nod in approval

基本解释

The summit will also focus on NATO enlargement - what countries get in and which ones get the nod of approval to begin the membership process.
本届北约首脑会谈也要关注北约扩展的问题，哪些国家可以加入，哪些国家获准开始取得会员资格的程序。
When the digital speedometer in the car hits 231 km/h, the Japanese businessmen sitting across from me look up from their laptops and nod in approval.
车厢里的电子速度表已经达到231公里/小时，我对面的日本商人从笔记本上抬起头来，赞许的点了点头。
Shen-Yang is frail, but she gives a nod of approval. The couple are appeased even more when the in-house doctor takes all his time to explain Shen-Yang's current condition.
沈杨乡汝虚弱的点点头，夫妻俩不安的心终于定了下来，尤其院内医师视病犹亲，还会细心的跟家属解释病况。

Geodon was a decade-long roller-coaster ride, its approval repeatedly delayed because of safety concerns before it finally got the nod in 2001.
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