v./n.  走近；靠近；接近

v./n.  接洽；要求

v.  临近

v. 〔以某种方式或态度〕对付，处理

n.  方法，方式

n. （主要）通路

• approach sb for sth  为某事请求某人

• approach a problem/task/matter  处理问题

• the approach of sth  某事的来临[临近]

• Have you approached Mr. Bond about this particular problem? 找人请求帮忙解决问题

• To deal with obesity, a mixture of approaches – including reformulation, taxation and adjusting portion sizes – will be needed. There is no silver bullet.

  结合多种方法

• The phrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis. It's the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching. 死亡即将来临

• Men are more likely to face that dispute from the perspective of what benefits them most, whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what's the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem – even if that means doing the boring work themselves. 处理冲突

• She heard footsteps approaching.

  她听到有脚步声走过来。

• Students should be able to approach teachers for advice.

  学生应当能够找老师征求意见。

• The charity approached several stores about giving food aid. 那个慈善机构找了几家商店，请求他们给予食品援助。

• She was then approaching the end of her career. 那时她的职业生涯就要走到头了。

• It might be possible to approach the problem in a different way.

  也许可以换个方式处理这个问题。

• They made a direct approach to the minister of education. 他们直接找到了教育部长。

• It’s a sign of the approach of middle age.

  这是中年将至的迹象。

• Soldiers were guarding the approaches to the city. 士兵把守着进城的道路。

BrE /əˈprəʊtʃ/

NAmE /əˈproʊtʃ/