ratify

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rat·i·fy /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb (ratified, ratifying, ratifies) [transitiveT]

PGSCLto make a written agreement official by signing it 批准，正式签署

ratify a treaty/an agreement/a decision etc

We hope that the republics will be willing to ratify the treaty.

我们希望各共和国愿意签署这个条约。

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—ratification /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

an attempt to delay ratification of the treaty

拖延条约批准的企图

Examples from the Corpus

ratify• But the administration faces two high hurdles in efforts to get the treaty ratified.• A 1961 treaty ratified by 125 nations outlawed the production of cocaine.• Massachusetts ratified by 187 against 168.• The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee.• The US Senate refused to ratify the agreement on weapons reduction.• We ratified the treaty in 1951 but under our constitution this gives no right of action in our domestic courts.• Congress failed to ratify the treaty until two years later.• Because his ennoblement could not be ratified until the Dragon Throne was formally occupied, Alexei was not permitted to vote.• Kharin's three-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea is expected to be ratified within the next week, when he receives a work permit.

From Longman Business Dictionary