greenlight

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To approve; to permit to proceed. idiomatic,informal,transitive
    — Labour's Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds hit back at Sunak and said that his failure to greenlight major projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail showed that government claims of levelling up the country were "not supported by the evidence".
  2. To approve or requisition the harming or death of; to put a hit out on. idiomatic,slang,transitive

词形变化

greenlights present,singular,third-person greenlighting participle,present greenlighted participle,past greenlighted past greenlit participle,past greenlit past green-light alternative

词汇关系

反义词
redlight
衍生词
greenlighter

词源

From green light.
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