consent /kənˈsent/ I. vi. 同意，赞同（跟不定式或介词to引起的短语）：He consents to be assistant editor. 他同意当助理编辑。Wouldn’t they kindly consent to stay on? 他们不愿意/不同意继续呆下去吗?  My father would not consent to my leaving school. 我父亲不同意我退学。 ‖II. n. ［u］同意：Silence means consent. 沉默意味着同意。Her parents refused their consent to the marriage. 她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。You’ve married without my consent. 没得到我同意你就结婚了。 by common consent 公认：Shakespeare is, by common consent, the greatest English dramatist. 莎士比亚是公认的英国最伟大的戏剧家。