approaching
present participle ofapproach
| 单词 | approaching |
| 释义 | approaching present 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
Examplesofapproachingapproaching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But nothingapproachinga full synthesis of this high-quality work had been attempted - until now. From theCambridge English Corpus Cats were rewarded with dry or moist food forapproachingthe cynosure at the 0-deg position or the peripheral stimulus, respectively. From theCambridge English Corpus We have a firm scientific foundation forapproachingthe problem. From theCambridge English Corpus Fortunately, it does not have to be resolved whenapproachingthe problem from a falsificationist point of view. From theCambridge English Corpus The main policy options for national involvement were national standards or somethingapproachinga national takeover. From theCambridge English Corpus By shedding excess andapproachingsung dialogue as if it were speech, singers were to be singing actors - the imperative of a musical dramatic art. From theCambridge English Corpus In this way social distance-reducing signals enabledapproachingoutsiders to peacefully exchange with the community's members. From theCambridge English Corpus Flowapproachingthe sphere from upstream accelerates, forms a vortex jump beyond the equator and then decelerates slowly downstream under the action of viscosity. From theCambridge English Corpus The demographic pyramid has changed dramatically from 1970 to 2000,approachingthe shape of a population pyramid of developed countries. From theCambridge English Corpus In the long term it is believed that developing capabilitiesapproachingthose of humans will be the key to creating natural human-computer interfaces. From theCambridge English Corpus This resulted in higher self-esteem whenapproachingthe task and a sense of importance that their opinions and their choices mattered. From theCambridge English Corpus One must remember, however, that the green bolls were of large size and that a large proportion of them must have beenapproachingmaturity. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the accuracy in payload calculation is guaranteed as well as theapproachingrate to final answer. From theCambridge English Corpus Next, 1 x 104 cells were plated into a new flask afterapproachingconfluence. From theCambridge English Corpus Anythingapproachingclose causes withdrawal within the limited amount of movement permitted. 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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