approve
ap.prove
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v.（动词）
ap.proved,ap.prov.ing,ap.proves
v.tr.（及物动词）
To consider right or good; think or speak favorably of.
赞成：认为是正确的或好的；表扬地想起或说起
To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction.
批准,认可：官方地或正式地同意；证实或批准
Obsolete To prove or attest.
【废语】 证实,证明
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To show,feel,or express approval:
同意：表明、感觉或表达同意：
didn't approve of the decision.
不赞成这个决定
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approve,endorse,sanction,certify,accredit,ratify
These verbs mean to express a favorable opinion or to signify satisfaction or acceptance.Though approve,the most widely applicable,often means simply to consider right or good (
这些动词意指表达一种赞扬的意见或表明满意或接受.虽然approve 应用最为广泛,常意味着简单地认为正确或好的（
knew my parents wouldn't approve of what I had done),it can also denote official consent:
知道我父母不会赞成我所做的）,它也可指明官方的同意：
“The colonel or commanding officer approves the sentence of a regimental court-martial” (Charles James).
“上校或指挥军官同意团队军事法庭” （查理斯·詹姆斯）.
Endorse implies the expression of support,often by public statement:
Endorse 意指支持的表示,常用于公开声明：
The senator will give a speech endorsing her party's gubernatorial candidate.
参议员将做出支持她所在党派州长候选人的演讲.
Sanction usually implies not only approval (
Sanction 通常不仅指赞同（
Public opinion ought not to sanction the use of force) but also official authorization (
公众意见不应赞同使用武力） 也指官方的认可（
The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law).
选举权是法律所认可的权力).
Certify and
Certify
accredit imply official approval based on compliance with requirements or standards:
accredit 意指基于与需要或标准相符的官方赞同：
“The proper officers,comparing every article with its voucher,certified them to be right” (Benjamin Franklin).
“合格的官员,将每一物品与凭单比较,以确认它们是正确的” （本杰明·富兰克林）.
The board of higher education will accredit only those institutions offering a sufficiently rigorous curriculum.To
高等教育理事会将只承认那些提供足够严格的课程的学院.
ratify is to invest with legal authority by giving official sanction:
ratify 是指通过给予官方认可使之具有合法权威
“Amendments ...shall be valid ...when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States” (U.S.Constitution,Article V).
“修正案…当为四分之三的州立法机构赞同时…将生效” （美国宪法,第五条）
