1、approach
靠近;接近;走近
He didn't approach the front door at once.
他没有马上走向前门 。
When I approached, they grew silent.
当我走近时,他们就不说话了 。
与…接洽;找…商量
When Chappel approached me about the job, my first reaction was of disbelief.
当查普尔为这份工作找我商量时,我的第一反应是不相信 。
He approached me to create and design the restaurant.
他请我建造并设计该饭店 。
探讨;处理;对待
The Bank has approached the issue in a practical way.
银行已经实际解决了这个问题 。
Employers are interested in how you approach problems.
雇主们对你如何处理问题感兴趣 。
临近;来临
As autumn approached, the plants and colours in the garden changed.
秋天临近,花园中的草木和颜色也发生了变化 。
the approaching crisis.
步步逼近的危机
2、start out
起初是
Daly was a fast-talking Irish-American who had started out as a salesman.
达利是个花言巧语的爱尔兰裔美国人,最初是干推销员的 。
What started out as fun quickly became hard work.
起初好玩的事很快就变成了艰苦的工作 。
从…开始;从…着手
We started out by looking at ways in which big projects such as railways could be financed by the private sector.
我们先研究了让私营企业投资铁路等大型项目的方式 。
The child'll start out by making relatively few distinctions in the language.
孩子开始时不太能辨别语言中的差别 。