disapproved
past simple and past participle ofdisapprove
| 单词 | disapproved |
| 释义 | disapproved past simple and past participle ofdisapprove disapprove verb[I] uk/ˌdɪs.əˈpruːv/us/ˌdɪs.əˈpruːv/B2 tofeelthat something or someone isbad,wrong, etc.: Thesurveyshowedthat 32percentofrespondentsapprove, 54percentdisapprove, and therestareundecided. Istronglydisapproveofunderagedrinking. Opposite approve(HAVE A GOOD OPINION)
Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofdisapproveddisapproved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Typically, the courts and settler societydisapprovedof such behavior as dangerously provocative. From theCambridge English Corpus Both clearlydisapprovedof the use of physical violence, of verbal offences and of theft. From theCambridge English Corpus Even if many contemporary observersdisapprovedof migrating child workers, the children themselves may have been of another opinion. From theCambridge English Corpus Hence, although the hadith folk admired deliberate austerity, they characteristicallydisapprovedof extremes. From theCambridge English Corpus Warding off thedisapprovedand attracting the good by introducing adjustments in legislation and its design. From theCambridge English Corpus I have alwaysdisapprovedof architects trained to consider architecture as a work of small substitution for the province of the city. From theCambridge English Corpus In the national sample, 49 per cent approved, 30 per centdisapproved, and 21 per cent were coded don't know/no answer. From theCambridge English Corpus It is not enough that the conduct be widelydisapprovedof or that it infringes traditional taboos. From theCambridge English Corpus Eighteen fathersdisapproved(twelve unqualified) but eleven wives did not know their husbands' opinions. From theCambridge English Corpus But in the modern period, of course, such action came to be officiallydisapprovedof and itself led to prosecutions. From theCambridge English Corpus Overall, almost 85% of these women approved of family planning, about 12% expressed no commitment and just over 3%disapproved. From theCambridge English Corpus Most respondents (70-1%) reported approval, including 67-4% of males and 72-1% of females; 26-7% of the sampledisapprovedand 3-7% were uncertain. From theCambridge English Corpus Of 21,484 ever-married women, more than three fifths of the respondentsdisapprovedof family limitation, and only a little over one-quarter were in favour of family limitation. From theCambridge English Corpus James, however,disapprovedof such a dishonourable style of departure and advised his son to have patience. From theCambridge English Corpus An active social life wasdisapprovedof. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。