1
approve of something/somebody
表示赞同或赞许时，后接 of；用于正式批准时，直接接宾语。
Many people approve of the new policy.
许多人赞同这项新政策。
批准；核准
approving — present participle of approve
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
批准；核准
to officially accept or agree to a plan, request, or decision
Many people approve of the new policy.
许多人赞同这项新政策。
正式批准；认可；确认；设定为满意的
To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
认为好；赞扬；对...感到满意；看好
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
认为值得；对...感到满意；接受
To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
approve
Base
原形
approves
3rd person
第三人称单数
approving
-ing
现在分词
approved
Past
过去式
approved
Past participle
过去分词
I approve of your decision.
我赞同你的决定。
The city council approved the new building plans yesterday.
市议会昨天批准了新的建筑方案。
The manager approves each expense report before payment.
经理在付款前批准每一份费用报告。
The board is approving the merger agreement this afternoon.
董事会今天下午正在批准合并协议。
表示赞同或赞许时，后接 of；用于正式批准时，直接接宾语。
Many people approve of the new policy.
许多人赞同这项新政策。
The board approved the budget.
董事会批准了预算。
Not this
The committee agreed the new policy.
Use this
The committee approved the new policy.
动词“approve”表示“批准”，可直接跟宾语；而“agree”作及物动词时通常接that从句或不定式，不能直接跟名词作宾语。
Not this
I approve to your suggestion.
Use this
I approve of your suggestion.
表示“赞同”时，approve为不及物动词，需接介词of才能跟宾语；误用to是受中文“同意”搭配的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
批准计划
The committee approved the plan for the new park.
委员会批准了新公园的计划。
批准预算
The board approved the annual budget unanimously.
董事会一致批准了年度预算。
批准请求
The manager approved his request for time off.
经理批准了他请假的请求。
赞同某事
I don't approve of your decision to drop out of school.
我不赞同你辍学的决定。
批准提案
The shareholders approved the merger proposal.
股东们批准了合并提案。
批准政策
The government approved a new environmental policy.
政府批准了一项新的环境政策。
我批准这条消息。
This is the standard phrase used by U.S. political candidates at the end of campaign advertisements to fulfill legal disclosure requirements.
这是美国政治候选人在竞选广告结束时使用的标准短语，以满足法律披露要求。
Use approving naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
阿婆（appro）证明（prove）可行，就是批准。
表示“批准”时多用于正式场合，如官方文件、机构决策；表示“赞同”时则常见于日常交流或个人意见。
All these words share the same stressed vowel /uː/ and final consonant /v/, so they rhyme with 'approve' (/əˈpruːv/). However, note that the spelling '-ove' can also represent /ʌv/ as in 'love' (/lʌv/), which does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.