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approaching 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/əˈprōCH/,
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approaching, present participle; approaches, 3rd person singular present; approached, past tense; approached, past participle;
  1. Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance
    • - the train approached the main line
    • - she hadn't heard him approach
    • - an approaching car
  2. Come near or nearer to (a future time or event)
    • - he was approaching retirement
  3. (of a future time) Come nearer
    • - the time is approaching when you will be destroyed
  4. Come close to (a number, level, or standard) in quality or quantity
    • - the population will approach 12 million by the end of the decade
  5. (of an aircraft) Descend toward and prepare to land on (an airfield, runway, etc.)
    • - the single-seater plane hit a post as it was approaching the runway
  6. Bring nearer
    • - all those changes shall serve to approach him the faster to the blest mansion
  7. Speak to (someone) for the first time about something, typically with a proposal or request
    • - the department had been approached about funding
  8. Start to deal with (something) in a certain way
    • - one must approach the matter with caution
  1. approach: the event of one object coming closer to another
  2. of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
  3. approach: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"
  4. approach: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  5. That approaches or approach
  6. (severe levels) - A thunderstorm which contains winds of 35 to 49 knots (40 to 57 mph), or hail 1/2 inch or larger but less than 3/4 inch in diameter. See severe thunderstorm.
  7. deals with the initial stage of the pick up.  Learn when and how you should approach women.
  8. getting closer to, from any direction.
  9. the present participle of "approach", which means to come near or nearer to.