| 单词 | approach |
| 释义 | approach —approacher, n. —approachless, adj. /euh prohch"/, v.t. 1. to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection. 2. to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a poet he hardly approaches Keats. 3. to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to: to approach the president with a suggestion. 4. to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem. 5. to make advances to; address. 6. to bring near to something. v.i. 7. to come nearer; draw near: A storm is approaching. 8. to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate. n. 9. the act of drawing near: the approach of a train. 10. nearness or close approximation: a fair approach to accuracy. 11. any means of access, as a road or ramp: the approaches to a city. 12. the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline. 13. the course to be followed by an aircraft in approaching for a landing or in joining a traffic pattern: The plane's approach to the airport was hazardous. 14. Sometimes, approaches. a presentation, offer, or proposal. 15. approaches, Mil. works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position. 16. Also called approach shot. Golf. a stroke made after teeing off, by which a player attempts to get the ball onto the putting green. 17. Bowling. a. the steps taken and the manner employed in delivering the ball: He favors a four-step approach. b. the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered. [1275-1325; (v.) ME a(p)prochen < AF, OF a(p)rocher < LL adpropiare, v. deriv., with ad- AD-, of L propius nearer (comp. of prope near), r. L appropinquare; (n.) late ME approche, deriv. of the v.] Syn. 1. near, close with. 3. sound out. Ant. 6. withdraw. |
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