vt.& vi. 赞成，同意；
vt. 批准；认可；核准；为…提供证据
vi. 赞同；称许；称赞；满意、喜欢(of)
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词
S+～(+A)
Did he approve?
他同意了吗?
She thought for a moment and then approved.
她想了一会儿,也就同意了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
The firm's directors quickly approved the new idea.
公司的董事们很快赞同了这个想法。
The minister approved the building plan.
部长批准了该建筑计划。
The National People's Congress approved the bill.
全国人民代表大会通过了这一法案。
1. 赞成,满意(be happy with) =approve of (表示赞成，满意，常用approve of sth结构，尽管approve sth也是可以的,另外approve of sb doing sth可以，而approve doing sth是不可以的)
例句：
The professor does not approve (of) the government‘s foreign policy.
那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。
I‘m afraid your parents won‘t approve of your going there.
我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。
2. 批准（表示批准，通过to give official agreement to只能用approve sth 结构）
例句：
The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library.
市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计划。
1. The council is considering whether to approve of the use of firearms.
政务委员会正在考虑是否要批准动用武器。
2. Her parents did not approve of her decision.
父母不赞成她的决定。
3. I didn't approve of his manner.
我不喜欢他的态度。
4. I told my mother I wanted to leave school but she didn't approve.
我告诉母亲我不想继续上学，但是母亲不同意。
5. Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?
你保持沉默，我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成？
6. Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn't approve of dancing.
他们的父母管教颇严格，不赞成跳舞。