5seal of approvalAPPROVEif you give something your seal of approval, you say that you approve of it, especially officially 正式认可,正式批准
A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
一些雇主已经对这项计划表示认可。
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seal of approval• His name served as a seal of approval that a deal would go ahead and that it would be profitable.• SoundScan has proved a seal of approval for several musicalrealms.• And they all come with a seal of approval.• Even Joaquin Balaguer has given it his seal of approval.• Good Housekeeping magazineseal of approval that makes it easier for countries to borrow and do business abroad.• He had none of the prerequisites, no updatedresume, no priorseal of approval.• As important as money for independent ventures would be the seal of approval.• The pensionpayback is even getting the seal of approval from nationalobservers.
6set the seal on somethingBritish EnglishBrECOMPLETE to make something definite or complete 确定某事,使某事成定局
In 1972, Nixon himself went to China to set the seal on the new relationship.
airtight/watertight seal• These gaiterscover the wholeboot and have a rubber rand which gives a watertight seal.• This is the reason you will notice jar lids advertising airtight seals and warning against consumption when the seal is broken.• By this method an airtight seal was made.
seal2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]
1 (also seal up)SHUT/CLOSE to close an entrance or a container with something that stops air, water etc from coming in or out of it 〔为防止空气、水等渗入或渗出〕把…封住,封闭
The window was sealed shut.
这扇窗户被封了起来。
seal a joint/crack/opening/gap
A quick way to seal awkward gaps is to use a foam filler.
要填补难弄的裂缝,一个快捷办法就是使用泡沫填充剂。
Dried milk is kept in hermetically sealed (=very tightly closed) containers.
2if a building, area, or country is sealed, no one can enter or leave it 封闭,封锁〔建筑物、地区、国家〕
Authorities plan to seal the border.
当局计划封锁边境。
3SHUT/CLOSEto close an envelope, package etc by using something sticky to hold its edges in place 粘住,封住〔信封、包裹等〕
He wrote the address and sealed the envelope.
他写好地址,封上信封。
4to cover the surface of something with something that will protect it 封盖…的表面
Wooden decks should be sealed to prevent cracking.
木质平台应该刷防护漆防止开裂。
5seal somebody’s fateCERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto make something, especially something bad, sure to happen 决定某人的命运〔尤指厄运〕
The outbreak of war sealed the government’s fate.
战争爆发使政府的命运成为定局。
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seal somebody’s fate• Rogerson's fate was sealed when he got behind the wheel of his car, completely drunk.
6.seal a deal/bargain/pact etcCERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto make an agreement more formal or definite 达成协议/交易/协定等
7seal a victory/win/matchto make a victory certain 锁定胜局
Smith’s goal sealed the victory.
史密斯的入球锁定了胜局。
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seal a victory/win/match• He then supplied the finishing touch to a 32-pass move to seal victory.• Andy Cole's first internationalgoalsealed victory in injury time.
8seal something ↔ inphrasal verbphr vPREVENTto stop something that is inside something else from getting out 密藏〔某物〕,将〔某物〕封住
9seal something ↔ offphrasal verbphr vSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop people from entering an area or building, because it is dangerous 〔因有危险而〕封闭,封锁〔某地区或某幢建筑〕
Following a bomb warning, police have sealed off the whole area.
接到有炸弹的警告后,警方封锁了整个地区。
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seal off• In Dresden police removed about 3,000 people from the station and sealed it off.• These glades get fainter, and shadows rise to seal them off.• There the whales deliberately tilt the floes so that seals slide off into the water and into the jaws of their attackers.• Press down the edges to seal and trim off the excesspastry.