...s have been studied prescriptively, especially in the18th century approach to the writing of grammars and dictionaries.这里的approach是什么意思，如果是方法的意思那就是可数名词，为什么不加定冠词，如果是靠近的意思，又做什么成分了？如果是同位语...
I used classical techniques, translated from my college days spent in
the darkroom into Photoshop, to achieve the black-and-white image. 句子来自2021高考英语全国卷Ⅱ阅读理解A。请问句子如何分析？如何翻译？
Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools.
You had to be entered at birth, if not
before.请问老师：怎样理解if not before在上面句子中的用法和含义。谢谢老师！
Bagenal said she is still
skeptical that there could be any liquid layers under the ice on the moons -
the ice layers are hundreds of miles thick and "way too cold to harbor
even primitive life forms." 这句话的way too cold这个way是不是副词表示程度的意思？
From his golden toilet
(America) to his suspended taxidermy animals, he's built a career on art that's
as much about the reaction as the object itself.这句话的as much about和后面的as 怎么理解比较好？
It was in the hall ______ we used to have meetings ______ the meeting was held.
A. that, where
B. where, that
C. that,that
D. where, where
第一个空不能填 that 吗？求详解！
一句语法填题：She read the letter through before sending it, _______ (check) for spelling mistakes. 答案：checking，分析是：这里是用现在分词表伴随。疑问：但为什么不填不定式 to check 呢？可以理解为用不定式表目的啊！