ap-pre-cia-tive /a'priijativ/ adj. 1 ~ (of sth) feeling or showing that you are grateful for sth 感激的；感谢的： 77ie company was very appreciative.〇/ my e#orts.公司对 我.的努.5 十分赞赏。2 showing pleasure or enjoyment 欣赏的；赏识的：an appreciative audience/smf〖e 有欣 赏力的观众；会意的微笑◊ appreciative laughter/ comments 赞赏的笑声 /.议论►ap.pre.cia.tive.lyfldv. ap'pre-hend /.aepri'hend/ verb [VN] {formal) 1 (of the police 警'方）to catch sb and arrest them ■逮捕；.拘押 2 to understand or recognize sth 理解；

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ap*pre*hen-sion /.aepri'henjn/ noun 1 [u, c] worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen ft;担心； 疑惧；恐惧 BBEI anxiety : There is growing apprehen- sion that你/iringwiH begin again.人们愈来愈担心会重 .开战火。_◊ He watched the ejection resuZts with some apprehension•他不无忧虑地观察选举结果。o note at fear 2 [U] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting sb, usually by the police 逮捕；拘押 ap.pre.hen.sive /,aepri_hensiv/ oaf/.〜（about/of sth) I 〜（that ••:) worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen忧虑的；担心的；疑惧的；恐惧的：Jw〇5 a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said. 我有点il忧我说的话的后系。◊ Ybu have no reason to be apprehensive qf the /uture•你没肴理由忧虑未来。0 She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong. 她很担心可能要出什么差错。◊ an apprehensive /ace/ gZance/toofc 忧虑的面容瞥 / 目'光 c> note at afraid ► ap-pre-hen-sive-ly adv. ap-pren-tice /a'prentis/ noun, verb n noun a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job 学徒；徒弟：an apprentice eZectrician/che/电工/厨师学徒 ■ verb [VN] [usually passive] 〜sb(tosb)(assth)(oW- fashioned) to make sb an apprentice ^ ^ A ^ ^ A

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ap-pren-tice-ship /a'prentijip/ noun [C, U] a period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an apprentice 学徒期；学徒工作：She was in the second year 〇/ her apprentfcesh/p. as a carpenter.她.当木工学徒已是第二年 f。◊ He had served his apprenticeship as a pZumber. 他当亨管子工学徒。 •

ap-prise /a'praiz/ verb [VN] ~ sb of sth {formal) to tell or inform sb of sth 通知;'肯

appro /'aeprau; NAmE 'aeprou/ noun [U] [BrE, informal) if you buy goods, or if goods are sold on appro, you can use them for a time without paying until you decide if you want to buy them or not (商品的}免费试用 ECZ30N APPROVAL

ap.proach O-pr /a_prautj; a_prootJ7 ve/丸 nown a verb

► MOVE NEAR 接近 1 to come near to sb/sth in distance or time (在距离或时间上、)靠近，接近：(VI We hear<^ the sound of an approaching car/a car approaching. |lc J Djf 见一辆汽车驶迨的声音。◊ Venter is approacWng•冬天 就声_丨牯。』◊ [VN] As you approach the town, yoiiW see thd coHege on the 快到击镇时就可以看见左边的 学院0

► OFFER/ASK 建议；要求 2 [VN] ~ sb (about/for sth) | ~ sb (about doing sth) to speak to sb about sth, especially to ask them for sth or to offer to do sth 接洽；建议 要求：She approached the bank /or a 〖〇.an.她向银行申 请贷款。◊ We have been approached by a number 〇/ companies that are interested in our product. —

的产咼感兴趣的公司已和我们接洽。◊ J’cnifce to仍fc his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way)•我想征余他的意见，但发现 很难和他谈得拢。

► AMOUNT/QUALITY 数丨丨丨:；M Ij!; 3 [VN] to come close to sth in amount, level or quality ( 士数额、水平惑质量上） 接近：prq/iits approaching 30 mi7Hon doHars _近 3 _ 方.元的利润◊ Few writers approach ■ his richness 〇/ [anguage.他语言之丰富很少有作家能望其项背。

PROBLEM/TASK 问题；’仟务 4 [VN] to start dealing with a problem, task，etc. in a particular way 着手处理；对 {Tf ： What's the best way of approaching this problem? 什么是处理这个问题的最佳方式？