approach noun ⇨arrival1 (the approach of winter)⇨offer1 (make an approach to a local company for sponsorship)⇨way1 (a different approach to the problem)approach verb ⇨approach (profits approaching $30 million)⇨come1 (a train approaches)⇨come2 (winter approaches)⇨tackle (approach a problem)approach
verb
approach ♦︎ touch ♦︎ approximate ♦︎ border on sth ♦︎ verge on sth ♦︎ be getting on for sthThese words all mean to come close to, or just reach, sth in amount, level or quality.这些词均表示接近或刚好达到一定的数量、水平或质量。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to border on / verge on paranoia / hysteria / fanaticism / contempt / arrogance◆to border on / verge on the insane / obsessive◆to approach / be getting on for midnight / three o'clock / tea time / lunchtime, etc.■approach [transitive] (ratherformal) to come close to sth in amount, level or quality(在数量、水平或质量上)接近◆They have just announced profits approaching $30 million.他们刚刚宣布了有近3 000万元的利润。◆Few writers approach his richness of language.他语言之丰富很少有作家能望其项背。■touch [transitive] to just reach a particular level刚刚达到(某一水平)◆The speedometer was touching 90.速度表跳到了90。■approximateəˈprɒksɪmeɪt; NAmEəˈprɑːksɪmeɪt [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to come close to sth in nature, amount, level or quality(在性质、数量、水平或质量上)接近,近似◆The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible.这些动物是在尽量近似自然的条件下饲养的。◆His story approximates to the facts that we already know.他的陈述和我们已掌握的事实接近。■ˈborder on sth
phrasal verb
to come very close to being sth, especially an extreme or unpleasant quality or emotion近乎,濒于(尤指极端或不愉快的特征或情绪)◆His devotion bordered on the obsessive.他专注到近乎痴迷的程度。◆She felt an anxiety bordering on hysteria.她感觉到一种近乎歇斯底里的焦虑。■ˈverge on sth
phrasal verb
to border on sth近乎;濒于◆Some of his suggestions verged on the outrageous.他的一些建议都快到了荒唐的地步。◆She felt a dislike for him verging on contempt.她觉得自己对他的厌恶几乎到了鄙视的程度。NOTE辨析 Border on sth or verge on sth?There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Border on sth is about twice as frequent as verge on sth, which is slightly more literary.这两种表达方式在含义上没有实质差别,border on sth的使用频率约是verge on sth的两倍,而后者文学性稍强。■be getting on for sth
idiom
(especially BrE, ratherinformal) to be nearly a particular time, age or number, especially a late time or old age接近(某一时间、年龄或数目,尤指晚些时候或晚年)◆It must be getting on for midnight.一定快到午夜了。◆He's getting on for eighty.他差不多八十岁了。