| 词汇 | rubber-stamp |
| 释义 | rubber stamp noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌrʌb.ə ˈstæmp/ us /ˌrʌb.ɚ ˈstæmp/ a small device with raised letters made of rubber, used for printing the date, name of an organization, etc. on documents（用来在文件上印日期、组织名称等的）橡皮图章 Bet_Noire/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Publishing: printing & word processing 3-D printing backspace bed boldface boldfaced bolding imprint indent indentation inline intaglio printing preprint print on demand print run print something out printed typographical typography unpublished xerography rubber-stamp verb[ T ] disapprovinguk /ˌrʌb.əˈstæmp/ us /ˌrʌb.ɚˈstæmp/ to officially approve a decision or plan without thinking about it: （不经考虑）例行公事地通过，照例批准 The boss makes the decisions and the committee just rubber-stamps them.老板作决定，委员会只会照例批准。 Approving & approval accepting affirmation approbate approval baby be here for someoneidiom countenance here nice nice one!idiom relegitimize royal assent seal seal of approvalidiom self-affirmation thumb thumbs upidiom validation vote vote something up or downidiom rubber stamp | American Dictionaryrubber stamp noun[ C ] us/ˈrʌb·ər ˈstæmp/ a device used for printing with raised letters, numbers, or pictures made of an elastic substance such as rubber that you cover with ink and press against a surface, or the printed letters, etc., made in this way: The guard marked my pass with a rubber stamp. disapproving A rubber stamp is also an approval given without much thought: The mayor has a lot of power, and city counselors provide a rubber stamp. rubber-stamp verb[ T ] disapprovingus/ˈrʌb·ərˈstæmp/ to approve something without giving it much thought: Congress is not going to simply rubber-stamp any policy the president proposes. rubber-stamp | Business Englishrubber-stamp verb[ T ] uk /ˌrʌbəˈstæmp/us to approve an idea, project, law, etc. without examining it carefully first: The board is expected to rubber-stamp the approval next month. rubber-stamp adjective[ before noun ] ukus used to describe a group or organization that gives approval to ideas, projects, laws, etc. without examining them carefully first: The problem we face in this country is rubber-stamp boards. a rubber-stamp legislature/parliament used to describe a decision that is made based on someone else's advice, without examining the facts or arguments on both sides first: a rubber-stamp decision/recommendation/approach rubber stamp noun[ C ] ukus WORKPLACE a small desk tool with raised letters made of rubber, that is used for printing the date, name of an organization, etc. on documents: His secretary signs the stack of papers using a rubber stamp with his signature on it. disapproving a person or organization that gives approval to an idea, project, etc. without examining it carefully first: act as/become a rubber stamp for sth The board is not simply a rubber stamp for management's decisions. disapproving approval that is given to an idea, project, etc., especially before it is examined carefully: Many felt that the committee members were merely providing a rubber stamp for government decisions. If anyone thinks they can get a rubber stamp, they won't. Examples of rubber stamprubber stamp Without professionalism, legislatures may simply serve as a rubberstamp for more powerful bureaucracies, interests, or governors. To further their experiment researchers tested the device using a rubberstamp molded in the shape of human lips. In fact, they might well be indicating the opposite : that the executive is bypassing congress due to the latter's refusal to act as a mere rubberstamp. I do not expect you to wave through or rubberstamp everything you are confronted with in the coming years. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The proposed organisation of the council with numerous large committees looks very much as though it must be a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a client assembly, or a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment it is a bit of a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could not mean a great increase in price if the eggs were marked with a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is expected to be a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A decision has been made—it has been signed, sealed and delivered, and we are supposed to put the rubberstamp on it tonight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have assumed the status of little more than a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will these commissioners, review board members—whatever we call them—rubberstamp? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might be nothing more than a rubberstamp. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They become purely bureaucratic machines, the members of which are able to do very little more than rubberstamp the recommendations of their officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The name is not printed but stamped with a rubberstamp—price approximately £5·50—and the annual cost is about that of answering this question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rubber stamp These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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