의미: approve

ap·prove vt.

1 찬성[찬동]하다, 좋다고 인정하다
▶ I approve your plan. 당신의 계획에 찬성한다.

2 <의회 등이> (정식으로) 승인하다, 인가[재가]하다
▶ The committee approved the budget. 위원회는 예산안을 승인했다.

3 …에 승낙하다, 동의하다

4 ［approve oneself로] 자신이 (…인 것을) 나타내다, 가치있는 것을 보이다
▶ approve oneself a good teacher 자신이 훌륭한 교사임을 입증하다
━ vi. 찬성하다, 승인하다 《of》
▶ 《approve+전+명》 Her parents did not approve of her marriage. 부모는 그녀의 결혼을 찬성하지 않았다.
ap·próv·er n.
▷ appróval n.

prove 관용구

show and prove

to demonstrate

approve of

1．agree to；give consent to允许
Father did not approve of his marriage to Mary．父亲不准他同玛丽结婚。
2．like；be in favour of赞成
We cordially approved of this project．我们衷心赞成这项研究计划。
I approve of what he said and what he did．对于他的言行我表示赞成。

disapprove of

1．refuse to agree to不赞成
Jack's father disapproved of his marriage to Jane．杰克的父亲不赞成他与简的婚姻。
I disapprove of your method．我不赞成你的方法。
2．dislike不喜欢
I disapprove of his way of dealing with others．我不喜欢他的处世方法。

improve on

make better改进；改善；改良
I am unable to im prove on his suggestion．我提不出比他更好的建议了。
This method is better，but can still be im proved upon．这个方法是好多了，但还可以改进。
She made good marks the first year，but she thought she could improve on them．她第1年成绩很好，但她认为还可以更好。

exception that proves the rule

Idiom(s): exception that proves the rule

Theme: PROOF

a saying claiming that when an exception has to be made to a particular rule or guideline, this simply emphasizes the existence of the rule. (The exception tests for the existence of a rule. Usually with the.)
• Sixth-graders do not have to wear school uniforms, but they're the exception that proves the rule.
• The youngest dog is allowed in the house. He's the exception that proves the rule.

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Something unusual that does not follow a rule tests that rule to see if it is true; if there are too many exceptions, the rule is no good.

A proverb. Frank is very short but is a good basketball player. He is the exception that proves the rule.

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v. phr., informal To seem to prove; act or serve to show (a fact); demonstrate.

Often used after "it". Our team beat a bigger team, and it just goes to show you can win if you play hard enough. The hard winter at Valley Forge goes to show that our soldiers suffered a great deal to win the Revolution.

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v. To make or get one that is better than (another). Dick made good marks the first year, but he thought he could improve on them. Charles built a new model racer for the derby race, because he knew he could improve upon his old one.

exception proves the rule, the

exception proves the rule, the
An instance that does not obey a rule shows that the rule exists. For example, John's much shorter than average but excels at basketball—the exception proves the rule. This seemingly paradoxical phrase is the converse of the older idea that every rule has an exception. [Mid-1600s]

improve

improve
improve on
or improve upon
to do or make better than, as by additions or changes

prove

prove
In addition to the idiom beginning with prove, also see exception proves the rule, the.

prove out

prove out
Succeed, turn out well, as in Farm-raised trout has proved out so well that the fish industry plans to experiment with other species. [Mid-1900s]

More Idioms/Phrases

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English Vocalbulary

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