ap pre cia tive /a'priijativ/ adj. 1 ~ (of sth) feeling or showing that you are grateful for sth       ; /luff ;

The company was very appreciative of my efforts. & ^

2 showing pleasure or enjoyment ■JSfcHf iR#J: an appreciative audience/smile W Jfo $L% O appreciative laughter/ comments   /         ► ap pre-cia-tive-ly adv.

ap pre hend /.aspri'hend/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 (of the police W,rfr) to catch sb and arrest them it ; jfij jf 2 (old-fashioned) to understand or recognize sth M ffl;

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ap pre hen sion /.aepri'henjn/ noun 1 [u, C] worry or fear that sth unpleasant may happen tfc iM ; Ti >t>; lEfH; Sf|t HSU anxiety : There is growing apprehen­sion that fighting will begin again. ff ^ A o O He watched the election results with some apprehension.      o note at

fear 2 [U] (formal) the act of capturing or arresting sb, usually by the police it ; ffi] jf ap pre hen sive /.aepri'hensiv/ adj. ~ (about/of sth) | ~ (that ... ) worried or frightened that sth unpleasant may happen fftj® ; jtbfr fill; &■& A*J; SH frvJ: 7 was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.

0 You have no reason to be apprehensive of the future. % X 71 A tt J& A X o b She was deeply apprehensive that something might go wrong.

AiHto o an apprehensive face/ glance/look fie j£ ffi ft / ' ff / XA o note at afraid ► ap-pre-hen-sive-ly adv. ap-pren-tice /a'prentis/ noun, verb b 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 ^     ^ :      an apprentice

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h verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (to sb) (as sth) (old- fashioned) to make sb an apprentice fA X A X ( X 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 X#: She was in the second year of her

apprenticeship as a carpenter. X

To o He had served his apprenticeship as a plumber.

ap prise /a'praiz/ verb [VN] ~ sb of sth (formal) to tell or inform sb of sth ii^U;

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 ( j$[ & fill ) AH iit

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ap-proach O-w/a'prautJ'; NAmE a'proutJV verb, noun is verb

►                  MOVE NEAR gjfi 1 to come near to sb/sth in distance or

time (          ) Hifi, i&tft: [V] We heard the

sound of an approaching car/a car approaching, fie fj Off JJL—h X ^ P # o <> Winter is approaching. A

0 [VN] As you approach the town, you’ll see the college on the left. & PJ H ft ®£ of IA 1r JAL £

►                  OFFER/ASK gifc; HX 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 H ; 3t iSC;

H X: She approached the bank for a loan, ftfe ft fUff ffi if @ Ifc c 0 We have been approached by a number of companies that are interested in our product. —

o m uke w ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). It^fiEXf&fiAllJAL, {MAX!

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►                  AMOUNT/QUALITY % l|l;; )f< If!; 3 [VN] to come close to sth

in amount, level or quality (   )

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►                  PROBLEM/TASK |i<| .V'!'; ft ft 4 [VN] to start dealing with a

problem, task, etc. in a particular way H X &L M; 5^ #:       What’s the best way of approaching this problem?