consent [kən'sent] noun uncountable slightly formal ADVANCED ■permission or agreement 许可,允许;同意•They can't publish your name without your consent.未经你的同意他们不能公布你的名字。 •You can only come on the trip if your parents give their consent.只有你父母允许,你才能参加这次旅行。 by common consent ■most people agree 大多数人同意;普遍认可•Her latest film, by common consent, is her best yet.她的最新电影被普遍认为是她迄今最好的作品。 [kən'sent] verb intransitive ■to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something 同意;答应;许可,允许•[+ to infinitive] Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.我很不情愿地答应把车借给她。 •My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.我姑妈终生未嫁,因为她父亲不同意她的婚事。 |