Word · Frequency #8084
ratifies
批准；认可；证实
ratifies is the third person singular of ratify.
to approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- 1.
To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
正式同意；批准使生效
正式同意；批准使生效；批准；认可；[经] 证实；肯定；确认
In use
The parliament voted to ratify the new trade agreement.
Only after all members agree can the committee ratify the decision.
The president ratified the treaty last week, making it official.
ratify sth
The Senate ratified the treaty.
参议院批准了该条约。
be ratified
常用被动语态。
The agreement was ratified by all member states.
该协议得到了所有成员国的批准。
Verb forms
base ratify · third person ratifies · -ing ratifying · past ratified · past participle ratified
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing，第三人称单数加-s。
Common mistakes
The ratify of the contract is necessary.The ratification of the contract is necessary.
ratify是动词，不能直接用作名词；表示“批准”的名词形式是ratification。
The committee ratified to accept the proposal.The committee ratified the proposal.
ratify是及物动词，后直接跟名词宾语，不能接不定式短语。
Connections
Collocations
- ratify a treaty
- 批准条约
- The Senate voted to ratify the treaty last week.参议院上周投票批准了该条约。
- ratify an agreement
- 批准协议
- Both parties must ratify the agreement before it takes effect.双方必须在协议生效前批准它。
- ratify a decision
- 批准决定
- The board will ratify the decision at the next meeting.董事会将在下次会议上批准该决定。
- ratify the constitution
- 批准宪法
- The new constitution was ratified by a majority of the states.新宪法获得了多数州的批准。
- ratify a contract
- 批准合同
- The company's shareholders ratified the contract with the supplier.公司股东批准了与供应商的合同。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只老鼠（rat）在文件上盖章批准（ify），记住 'ratify' 就是正式批准。
Context & Register
常见场景：法律、商业、国际条约 通常用于正式场合，如批准法律、协议或条约；也可用于一般认可。多用于书面语和官方语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix '-ify' pronounced /ɪfaɪ/ with first-syllable stress. They are genuine rhymes in their final syllables, though the vowel before the suffix varies.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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。
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