approval
US: /əˈpɹuvəɫ/
UK: /ɐpɹˈuːvəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
approval /ə'pru:vəl/- danh từ
- sự tán thành, sự đồng ý, sự chấp thuận
- to nod in approval: gật đầu, đồng ý
- to give one's approval to a plan: tán thành một kế hoạch
- to meet with approval: được sự đồng ý, được chấp thuận
- on approval: (thương nghiệp) (như) on appro ((xem) appro)
- sự phê chuẩn
- sự tán thành, sự đồng ý, sự chấp thuận
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] the feeling that sb/sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb/sth: She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. + Do the plans meet with your approval? + Several people nodded in approval.
2 [U, C] ~ (for sth) (from sb) agreement to, or permission for sth, especially a plan or request: The plan will be submitted to the committee for official approval. + parliamentary / congressional / government approval + Senior management have given their seal of approval (= formal approval) to the plans. + I can't agree to anything without my partner's approval. + planning approvals + They required / received approval for the proposal from the shareholders.
3 [U] if you buy goods, or if goods are sold on approval, you can use them for a time without paying, until you decide if you want to buy them or not
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
sanction, approbation, blessing, consent, agreement, concurrence; endorsement, acceptance, imprimatur, affirmation, éclat, confirmation, mandate, authorization; licence, leave, permission, rubber stamp, Colloq OK, okay, go-ahead, green light:
I don't think that the plan will meet with the committee's approval. We gave our approval to proceed.
Collocation
ADJ.
full, total, unqualified, warm, wholehearted
The scheme did not meet unqualified approval.
| grudging, qualified | general, overwhelming, popular, public, unanimous, universal, widespread | final, initial, preliminary, prior
All development requires the prior approval of the planning authority.
| tacit | written | formal, official | government, parliamentary, royal
VERB + APPROVAL
need, require | seek, submit sth for
We have submitted a design for approval.
| gain, get, meet with, obtain, receive, win
You are not allowed to build anything without first obtaining the approval of the local authority.
| give, grant
The government has now given its approval for the new examinations.
| refuse, withhold | express, nod, show
The people listening nodded approval.
PREP.
on ~
The goods were supplied on approval (= they could be sent back if they were not satisfactory).
| with ~
Jane's father regards her fiance with approval.
| with/without sb's ~
You may not decorate the flat without the landlord's approval.
| ~ for
He won approval for his project.
| ~ from
We're waiting for approval from the authorities.
PHRASES
a nod of approval
She gave him a nod of approval.
| a roar of approval
There was a roar of approval from the crowd.
| a seal/stamp of approval
The government has given its seal of approval to the project.
| subject to approval
The offer is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.
Concise dictionary
approvals-vlnoun
+the formal act of approving
+a feeling of liking something or someone good
+acceptance as satisfactory
+a message expressing a favorable opinion
