reach for sth
reach for 表示朝某物伸手，强调动作的方向；宾语放在 for 之后。
She was reaching for the book on the top shelf.
她正伸手去够最上层架子上的那本书。
伸手；够到
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伸手；够到
to extend the arm or hand to touch or grasp something
一般现在时
She reaches the top shelf without a ladder.
她不用梯子就能够到最上面的架子。
一般过去时
We reached the station just before the train left.
我们在火车开走前到达了车站。
现在完成时
He has reached his goal of running a marathon.
他已经实现了跑马拉松的目标。
规则动词：reaching 是 reach 的现在分词；过去式和过去分词均为 reached。
Reaching the airport before noon is important if we want to catch our flight.
如果我们想赶上航班，中午前到达机场很重要。
用法提示：这里的“reaching”是动词“reach”的动名词，表示“到达某地”的动作。
We drove along the highway, reaching the small town just before dark.
我们沿着公路行驶，在天黑前到达了那个小镇。
用法提示：这里的“reaching”是现在分词，作伴随状语，表示“到达”的结果。
Reaching the summit of the mountain took the climbers two days.
登山者们花了两天时间才到达山顶。
用法提示：这里的“reaching”是动名词，作句子主语，表示“到达山顶”这件事。
reach for 表示朝某物伸手，强调动作的方向；宾语放在 for 之后。
She was reaching for the book on the top shelf.
她正伸手去够最上层架子上的那本书。
reach into 后接容器或空间，表示把手伸进去。
He was reaching into his pocket when the phone rang.
电话响时，他正把手伸进口袋。
表示到达某地时，reach 是及物动词，后面直接跟地点，不用加 to。
They reached the top of the mountain at sunset.
他们在日落时到达了山顶。
表示达到目标、水平等抽象概念时，reach 后直接跟名词，不用介词。
She worked hard to reach her goal.
她努力工作以实现自己的目标。
grammar · medium
易错句子I can reaching the top shelf easily.
正确表达I can reach the top shelf easily.
情态动词 can 后面必须接动词原形 reach，不能接 -ing 形式 reaching；“can reaching”在英语中不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子We reached to the airport at noon.
正确表达We reached the airport at noon.
reach 表示“到达某地”时是及物动词，后面直接跟地点名词，不加介词 to；只有 arrive 才说 arrive at/in a place。
grammar · medium
易错句子She reached at the cup on the shelf.
正确表达She reached for the cup on the shelf.
表示“伸手去够、去拿某物”时用 reach for sth，介词 for 表示伸手的方向和目的；reach at 不表达这个意思。
两者都表示‘到达某地’。reach 是及物动词，后面直接跟地点名词（reach the station）；arrive 是不及物动词，必须加介词 at（小地点）或 in（大地点）（arrive at the station / arrive in Beijing）。
两者都可表示‘达到目标或水平’。reach 常用于 reach a goal / reach an agreement，强调经过努力后到达某一点；achieve 更强调经过长期努力取得成果，常与 success、goal、result 等搭配，且 achieve 不能表示物理上的‘到达某地’。
两者都与手的动作有关。reach 强调伸出手臂去够（reach for sth）；grasp 强调紧紧抓住已经碰到的东西（grasp sth）。reach 只是够到，grasp 是抓住。
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