They would not countenance our suggestion.是什么意思？

They would not countenance our suggestion.

他们不会批准我们的建议。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

would

aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

countenance

n. 表情，脸，面孔，赞同，支持，鼓励；vt. 表示赞同，嘉奖，宽恕；

例句
Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student.
杰克不会同意贾尼斯还在上学就结婚。

our

pron. 我们的，we的所有格形式，<口>我们家，敝；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

suggestion

n. 建议，意见，暗示，联想，启发，微量；

例句
I will take the suggestion under advisement, and refer it to the board.
对于这项建议，我将咨询专家意见作周密考虑并且提交给董事会处理。