Word · Frequency #404
reach
到达;抵达
To arrive at a place.
- 1.
To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
伸出,伸展,或递出(例如肢体或手中所持之物)。
- 2.
To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
伸出手臂(尤指手)递给某人;用手给予;传给别人;交出。
- 3.
To stretch out the hand.
伸出手。
- 4.
To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something held, so as to touch, strike, grasp, etc.
伸手取得或获得;伸展身体某部分或所持之物以触到、击中、抓住等。
- 5.
To strike or touch.
击中或触摸。
- 6.
To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
将行动、努力或影响扩展到;深入到;刺穿或切割。
- 7.
To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
延伸至;伸展到;因范围所及而触及。
- 8.
To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
通过任何努力到达(某地)。
- 9.
To make contact with.
与......取得联系。
- 10.
To connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
在情感上与(某人)相通,使其接受(自己);打动(某人)。
- 11.
To continue living until or up to (a certain age).
继续活到(某一年龄)。
- 12.
To strain after something; to make (sometimes futile or pretentious) efforts.
竭力追求某物;作出(有时徒劳或做作的)努力。
- 13.
To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from etc. something).
在范围、时间等方面延伸;持续伸展(越过、超出、高于、从某物等)。
- 14.
To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
迎风航行,如从一次抢风航行的点驶向另一点,或几乎横风航行。
伸出;伸展(手臂等);伸手;够到;伸手触及;抓住;递给;交给;达到;延伸至;扩展到;波及;深入
In use
We reached the airport at 8 AM.
The shelf is too high for me to reach.
She reached her goal of losing 10 pounds.
reach + 宾语(地点/目标)
We reached the airport just in time.
我们及时赶到了机场。
reach + for + 宾语
常表示伸手去拿某物。
She reached for the book on the top shelf.
她伸手去够顶层架子上的书。
reach + out + to + 宾语(人)
比喻主动联系或提供帮助。
He reached out to his old friend for help.
他联系老朋友寻求帮助。
Connections
Collocations
- reach out to someone
- 主动联系某人;向某人伸出援手
- If you need help, don't hesitate to reach out to a friend.如果你需要帮助,请随时主动联系朋友。
- reach for something
- 伸手去拿某物
- She reached for the book on the top shelf.她伸手去拿书架顶层的那本书。
- reach a decision
- 做出决定
- The committee has finally reached a decision.委员会终于做出了决定。
- reach an agreement
- 达成协议
- The two companies reached an agreement on the merger.两家公司就合并达成了协议。
- reach a goal
- 实现目标
- Set realistic milestones to help you reach your goal.设定切实可行的阶段性目标,帮助你实现目标。
- reach the top
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你伸出手臂去够高处的苹果:手伸到就是“到达”(reach)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:旅行/出行、家庭对话、工作或学习场合 表示“到达某地”时,reach 通常属于中性表达,口语和书面语都比较常用;日常对话中人们也常说 get to,正式一些时可用 arrive at。建议根据句子的正式程度选用。
Grammar Note
及物或不及物动词,常见搭配 reach + 宾语(到达某地/达到某数量),reach for + 宾语(伸手拿),reach out(伸出/联系)
Pronunciation & Spelling
reach /riːtʃ/ 与 each、teach、beach、peach、speech 押韵,都以 /iːtʃ/ 结尾(speech 拼作 -eech,其余拼作 -each)。注意 rich /rɪtʃ/ 拼写接近 reach,但元音为短音 /ɪ/,并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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