Many residents disapprove of the new zoning law because it restricts the construction of affordable housing in the district.
许多居民不赞成新的分区法，因为它限制了该地区经济适用房的建设。
Which choice best defines “disapprove”?
A — To have a negative opinion about something. “disapprove” means to have a negative opinion about something.
Which word means “to have a negative opinion about something”?
A — disapprove. “disapprove” means to have a negative opinion about something.
disapprove — to have a negative opinion about something. In Chinese: 不赞成，反对.
disapprove is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/.
Many residents disapprove of the new zoning law because it restricts the construction of affordable housing in the district. (许多居民不赞成新的分区法，因为它限制了该地区经济适用房的建设。)
object to, condemn, reject — all close in meaning to disapprove (to have a negative opinion about something).
approve, endorse — each the opposite of disapprove (to have a negative opinion about something).
Yes. disapprove is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.