Word
reaching
/riːtʃɪŋ/
noun
伸手；伸展
核心释义
The act of stretching out a hand or arm to touch or grasp something; an attempt to reach something.
- 1.
伸手去抓某物的动作或尝试。
The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
- 2.
顺风航行,即风从船头两侧较大角度吹来,而不是紧靠风航行。
Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
横风航行；伸手去抓某物的动作或尝试。；顺风航行,即风从船头两侧较大角度吹来,而不是紧靠风航行。
用法In use
The reaching of a hand in friendship can break down barriers.
用法提示：此处'reaching'作为名词，表示伸手的动作。
Her reaching of the summit after years of training was celebrated by all.
用法提示：'reaching'作为名词，表示达到目标的行为。
The shelf is just beyond my reaching, so I need a step stool.
用法提示：'reaching'作为名词，表示伸手可及的距离或范围。
sb's reaching for sth
物主代词或所有格放在 reaching 前，表示“某人伸手去够……的动作”。
Her reaching for the top shelf startled the cat.
她伸手去够顶层架子，把猫吓了一跳。
without reaching for sth
介词 without 后接动名词，表示“没有伸手去够……”。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- grasping
- 抓取；紧握 · reaching 强调朝某物伸手去够，常发生在碰到之前；grasping 强调手合拢抓住，重点在握住。
- stretching
- 伸展；拉伸 · reaching 是朝某个目标伸手去够；stretching 是把身体或物体伸展拉长，不一定有目标物。
- reach
- 可及的距离；范围 · reaching 指伸手去够的动作；reach 作名词常指手能碰到的距离或影响范围，如 within reach。
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