| 单词 | approach |
| 释义 | approach (once / 42 pages) 1vn 2vn 3vn 4vn To approach is to get near something. An airplane is cleared for a final approach just as the wheels approach the landing strip. Approach comes from the Latin word appropriare which means "go nearer to." You can physically approach something, like a waiter going to a table. Or, you can approach a subject, usually one you're a little nervous about — like a new employee might approach her boss about getting a raise. Time can also approach, like winter, midnight, or even old age. WORD FAMILYapproach: approachable, approached, approaches, approaching+/approachable: approachability, approachably, unapproachable/approaching: approachings/unapproachable: unapproachability, unapproachably USAGE EXAMPLESOther approaches focus on netting drones, either via bigger drones or by guns firing a net and a parachute via compressed gas. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Harper might be the best, especially if he approaches his 2015 MVP production over the next two years. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The party now looks set for a split with both groups approaching the Election Commission to claim the SP's poll symbol, the bicycle. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v move towards We were approaching our destination Syn|Hypo|Hyper come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near come near come near in time drive up approach while driving bear down on, bear down uponsail towards another vessel, of a ship edge in, edge uppush one's way into (a space) closedraw near crowd, pushapproach a certain age or speed come, come up move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody 2v make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters Hypo|Hyper hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to accost, address, come up to speak to someone 3n the act of drawing spatially closer to something the hunter's approach scattered the geese Syn|Hypo|Hyper approaching, coming access the act of approaching or entering closing, closureapproaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap landing approachthe approach to a landing field by an airplane run-upthe approach run during which an athlete gathers speed back door, backdoora secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position) go-around, overshoot, wave-offan approach that fails and gives way to another attempt motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 4n the event of one object coming closer to another Syn|Hyper approaching motion, movement a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something 5n a way of entering or leaving Syn|Hypo|Hyper access entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway something that provides access (to get in or get out) arch, archwaya passageway under a curved masonry construction door, doorway, room access, thresholdthe entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close gatewayan entrance that can be closed by a gate hatchway, opening, scuttlean entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship pitheadthe entrance to a coal mine portala grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) porte-cocherea carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard servant's entrance, service door, service entrancean entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse stage dooran entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel vomitoryan entrance to an amphitheater or stadium way any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another 6n the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing Syn|Hyper approach path, glide path, glide slope air lane, airway, flight path, skyway a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another 7n a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green 2he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green Syn|Hypo|Hyper approach shot chip, chip shot (golf) a low running approach shot pitch, pitch shota high approach shot in golf golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it 1v come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character His playing approaches that of Horowitz Syn|Hypo|Hyper border on converge approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit approximate, come close be close or similar 2n a close approximation 3the nearest approach to genius Hyper similarity the quality of being similar 1v begin to deal with approach a task approach a new project Syn|Hypo|Hyper go about, set about confront, face, face up deal with (something unpleasant) head on tackle, take on, undertakeaccept as a challenge act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2n ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons Syn|Hypo|Hyper attack, plan of attack avenue a line of approach conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally 3n a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others 4Syn|Hyper advance, feeler, overture proffer, proposition, suggestion a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection 1v come near in time Winter is approaching approaching old age Syn|Hypo|Hyper come near come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near move towards get on grow late or (of time) elapse come, come up move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody 2n the temporal property of becoming nearer in time the approach of winter Syn|Hyper approaching, coming timing the time when something happens |
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