Word · Frequency #1762
approving
批准；核准
approving is the present participle of approve.
to officially accept or agree to a plan, request, or decision
- 1.
To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
正式批准；认可；确认；设定为满意的
- 2.
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
认为好；赞扬；对...感到满意；看好
- 3.
To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
认为值得；对...感到满意；接受
赞同；赞许；正式批准；认可；确认；设定为满意的；认为好；赞扬；对...感到满意；看好；认为值得；对...感到满意；接受；赞同
In use
The city council approved the new building plans yesterday.
The manager approves each expense report before payment.
The board is approving the merger agreement this afternoon.
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。
approve something
The board approved the budget.
董事会批准了预算。
Verb forms
base approve · third person approves · -ing approving · past approved · past participle approved
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- approve a plan
- 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。
- approve a budget
- 批准预算
- The board approved the annual budget unanimously.董事会一致批准了年度预算。
- approve a request
- 批准请求
- The manager approved his request for time off.经理批准了他请假的请求。
- approve of something
- 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。
- approve a proposal
- 批准提案
- The shareholders approved the merger proposal.股东们批准了合并提案。
- approve a policy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
阿婆（appro）证明（prove）可行，就是批准。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.