１）approach　/ əˈprəutʃ; əˋprotʃ/ v
　　[I, Tn] come near or nearer to (sb/sth) in space or time （在空间或时间上）接近, 靠近（某人[某事物]）；
　　eg：The time is approaching when we must think about buying a new house. 我们要想一想买新房子的事了, 时机即将来临.
　　eg：As you approach the town the first building you see is the church. 接近那座城镇的时候, 首先看到的就是教堂.
　　[Tn] be similar in quality or character to (sb/sth) （在性质或特点上）接近（某人[某事物]）
　　eg：Few writers even begin to approach Shakespeare’s greatness. 莎士比亚的伟大, 鲜有作家能望其项背.
　　[Tn] go to (sb) for help or support or in order to offer sth （为求助或提供某事物）接近（某人）
　　eg：approach one’s bank manager for a loan 找银行经理寻求贷款
　　eg：approach a witness with a bribe 前去贿赂目击者 
　　eg.I find him difficult to approach, ie not easy to talk to in a friendly way. 我觉得他很难接近（不好谈话）.
　　[Tn] begin to tackle (a task, problem, etc) 着手处理（事务﹑ 难题等）
　　eg：Before trying to solve the puzzle, let us consider the best way to approach it. 要想解决这一难题, 咱们先来考虑一下如何着手方为上策.
　　２）approach n
　　1 [sing] act of approaching 接近
　　eg：Heavy footsteps signalled the teacher’s approach. 沉重的脚步声显示教师已经走近了.
　　eg：At her approach the children ran off. 她走近的时候, 孩子们都跑了.
　　2 [C] ~ to sth thing resembling sth in quality or character 性质或特点相似的事物
　　eg：That’s the nearest approach to a smile he ever makes. 那已算是他能做出的最近乎微笑的表示了.
　　3 [C] way leading to sth; path; road 通路; 进路; 道路
　　eg：All the approaches to the palace were guarded by troops. 通往宫殿的所有道路都有部队把守.
　　eg：[attrib 作定语] Police are patrolling the major approach roads to the stadium. 警察正在通往运动场的主要通路上巡逻.
　　4 [C] way of dealing with a person or thing 方法; 手段
　　eg：a new approach to language teaching 语言教学的新方法.
　　5 [C] attempt to reach agreement or become friendly with sb （想与某人商议或亲近的）尝试, 意图
　　eg：The club has made an approach to a local business firm for sponsorship. 俱乐部已试探向本地一家公司寻求资助.
　　eg：She resented his persistent approaches. 他一再地表示亲近使她很反感.
　　6 [C] final part of an aircraft’s flight before landing 进场（飞机着陆前的最後飞行阶段）
　　eg：the approach to the runway 进入跑道的进场飞行.
　　7 [C] (in golf) stroke from the fairway to the green （高尔夫球赛中）从外野击向球穴区草地.
　　8 (idm 习语) easy/difficult of approach (fml 文) easy/difficult to talk to in a friendly way 平易近人的[难於接近的].
　　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. 这个村子只有从南边才能到达.
　　2 friendly and easy to talk to 和蔼可亲的.
　　４）approachability / əˏprəutʃəˈbɪlətɪ; əˏprotʃəˋbɪlətɪ/ n [U].