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单词 approved
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•proved /əˈpruvd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. generally accepted as correct or appropriate:a list of approved books.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•prove /əˈpruv/USA pronunciation   v., -proved, -prov•ing. 
  1. to have a favorable view of: [~ + object]I can't approve rude behavior.[no object* (+ of + object])]:My parents didn't approve of my friends.
  2. [~ + object] to find to be acceptable: Do you approve the plan?
  3. Government[~ + object] to confirm formally;
    ratify;
    pass: The Senate voted to approve the bill.
See -prob-, -prov-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ap•prove  (ə pro̅o̅v),USA pronunciation v., -proved, -prov•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to speak or think favorably of;
    pronounce or consider agreeable or good;
    judge favorably:to approve the policies of the administration.
  2. to consent or agree to:Father approved our plan to visit Chicago.
  3. Governmentto confirm or sanction formally;
    ratify:The Senate promptly approved the bill.
  4. [Obs.]
    • to demonstrate;
      show.
    • to make good;
      attest.
    • to prove by trial.
    • to convict.

v.i. 
  1. to speak or consider favorably (sometimes fol. by of ):Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.
  • Latin approbāre, equivalent. to ap- ap-1 + probāre to prove
  • Anglo-French, Old French aprover
  • Middle English a(p)proven 1300–50
ap•proved•ly, adv. 
ap•proved•ness, n. 
ap•proving•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged appreciate, esteem. Approve, commend, praise mean to have, and usually to express, a favorable opinion. To approve is to have a very good opinion, expressed or not, of someone or something:He approved the new plan.To commend is to speak or write approv-ingly, often formally and publicly, to congratulate or honor for something done:to commend a worker for a job well done.To praise is to speak or write, often in glowing and emotional terms, about one or more persons, actions, plans, etc.:to praise someone's courage.
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged authorize, endorse, validate.
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reject.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
approve /əˈpruːv/ vb
  1. when intr, often followed by of: to consider fair, good, or right; commend (a person or thing)
  2. (transitive) to authorize or sanction
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre to approve, from probāre to test, prove
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