approval /əˈpruːvəl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it. 赞同

  例：

  ...efforts to win congressional approval for an aid package for Moscow.

  …为赢得国会赞同对莫斯科的一揽子援助计划而做的努力。

  例：

  The chairman has also given his approval for an investigation into the case.

  该主席也对此案的调查表示赞同。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT If someone or something has your approval, you like and admire them. 赞赏

  例：

  His son had an obsessive drive to gain his father's approval.

  他儿子渴望得到他的赞赏。

• 3. 

  N-VAR Approval is a formal or official statement that something is acceptable. 批准

  例：

  The testing and approval of new drugs will be speeded up.

  新药的检测与审批将会加速。