greenlight
greenlight — 動詞
1. to officially approve a plan, film, or other project so that work on it can begi
批准；放行
正式同意計畫可以開始進行
to officially approve a plan, film, or other project so that work on it can begin.
The studio finally greenlighted Hugo's documentary about coral reefs last March.
電影公司終於在三月批准了 Hugo 那部關於珊瑚礁的紀錄片。
greenlight + film/show project
Padma waited six months before the city council greenlighted her bakery renovation.
Padma 等了六個月，市議會才放行她的烘焙坊整修案。
passive-feeling: project greenlighted by an authority
The board greenlighted the new subway line after reviewing Karim's safety report.
董事會在審閱 Karim 的安全報告後，批准了新地鐵線。
greenlight + large-scale plan
Netflix greenlighted a second season within two weeks of the show's release.
節目上線兩週內，Netflix 就批准了第二季的製作。
greenlight + season/sequel (entertainment industry)
Once the safety team greenlights the design, Hana can start building the prototype.
只要安全小組放行設計，Hana 就可以開始做原型。
conditional: once X greenlights, Y can begin
- greenlight a project
- greenlight a film
- greenlight a sequel
- officially greenlight
- finally greenlight
文法句型
greenlight + noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually an institution, board, or person with formal authority. Object is typically a project, film, plan, or proposal — not an everyday action. Past tense appears as both 'greenlighted' (more common in US business writing) and 'greenlit' (more common in film industry talk).
常見錯誤
greenlight — 名詞
1. official permission allowing a plan, project, or action to move forward.
許可；放行
允許計畫或行動進行的正式同意
official permission allowing a plan, project, or action to move forward.
Élise got the greenlight from her manager to hire two extra designers.
Élise 拿到主管的許可，可以再聘兩名設計師。
get the greenlight from [authority] to [verb]
The mayor gave the greenlight for repairs on the old harbour bridge.
市長同意放行老港橋的維修工程。
give the greenlight for + noun (project)
Heloísa waited weeks for the greenlight before she could ship the new app.
Heloísa 等了好幾週才拿到許可，才能讓新 app 上線。
wait for / receive the greenlight
Amani never got the greenlight to open her café in the old market square.
Amani 始終沒拿到許可，無法在舊市場廣場開咖啡店。
negative: never get the greenlight
- give the greenlight
- get the greenlight
- receive the greenlight
- wait for the greenlight
- the final greenlight
- approval
neutral noun; can apply to any scale of decision
- go-ahead
very close synonym; equally idiomatic and slightly more common in spoken British English
- authorisation
formal; suggests written or legal permission
文法句型
give/get the greenlight
greenlight for + noun
greenlight to + verb
用法筆記
Almost always appears with a definite article: 'the greenlight'. Often spelled as two words 'green light' in everyday newspapers, though the one-word spelling is now standard in business and tech writing. Distinguish from the literal traffic-signal sense, which is two words and refers to the lamp itself.
常見錯誤
同根字
- green light名詞B2
常見搭配
常用片語
- give the greenlight to
- get the greenlight for