English Dictionary

greenlight

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡɹiːnlaɪt/

動詞

他動詞 俗語

(transitive) To approve; to permit to proceed. / (transitive, slang) To approve or requisition another's harm or death; to put a hit out on.

日本語の意味

承認する、または進行を許可する / （俗語）暗殺の依頼をする、または殺害の命令を出す

The board decided to greenlight the sustainability initiative despite the higher upfront costs.

取締役会は、初期費用が高かったにもかかわらず、そのサステナビリティ施策を承認することに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To approve; to permit to proceed.

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.

意味（2）

(transitive, slang) To approve or requisition another's harm or death; to put a hit out on.

greenlights （ present singular third-person ）

greenlighting （ participle present ）

greenlighted （ participle past ）

greenlighted （ past ）

greenlit （ participle past ）

greenlit （ past ）