U 准许，同意，赞成 agreement or permission

　consent　用作名词时的意思是“同意”，只用作不可数名词，可接动词不定式或介词to引导的短语。

　express〔give〕 one's ～　表示同意
　receive a ～　取得同意
　wring ～ from sb　逼某人同意
　common〔general〕 ～　大家一致同意
　mutual ～　双方赞同
　parental ～　父母的同意
　silent〔tacit〕 ～　默认
　universal ～　公认
　written ～　书面同意
　by ～　经…同意
　the age of ～　承诺年龄，合法年龄
　without sb's ～　没有得到某人的同意

　The car had been taken without the owner's consent.　这辆汽车未经车主许可就让人给开走了。
　We have mother's consent to go swimming.　母亲同意我们去游泳。

 ♣ by common consent
　公认　generally acknowledge
　Shakespeare is, by common consent, the greatest English dramatist.　莎士比亚被公认是英国最伟大的剧作家。

　vt. & vi.同意；赞成 agree; give approval or permission

　～ unwillingly　无可奈何地同意
　～ to a proposal　同意一项提议

　My parents have consented.　我父母已经同意了。
　Joe's mother consents to let him live with his girl friend, but his father doesn't.　乔的母亲同意让他和女朋友住在一起，但他的父亲却反对。
　He consented that his house should be searched.　他同意搜查他的房子。

 ♣ consent to　(v.+prep.)
　同意，答应　giving one's permission, when requested, for sth
　Her father reluctantly consented to the marriage.　她父亲勉强地答应了这桩婚姻。
　My father won't consent to my leaving school.　我父亲不会同意让我辍学。

 ♣ consent, agree, approve, assent, be for
　参见agree条。
 ♣ consent, promise
　参见promise条。

　［同义词］ n. agreement v. agree, assent, submit
　［反义词］ n. disagreement, difference
　［词源］中古法语consenten（共同感觉，同意）