1. agree to;give consent to允許 Father did not approve of his marriage to Mary. 父親不準他同瑪麗結婚。2. like;be in favour of贊成 We cordially approved of this project. 我們衷心贊成這項研究計劃。 I approve of what he said and what he did. 對于他的言行我表示贊成。