We listen for footsteps approaching.

我们侧耳倾听脚步声靠近。

The wind was still rising, approaching a force nine gale.

风力仍在增强，接近九级。

Unemployment is rapidly approaching the one million mark.

失业人数正迅速接近百万大关。

You can also hear an approaching storm.

你还可以听到暴风雨来临的声音。

We need to know when working set is approaching the size of RAM.

我们需要知道什么时候工作集接近内存的大小。

Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching.

当游泳者看到鲨鱼靠近时，他们惊慌失措。

Of course, approaching the child first can bring its own headaches, too.

当然，先接近孩子本身也会带来麻烦。

For example, our prairie dog spots a predator, a big coyote approaching rapidly.

比如说，我们的草原犬鼠发现了一个捕食者，一只大土狼正在迅速靠近。

Approaching the city centre, we saw a stone statue of about 10 metres in height.

接近市中心时，我们看到一尊大约10米高的石像。

As the approaching graduation ceremony, the sadness of departure hangs over the whole class.

随着毕业典礼临近，离愁别绪笼罩着整个班级。

With the approaching College Entrance Examination, we have to make the most of the time left.

随着高考临近，我们必须充分利用剩下的时间。

I'm very nervous because I don't think I'm ready for the approaching College Entrance Examination.

我很紧张，因为我觉得我还没有准备好迎接即将到来的高考。

We would hear their caravans approaching our neighborhood, the mewling of their sheep, the "baaing" of their goats.

我们会听到他们的商队接近我们的社区的声音，绵羊咪咪，山羊咩咩。

Night was fast approaching.

黑夜迅速降临。

Winter is approaching.

冬天就要来临。

At 60, he was now approaching retirement.

他60岁了，就要退休了。

You acted perfectly properly in approaching me first.

你先来找我是完全对的。

Hurricane Betty is now approaching the coast of Florida.

飓风贝蒂正在逼近佛罗里达海岸。

The business in hand was approaching some kind of climax.

这件正在处理中的事情正接近某种关键时刻。

He shrank back against the wall as he heard them approaching.

听见他们朝这边来，他退到墙根。

An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Kennedy Airport.

一架客机在飞近肯尼迪机场时险些出事。

I was approaching a fairly sharp bend that swept downhill to the left.

我那时正接近一个朝山下向左急转的弯道。

She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching.

听到有人走近时，她得强迫自己不要退却。

You should remain modest when approaching perfection.

即使趋近完美，也应该保持谦虚。

People have been approaching him in the street.

在街上，人们一直在接近他。

He didn't see or hear any fire engines approaching.

他没有看到或听到任何消防车接近。

Approaching the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.

他们靠近了那辆车，看到一个女人正试图从破窗户里钻出来。

The Spring Festival is approaching.

春节即将到来。

Vacation was approaching.

假期快到了。

Peter, approaching, neared the uncle slowly.

彼得慢慢地走近叔叔。