DISAPPROVE1 to think that someone or something is bad or morally wrong2 to say that you disapprove of something or someone3 to look at someone in a disapproving way4 showing disapprovalRELATED WORDSoppositeAPPROVEsee alsoCRITICIZEBADOPINIONJUDGE1 to think that someone or something is bad or morally wrong 认为某人或某事不好或不道德disapprove /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ [intransitive verb]to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid 不同意，不赞同；不喜欢 I could tell from my mother's face that she disapproved. 从母亲的脸色我看得出她是不赞同的。disapprove of A lot of church leaders disapproved of the book when it was first published. 这本书刚出版时，许多教会领袖都不赞成。disapprove of somebody doing something My friends disapprove of me smoking. 我的朋友们反对我抽烟。strongly disapprovedisapprove very much 坚决反对 I strongly disapprove of any form of gambling. 我坚决反对任何形式的赌博。do not approve /duː nɒt əˈpruːv/ [verb phrase]to think that someone or something is bad, morally wrong, or very stupid 不同意，不赞同；不喜欢do not approve of His mother clearly did not approve of Sophie. 他母亲显然不喜欢索菲。do not approve of somebody doing something You know I don't approve of you smoking. 你知道我不赞成你吸烟。disapproval /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvəl/ [uncountable noun]how you feel when you think someone's ideas, behaviour, or actions are bad or morally wrong 不赞成；不喜欢；反对do something with disapproval She looked at our clothes with obvious disapproval. 她以明显不赞同的目光看着我们的衣服。somebody's disapproval/the disapproval of somebody Peter was determined to go to art school, despite his parents’ disapproval. 尽管父母反对，彼得还是决心要上艺术学校。think something is wrong /ˌθɪŋk something ɪz ˈrɒŋǁ-ˈrɔːŋ/ [verb phrase]to think that something is morally wrong and should not happen 认为某事不对〔不道德〕 A lot of people now think that killing animals for food is wrong. 现在有很多人认为把动物杀了吃是不道德的。think it is wrong to do something I think it's wrong to hit a child, whatever the circumstances. 我觉得在任何情况下打孩子总是不对的。frown on/upon /ˈfraʊn ɒn, əpɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]if a group of peoplefrown on orupon a particular kind of behaviour, they think that it is not the right way to behave 〔一群人〕不赞成，反对〔某种行为〕 The people who went to church frowned on those who spent Sunday mornings in bed. 上教堂做礼拜的人不赞同那些星期天早上在床上睡懒觉的人。 Romantic relationships between teachers and students are frowned upon by the college authorities. 学院管理层反对师生间的浪漫关系。take a dim view of /teɪk ə ˌdɪm ˈvjuː ɒv/ [verb phrase]to disapprove of someone's behaviour - use this especially about someone in authority or someone who could take action to stop the behaviour 〔尤指当权的人或可采取行动的人〕对…持否定看法；不赞成〔某人做的事〕 The school takes a very dim view of this behaviour. 校方很不赞成这种行为。 The electorate took a dim view of the tax increase. 选民们反对增加税收。have a low opinion of /hæv ə ˌləʊ əˈpɪnjən ɒv/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to think that a particular person or group of people has a bad character, so that you do not respect them 对〔某人或群体〕评价很低，认为…不好 I'm afraid I have a rather low opinion of Mr Evans. 恐怕我对埃文斯先生的评价很低。 He had a very low opinion of insurance salesmen. 他对保险推销员评价相当差。think badly of /ˌθɪŋk ˈbædli ɒv/ [verb phrase not in progressive]to disapprove of someone because of a particular thing they have done 认为…不好，把…想得很坏〔因某人做了某件事〕 I didn't want my parents or teachers to think badly of me. 我不想让父母或老师把我想得很坏。 Please, Harry, you mustn't think badly of me. I had no choice. 求你了，哈里，千万不要把我想得很坏，我别无选择。not hold with /nɒt ˈhəʊld wɪð/ [verb phrase not in progressive]informalto strongly disapprove of a particular kind of behaviour, attitude, or idea 【非正式】不赞同〔某种行为、态度或想法〕 I don't hold with racism. Never have, never will. 我不赞成种族主义，从来都没赞成过，以后也决不会。 Many of the older generation simply don't hold with mixed marriages. 上一辈人中有许多是决不赞成异族通婚的。2 to say that you disapprove of something or someone 表明你不赞成某事或某人voice/express/show etc your disapproval /ˌvɔɪs jɔːʳ dɪsəˈpruːvəl/ [verb phrase]to say, write, or show publicly that you disapprove of someone or something 〔公开地〕表示反对 The president expressed his disapproval of protest groups that break the law. 总统表示不赞成那些触犯法律的抗议团体。 Thousands of people have voiced their disapproval of the government. 成千上万的人表示反对这个政府。 Nurses plan to show their disapproval by organizing a series of one-day strikes. 护士们打算组织一连串的一日罢工来表达她们的反对态度。 How can dissatisfied taxpayers register disapproval of government policies? 不满的纳税人可以怎样来表示反对政府的政策呢？condemn /kənˈdem/ [transitive verb]to clearly and publicly say that you strongly disapprove of someone or something 〔清楚、公开地〕谴责 Politicians and religious leaders have universally condemned this act of terrorism. 政治家以及宗教领袖一致谴责这种恐怖主义行径。 Lawyers were quick to condemn the new legislation. 律师们立刻就谴责这项新法律。condemn something as something The destruction of rainforests has been condemned as a disaster for the environment. 人们谴责破坏雨林的行为给环境带来了灾难。condemn somebody for doing something Local authorities have been condemned for failing to tackle the problem of homelessness. 地方当局被指责未能处理好无家可归者的问题。condemnation /ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən, -dem-ǁˌkɑːn-/ [uncountable noun]condemn of His speech contained a strong condemnation of last week's bomb attack. 他在发言中强烈谴责了上周发生的炸弹袭击事件。widespread condemnation The government's action has brought widespread condemnation from teachers. 政府的这一行动招致了教师们的广泛谴责。denounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ [transitive verb]to say publicly that you strongly disapprove of something or someone and think that they are morally bad 谴责，指责；痛斥 The Republicans denounced the waste of public money involved in the new program. 共和党人谴责新计划中浪费公款的行为。 Community leaders were quick to denounce the police for reacting too violently to the disturbances. 社区领导人立刻谴责了警方对骚动反应过激。denounce somebody/something as something Darwin's theories about evolution were denounced by many people. 达尔文的进化理论受到许多人的谴责。deplore /dɪˈplɔːʳ/ [transitive verb]formalto say that you strongly disapprove of a particular kind of behaviour or something that has happened, because it is morally wrong 【正式】强烈反对；谴责〔某人的行为或某种情况〕 We deplore the use of violence against innocent people. 我们强烈反对对无辜的人民使用暴力。 The United Nations has issued a statement deploring the continued fighting. 联合国发表了一项声明强烈谴责仍在持续的交火。3 to look at someone in a disapproving way 不赞成地看某人give somebody a dirty look /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˌdɜːʳti ˈlʊk/ [verb phrase]informalto look quickly and angrily at someone in a way that shows you disapprove strongly of what they have said or done 【非正式】厌恶地看某人一眼 Frank turned round and gave me a really dirty look. 弗兰克转过身来狠狠地瞪了我一眼。frown /fraʊn/ [intransitive verb]to look slightly unhappy or annoyed, because you disapprove of something 皱眉〔以表示不悦〕 Mr Bonner frowned and pursed his lips, but said nothing. 班纳先生皱了皱眉头，撅了撅嘴唇，但没说什么。frown at Mrs Gold frowned at the children, who were getting mud all over their clothes. 孩子们把衣服上弄得都是泥，戈尔德夫人对他们皱了皱眉。glare at /ˈgleər æt/ [verb phrase]to look at someone in a way that shows that you are very angry with them 怒目而视，愤怒地瞪着看 Roger glared angrily at her across the dinner table. 罗杰隔着餐桌朝她怒目而视。4 showing disapproval 表示不赞同disapproving /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ◂/ [adjective]if someone speaks to you or looks at you in adisapproving way, they show by the way they talk or look that they disapprove of you 不赞成的；不满的 The announcement of a further pay increase for politicians provoked disapproving comments from the leader of the opposition party. 给政客进一步加薪的公告激起了反对党领导人的反对。disapproving glance/look/stare John gave me a disapproving look when I suggested another drink. 我提议再喝一杯时，约翰不满地看了我一眼。derogatory /dɪˈrɒgətəriǁdɪˈrɑːgətɔːri/ [adjective]aderogatory remark expresses disapproval of something or someone and is often also insulting 贬义的；诽谤的〔言辞等〕 I wish you wouldn't make derogatory remarks about members of my family. 我希望你不要毁谤我的家人。 I didn't like the way he made derogatory comments about his colleagues. 我不喜欢他用贬斥的言辞来评论他的同事。pejorative /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪvǁ-ˈdʒɔː-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ [adjective]formala pejorative word expresses disapproval, often in an offensive way 【正式】贬抑的〔措辞等，常为冒犯性的〕 He used the word ‘girl’ in the pejorative sense when referring to the women who worked for him. 他用girl〔女孩〕这个词的贬义指为他工作的妇女。pejoratively [adverb] The word ‘liberal’ seems to be used prejoratively by both the left and the right. 左派和右派似乎都把liberal〔自由开放的〕作为贬义词使用。