1·The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals.
国务卿有权批准这些提议。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·They urged Congress to approve plans for their reform programme.
他们敦促国会批准他们有关改革项目的计划。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·I have to inform you that we can not approve of it.
我不得不告诉你,我们不能批准它。
4·We had to wait months for the council to approve our plans to extend the house.
我们得等好几个月,以使议会批准我们扩建房屋的计划。
5·People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often arbitrary rather than based on fixed criteria.
人们抱怨批准或拒绝许可的决定往往是随意的,而不是基于固定的标准。