approached
past simple and past participle ofapproach
| 单词 | approached |
| 释义 | approached past simple and past participle ofapproach approach verb uk/əˈprəʊtʃ/us/əˈproʊtʃ/approachverb(COME NEAR)B1[IorT] to come near ornearerto something or someone inspace,time,quality, oramount: We could justseethetrainapproaching in thedistance. If youlookout of thewindowon theleft, you'llseethat we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower. Iseeit's approachinglunchtime, so let's take abreak. In myopinion, no othercomposersevenbeginto approach(= come near inqualityto)Mozart. Thetotalamountraisedsofaris approaching(=almost)$1,000. He's veryactivefor a man approaching 80(= who isalmost80yearsold). to come closer in space or time
Closeness in distance and time
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Advancing and moving forward approachverb(DEAL WITH)B2[T] todealwith something: I'm notsurehow to approach theproblem.
Dealing with things or people
approachverb(COMMUNICATE)[T] tospeakto, write to, orvisitsomeone inorderto do something such as make arequestorbusinessagreement: We've just approached thebankfor/aboutaloan. She's been approached by amodellingagency.
Suggestions & proposals
Examplesofapproachedapproached In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The nearer that this model isapproached, the more successful a purely quantitative approach will be, as in drug trials. From theCambridge English Corpus Now, if somebody wanted to get a part of the program what would they be asking for when theyapproachedyou? From theCambridge English Corpus Possibly the concept of value asapproachedhere could be one of the items in such a tool kit. From theCambridge English Corpus The atmosphere of some popular jazu-kissaapproachedthat of a live but performerless concert, albeit one in which audience-performer interaction was non-existent. From theCambridge English Corpus Migration can, of course, beapproachedmore directly by a description and analysis of the available statistics. From theCambridge English Corpus Approachedby both elite and non-elite members of society, muft-s were quite accessible scholars. From theCambridge English Corpus Although this extraordinary absence and textual silence lies at the ideological centre of the opera, it is bestapproachedfrom a narrative perspective. From theCambridge English Corpus The issue could beapproachedin at least two ways, not necessarily mutually exclusive. From theCambridge English Corpus Housing projects creating new - either public or collective - outdoor spaces need not beapproachedas solely defensive and exclusive enterprises. From theCambridge English Corpus Authentic texts also displayed a tendency toward having a higher incidence of adjectives and subordinating conjunctions and prepositions, but these findings onlyapproachedsignificance. From theCambridge English Corpus After prospects have been identified andapproached, the next phase of selling is that of presenting products to the prospects. From theCambridge English Corpus During the dry season the locusts could beapproachednearer than during the rains, owing to their inactivity when the humidity is low. From theCambridge English Corpus Accompanied by seven elephants, the hunting partyapproachedthe tiger. From theCambridge English Corpus The harmony syllabus comprised the theoretical understanding of chords, harmonization of a given bass line and soprano lineapproachedin a broad range of styles. From theCambridge English Corpus Having completed the work, he set about trying to advertise it, but those heapproachedseemed reluctant to assist him. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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