green light

英 [ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt]

美 [ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt]

n.  准许; 许可; 绿灯

牛津词典

noun

• 准许；许可；绿灯
  permission for a project, etc. to start or continue
  1. The government has decided to give the green light to the plan.
     政府已决定为这项计划开绿灯。

英英释义

noun

• permission to proceed with a project or to take action
  1. the gave the green light for construction to begin
• a signal to proceed
  Synonym:go-ahead

双语例句

• I stood waiting for the green light.
  我停下等着亮绿灯。
• Management has given us a green light to do our research.
  管理部门批准了我们的研究。
• You must wait for the green light.
  你必须等绿灯了才通过。
• Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.
  其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。
• You must the green light, then you can.
  你必须等到绿灯，然后你才可以过马路。
• She said you gave her the green light.
  她说你给了她绿灯。
• If there's no green light, choose the copy symbol.
  如果没有绿灯，选择复制标志。
• Management has given us a green light to begin our research.
  管理层已经给我们开了绿灯，让我们搞研究。
• Nor is it a green light for hamfisted industrial policy.
  它也并非为粗暴的产业政策开了绿灯。
• No one should ever give the green light to defalcation.
  挪用公款，这个口子谁也不能开。