①(advance towards)接近 person, place, number, record
②(make overtures to)与…接洽
he approached us about the problem
他找我们谈了这个问题
to approach [somebody] to do [something]
为做某事与某人接洽
easy/difficult to approach
容易/难以接近的`
③(tackle)处理 problem, task
he approaches every new job with enthusiasm
他对待每项新工作都很热情
作为名词的时候
①Countable(access route)通道
all approaches to the city have been sealed off
通往这座城市的所有道路都已封闭
②Uncountable(drawing near)靠近
the approach of footsteps
脚步声的临近
the approach of autumn/old age
秋天/老年的来临
③Countable(method)方法
④Countable(overture, proposal)提议
we have received an approach from a rival company
我们公司已经收到一家竞争对手公司的接管出价
⑤Countable(approximation)近似的事物
this was the nearest approach to a solution
这是最接近的答案