pro‧pos‧al S2 W1 / prəpəʊz ə l $ -poʊ- / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a plan or suggestion which is made formally to an official person or group, or the act of making it → propose

proposal for

the government’s proposals for regulation of the industry

proposal to do something

The committee put forward a proposal to reduce the time limit.

proposal that

They rejected proposals that the President should be directly elected.

2 when you ask someone to marry you

marriage proposal/proposal of marriage

She politely declined his proposal of marriage.

COLLOCATIONS

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make a proposal I’d like to make a proposal.

put forward/submit a proposal They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.

come up with a proposal (= think of one ) The sales staff came up with an innovative proposal.

draw up a proposal A committee of experts drew up proposals for a constitution.

approve/accept a proposal The proposal was approved by the committee.

support/back a proposal Not one of these organizations supports the government’s proposals.

reject a proposal Councillors had twice rejected proposals for a new village school.

consider a proposal We shall consider their proposals carefully.

discuss a proposal He had discussed the proposal with the Egyptian president.

vote on a proposal Shareholders will vote on the proposal on May 5.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + proposal

a detailed proposal They drew up a detailed proposal and submitted it to the Department of Energy.

a specific/concrete proposal The report will make specific proposals for further investigation.

a research proposal Applicants should submit a short research proposal on their chosen topic.

a budget/tax proposal (= a budget/tax plan ) Criticism of the budget proposals was voiced by the International Monetary Fund.

a peace proposal (= a plan to achieve peace ) The Israeli government responded positively to the US peace proposals.

a formal proposal Schools made formal written proposals.

THESAURUS

suggestion an idea, plan, or possibility that someone suggests : We welcome any suggestions as to how to improve our service. | Sally made a few useful suggestions about places we could visit.

proposal a formal or official suggestion : They will consider our proposal at their next meeting. | The proposal to build a new airport has finally been rejected.

recommendation an official suggestion about what to do, especially one that is contained in a report : The safety board has made some recommendations. | The Government decided to accept the recommendation of the Lockwood Report.