1 [I] approve (of sb/sth) to be pleased about sth; to like sb/sth 满意；喜欢: His father didn't approve of him becoming a dancer. 他父亲不赞成他当舞蹈演员。Her parents don't approve of her friends. 她父母不喜欢她的朋友。 [OPP] disapprove 反义词为 disapprove

2 [T] to agree formally to sth or to say that sth is correct 批准；核准；认可: We need to get an accountant to approve these figures. 我们须要找会计师核准这些数字。