2014年托福重點考察詞匯:approach

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1)approach / əˈprəutʃ; əˋprotʃ/ v
    [I, Tn] come near or nearer to (sb/sth) in space or time (在空間或時間上)接近, 靠近(某人[某事物]);
    eg:The time is approaching when we must think about buying a new house. 我們要想一想買新房子的事了, 時機即將來臨.
    eg:As you approach the town the first building you see is the church. 接近那座城鎮(zhèn)的時候, 首先看到的就是教堂.
    [Tn] be similar in quality or character to (sb/sth) (在性質或特點上)接近(某人[某事物])
    eg:Few writers even begin to approach Shakespeare’s greatness. 莎士比亞的偉大, 鮮有作家能望其項背.
    [Tn] go to (sb) for help or support or in order to offer sth (為求助或提供某事物)接近(某人)
    eg:approach one’s bank manager for a loan 找銀行經理尋求貸款
    eg:approach a witness with a bribe 前去賄賂目擊者
    eg.I find him difficult to approach, ie not easy to talk to in a friendly way. 我覺得他很難接近(不好談話).
    [Tn] begin to tackle (a task, problem, etc) 著手處理(事務﹑ 難題等)
    eg:Before trying to solve the puzzle, let us consider the best way to approach it. 要想解決這一難題, 咱們先來考慮一下如何著手方為上策.
    2)approach n
    1 [sing] act of approaching 接近
    eg:Heavy footsteps signalled the teacher’s approach. 沉重的腳步聲顯示教師已經走近了.
    eg:At her approach the children ran off. 她走近的時候, 孩子們都跑了.
    2 [C] ~ to sth thing resembling sth in quality or character 性質或特點相似的事物
    eg:That’s the nearest approach to a smile he ever makes. 那已算是他能做出的近乎微笑的表示了.
    3 [C] way leading to sth; path; road 通路; 進路; 道路
    eg:All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops. 通往宮殿的所有道路都有部隊把守.
    eg:[attrib 作定語] Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium. 警察正在通往運動場的主要通路上巡邏.
    4 [C] way of dealing with a person or thing 方法; 手段
    eg:a new approach to language teaching 語言教學的新方法.
    5 [C] attempt to reach agreement or become friendly with sb (想與某人商議或親近的)嘗試, 意圖
    eg:The club has made an approach to a local business firm for sponsorship. 俱樂部已試探向本地一家公司尋求資助.
    eg:She resented his persistent approaches. 他一再地表示親近使她很反感.
    6 [C] final part of an aircraft’s flight before landing 進場(飛機著陸前的後飛行階段)
    eg:the approach to the runway 進入跑道的進場飛行.
    7 [C] (in golf) stroke from the fairway to the green (高爾夫球賽中)從外野擊向球穴區(qū)草地.
    8 (idm 習語) easy/difficult of approach (fml 文) easy/difficult to talk to in a friendly way 平易近人的[難於接近的].
    3)approachable adj
    1 (of people or things) that can be approached (指人或物)可接近的
    eg:The village is only approachable from the south. 這個村子只有從南邊才能到達.
    2 friendly and easy to talk to 和藹可親的.
    4)approachability / əˏprəutʃəˈbɪlətɪ; əˏprotʃəˋbɪlətɪ/ n [U].
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