disapprove
verb🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/
🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disapprove | 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ |
| he / she / it disapproves | 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz/ 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvz/ |
| past simple disapproved | 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/ 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/ |
| past participle disapproved | 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/ 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvd/ |
| -ing form disapproving | 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to think that somebody/something is not good or suitable; to not approve of somebody/something 不赞成；不同意；反对 She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. 她想当演员，可是她父母不同意。 🔊🔊 - disapprove of somebody/something
He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. 他强烈反对已进行的变革。 🔊🔊 - disapprove something (North American English)
A solid majority disapproves the way the president is handling the controversy. 大多数人都反对总统处理争论的方式。 🔊🔊
Extra Examplesbigots who morally disapprove of homosexuality 一味在道德上谴责同性恋的人 socially disapproved behavior 被社会指责的行为 In some parts of India, inter-caste marriages were thoroughly disapproved of. 在印度的某些地区，种姓间的婚姻被彻底拒绝了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- thoroughly
- morally
- …
- of
- [transitive] disapprove something
to officially refuse to agree to a plan, request, etc. Parents should get the option to approve or disapprove a child's online purchase. 父母应该可以选择批准或拒绝孩子的在线购买。