【assent】 - AEAS备考词汇

assent

UK:  [ə'sent]

US:  [ə'sent]

第三人称单数：assents  现在分词：assenting  过去分词：assented  

n.

1.同意,赞成

2.满意地

3.认可

v.

1.同意

1 . I was just about to make a little bow of assent, assent, when the meaning of the last words sank in, jolting me out of my sad reverie.
我正准备微微鞠躬表示赞同的时候，才逐渐意识到这最后几个词的意思，从而从可怜的幻想中摆脱出来。

2 . Though Eleanor gave no verbal assent to this, she did not express dissent .
爱莉娜对这件事虽然口头上没有表示同意，却也没有表示不同意。

3 . Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed assent yet another time.
其他人再次想了一会，觉得中国人的推测更合理，他们再一次表示赞同。

4 . Yet in many countries, trying to buy local businesses, even with their managers' assent, can lead them into a nationalistic minefield.
而如果它们试图收购当地企业，即便得到了企业管理者的同意，也会导致它们陷入民族主义的雷区。

5 . She was thoughtful for a moment , then nodded her head in assent .
她思考了片刻，然后点头表示同意。