go-ahead
UK ['gəʊ.ə.hed] US ['goʊ-] noun only singular
■when permission is given for someone to start doing something or for an event or activity to happen （有关当局）认可，许可•The government has given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road-building project.政府已经批准了一个投资数十亿英镑的道路修建工程。 •We're ready to start but we're still waiting to get the go-ahead from our head office.我们一切准备就绪，但仍在等着得到总部的许可。 ⇒ See also go ahead at go.
UK ['gəʊ.ə.hed] US ['goʊ-] adjective
■enthusiastic about using new products and modern methods of doing things 进取心的；有开拓精神的•We have a flexitime system and crèche facilities and like to think of ourselves as a go-ahead employer.我们公司实行弹性工作时间制，还设有照顾员工子女的日托中心，并将自己定位为一家富于开拓精神的公司。 |