approach the shore meaning in English

薄海

On approaching the shore , waves break because of the same friction effect
海浪近岸时会受到同一的摩擦力效应而分解。
The question then is : how does a wave know when it is approaching the shore , change its direction , and become parallel to the shore
问题是当海浪移近岸时，怎么会改变方向，变为与海岸平行？
When boatloads of much more ordinary asians approach the shores of australia , on the other hand , they are received coolly
。而另一方面，当极为一般的亚洲人乘船到了澳大利亚的海岸时，他们受到的则是冷遇。
At about 2 . 45 am today , officers on board a police launch spotted several sampans manoeuvring suspiciously off cham keng chau , ping chau . the sampans later approached the shore and a group of about 20 people were seen trying to load a quantity of used vehicle tyres onto the sampans
今晨约二时四十五分，水警在平洲的斩颈洲发现数艘可疑的舢舨。舢舨其后驶近岸边及约有二十人将一批旧车胎搬上舢舨。