge was concerned to approve them or disapprove them.
      • In 1991 both the Senate and the House took early action to disapprove the presidential waiver renewing China's MFN status.
      • Suggestions that medical treatment might sometimes come into this category have been disapproved, although it might cover some aspects of nursing care.
      • In the confirmation or second stage, the Senate alone determines whether to approve or disapprove a nomination.
      • If the President disapproves the list, the commission has until October 20 to submit revised recommendations.
      • The obiter remarks of his Honour were disapproved in Groves.
      • The contractor approves or disapproves the purchases made by the FOO.
      • Most expected the French voters to disapprove the EU's new constitution.
      • Most do not give reasons for disapproving the demolition, just expressing their disapproval of the proposal.
      • The President will then have until September 23 to approve or disapprove the list.
      • It would be unworkable for the Crown, as applicant, to disapprove a respondent's ownership interest.
      • It takes the Air Force Personnel Center four to six weeks to approve or disapprove applications.
      • Even for trivial requests like days off, my manager thought that it was his job to approve or disapprove the request.
      • In many traditionalists' ideal world, the legislature would disapprove gay marriage and that would be that.
      Synonyms
      reject, refuse, turn down, veto, disallow, set aside, throw out, dismiss, say ‘no’ to, rule against, rule out
 
 
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