The approaching storm prompted the farmers to harvest their wheat fields a week earlier than planned.
即将来临的风暴促使农民比计划提前一周收割麦田。
- With adaptive optics, ground-based telescopes can achieve image sharpness approaching that of space telescopes, at a fraction of the cost.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “approaching”?
A — Coming near or nearer in distance or time. “approaching” means coming near or nearer in distance or time.
Which word means “coming near or nearer in distance or time”?
A — approaching. “approaching” means coming near or nearer in distance or time.
approaching — coming near or nearer in distance or time. In Chinese: 接近的，临近的.
approaching is pronounced /əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/.
The approaching storm prompted the farmers to harvest their wheat fields a week earlier than planned. (即将来临的风暴促使农民比计划提前一周收割麦田。)
impending, forthcoming, advancing — all close in meaning to approaching (coming near or nearer in distance or time).
receding, retreating — each the opposite of approaching (coming near or nearer in distance or time).
Yes. approaching is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.