been appropriated by the
government.
■ tl MtfcM M#M If] o 2 - sth (for sth) to take or give
sth, especially money for a particular purpose ^ $X ) : Five
million dollars has been appropriated for
research into the disease:' ipf Ao — compare misappropriate appro-pri-ation /a.praupri'eijn; NAmE
a.prou-/ noun 1 [U, sing.] (formal or law the act of
taking sth which belongs to sb else, especially without permission g tfl Jfl;'
i& M: Wfi! ; A ffl ; ft If : dishonest
appropri
ation of property VX & IS’W f- A ft # M 7* — compare misappropriation 2 [u; sing.] (formal) the act of keeping or saving money for a
particular purpose W. ( ;tf ) It: a
meeting to discuss the appropriation of
funds 3 [C] (formal) a sum of money to
be used for a particular
purpose, especially by a government or company ( & pj (ft ) firMJA
jjC A It: an appropriation of £20 000 for
payment of debts 2
ap prov al 0-w /a-pruivl/ noun 1
[U] the feeling that sb/sth is good or acceptable; a positive opinion of sb/sth
If/&; g] M: She desperately wanted to win her father’s approval. m ^ SJ I# ftfe S M f# ^ g] o
O Do the plans meet with your approval ? M
if £lj % ff (G, ? o Several people nodded in approval, fcf
/l A A A Ac % A g] M » PTJ3 disapproval 2 [U, Cj ~ (for sth) (from sb) agreement to, or
permission for sth, especially a plan or request ftt lf£, Mil , iA Rf \( if £lj
, §? At ) : The
plan will be
submitted to the committee for
official approval. if M H M ^ jE A U ?£ o o parliamentary/
congressional/government approval /
iff (g ttt M 0 Senior
management have given their seal of approval (= formal approval) to the
plans.
italic 01 can’t agree to
anything without my partner’s approval. W 77 fAA
fg iA pT ft ft A o planning
approvals ( ) MJgflttfi
0
The proposal is subject to approval by the
shareholders (= they need to agree to it).
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
ap prove O-w /e'pruiv/ verb
1
[V] ~ (of sb/sth) to think that sb/sth is
good, acceptable or suitable gjig;: l
told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn’t approve, ft
AiffiAAft AAJ.
^
± # ■ fM il # %= gj M o 0 Do you approve of my
idea? ffc[^;§;ftg£|’/&H%?
0 She doesn’t approve of me leaving school this year. 0 (formal)
She doesn’t approve of my leaving school this year. MA g];Sft EH3 disapprove 2 [VN] to officially
agree to a plan, request,
etc. itfc/t, MAt ( itt'J, MM ) : The
committee unanimously approved the plan.
Jl
w ^—SStMil T if jell o o note at agree
3 [VN] [often passive] to say that sth is good enough to be used, or is
correct iA pf ; HI: The
course is approved by the
Department for Education. WfitAlAitW ngfAHIo ap’ proved school noun (BrE) a school where young
people who had committed crimes were sent in the past (iBBiift)
ap prov ing 0-w /a'pruivir)/ adj. showing
that you believe that sb/sth is good or acceptable If fit g ; |W| ig; :
He gave me an approving nod.
H23 disapproving ► approv- ing-ly
adv.: She looked at him approvingly and
smiled.
approx abbr. approximate, approximately ap-proxi-mant /a'prDksimant; NAmE
a'praiks-/ noun 1 (phonetics iff ft) a speech sound made by
bringing the parts of the mouth which produce speech close together but not
actually touching, for example /r/ and /w/ in right and wet in
many accents of English f-; A M #; A ^ B % h # 2 (mathematics
ffc) a solution which is close to but not exactly the solution
of a problem Mi/f it