go-ahead

英 [ˈɡəʊ əhed]

美 [ˈɡoʊ əhed]

n.  批准; 许可
adj.  有进取心的; 有开拓精神的

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牛津词典

noun

• 批准；许可
  permission for sb to start doing sth
  1. The council has given the go-ahead to start building.
     委员会已批准破土动工。

adj.

• 有进取心的；有开拓精神的
  willing to try new ideas, methods, etc. and therefore likely to succeed
  1. a go-ahead company
     开拓型公司

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 许可；批准
  If you give someone or somethingthe go-ahead, you give them permission to start doing something.
  1. The Greek government today gave the go-ahead for five major road schemes...
     希腊政府今天批准了5项重大的道路修建方案。
  2. Don't do any major repair work until you get the go-ahead from your insurers.
     除非经保险公司同意，否则不要进行任何大修。
• ADJ-GRADED 有进取心的；具有开拓精神的
  Ago-aheadperson or organization tries hard to succeed, often by using new methods.
  1. Fairview Estate is one of the oldest and the most go-ahead wine producers in South Africa.
     “丽景庄园”是南非历史最悠久、最具创新精神的酿酒商之一。

英英释义

noun

• readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  Synonym:enterpriseenterprisingnessinitiative
• a signal to proceed
  Synonym:green light

双语例句

• We've got the go-ahead for the new building.
  我们已取得那栋新建筑物的开工许可。
• Gave the go-ahead for clinical trials of endostatin later this year on patients with advanced tumors.
  打消了疑虑，国家癌症研究所今年下半年准许在癌症晚期的病人身上进行血管内皮抑制素临床实验。
• Don't do any major repair work until you get the go-ahead from your insurers.
  除非经保险公司同意，否则不要进行任何大修。
• The government has given the go-ahead for a multi-billion pound road-building project.
  政府批准了一项耗资数十亿英镑的筑路工程。
• We must get the boss to put some pressure on HQ to give us the go-ahead.
  我们必须请老板给公司总部一些压力，要他们批准这推销计划。
• See if you can stall him a little longer, just until we get the go-ahead from geneva.
  看你能否把他多拖一会儿，直到我们接到日内瓦的许可。
• Reykjavik would consult NATO allies before a final go-ahead, he added.
  他补充称，冰岛政府将在最终批准前，将与北约盟国进行磋商。
• He gave the go-ahead for the Manhattan project.
  他批准了曼哈顿计划。
• After months of indecision, the government gave the plan the go-ahead on Monday
  经过几个月的迟疑不决，政府在周一批准了这项计划。
• Given all that, how could such an audacious project get the go-ahead?
  既然如此，为什么这样一个大胆的项目能够被放行呢？