词汇 | reach |
释义 | reach verb uk/riːtʃ/ us/riːtʃ/ (ARRIVE) B1 [ T ](尤指经过很长时间或费很大气力旅行后)到达,抵达 to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock. 我们得五六点钟才能到达迈阿密。 They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing. 他们经过5个星期的航行终于靠了岸。 News of his accident had only just reached us. 我们刚刚得到他出事的消息。 reach a decision, agreement, conclusion, etc.B2 作出决定/达成协议/得出结论等 to make a decision, agreement, etc. about something She reached the conclusion that there was no more she could do. 她得出结论,她再也没有什么可做的了。 We'll inform you when a decision has been reached. 作出决定后我们就通知你。 The jury took four days to reach a verdict. 陪审团花了4天时间才作出裁决。 Unfortunately, the parties were unable to reach an agreement. It may take months for investigators to reach a conclusion about what happened. It is hoped that the two companies will soon reach a settlement.
(LEVEL) B2 [ T ]达到,发展到,提升到(尤指高的水平等) to get to a particular level, especially a high one The temperature is expected to reach 30°C today. 今天的气温预计会达到30℃。 He's just reached the grand old age of 95. 他刚到95岁高龄。 I've reached the point where I'm not going to put up with her criticisms of me any more. 我已经受够了,我再也不能忍受她这样非难我了。 Synonyms: accomplishachieveattain fulfil (MAKE HAPPEN) realize (ACHIEVE)
(STRETCH) B2 [ I or T ]伸出手臂(去拿或触摸),伸手及到 to stretch out your arm in order to get or touch something She's grown so tall that she can reach the door handle now. 她个子长高了,能够着门把手。 He reached for the phone and knocked over a glass. 他伸手去拿电话时,碰倒了一个杯子。 The child reached down/out/over and picked up the kitten. 那个孩子弯腰伸手/伸出手/把手伸过去抱起那只小猫。 He reached his hand out for the money. 他伸手去拿钱。 [ + two objects ] UK Can you reach me (down) that book? 你能帮我把那本书拿下来吗? [ I or T ](顶端或底部)达到,及到,延伸 If an object reaches something, the top or bottom of it touches that thing. The ladder won't quite reach the top of the wall. 这架梯子够不着墙头。 She was wearing a dress that reached (to) her ankles. 她身穿一件长及脚踝的连衣裙。
(COMMUNICATE) B2 [ T ](尤指通过电话或信件)和…联系,与…取得联系 to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email I've been trying to reach you on the phone all day. 我一整天都在打电话试图和你联系。 [ T ]理解;与…交流,与…沟通 to understand and communicate with someone He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him. 这个孩子很奇怪,老师们感到很难跟他沟通。 Idiom reach for the starsidiom 追求难以实现的东西;要做比登天还难的事情;心比天高 to want or try to get something that is difficult or impossible to get Phrasal verb reach out (to someone) mainly US(通常指为了帮助或加入其中而)与(某人)沟通,与(某人)打成一片,走进(某些人)中间 to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them The new mayor is reaching out to inner city communities to involve them in his plans for the city. We have to be more welcoming, and reach out more. 向某人伸出援手,给某人支持 to offer help and support to someone She set up her charity to reach out to the thousands of homeless on the streets. 她创建了慈善团体,向数以千计流落街头的人们提供帮助。 It's been amazing to see how the community has reached out and helped. reach noun uk/riːtʃ/ us/riːtʃ/ (DISTANCE) B2 [ U ]伸手可及的距离 Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and touch something. I like to keep a notebook and pencil within (arm's) reach. 我喜欢把笔记本和铅笔放在随手可及的地方。 The top shelf is within/out of (his) reach. 架子最高层的隔板(他)够得着/够不着。 Make sure that you keep all dangerous substances out of the reach of the children. 一定要把所有危险物品放在孩子拿不到的地方。 B2 [ U ](尤指轻易地)可到达的距离 the distance that can be travelled, especially easily We live within (easy) reach of the station. 我们家离车站很近。 [ S ]手臂伸开的长度;臂展 the length of your arm when you stretch it out You've got quite a long reach - can you get that box down from the top shelf for me? 你胳膊长——能替我从最高的架子上把那个盒子拿下来吗? [ C usually singular ](手臂的)伸出 an act of stretching out your arm He made a sudden reach for his gun. 他突然伸手去拿枪。
(LIMIT) C2 [ S or U ](某人能力等的)所及范围 the limit within which someone can achieve something An expensive trip like that would be completely beyond/out of (my) reach (= I would not have enough money to pay for it). 像那种花费大的旅行(我)完全承受不了。 After years of saving, the car was at last within (her) reach (= she had enough money to pay for it). 存了好几年钱,(她)终于能买得起那辆汽车了。 (PART) reaches [ plural ] (河流的)一段流域;地带;地段 a part of a river or part of an area of land upper reaches of The expedition set out for the upper reaches of the Amazon. 探险队动身向亚马孙河上游进发。 lower reaches of There was little snow on the lower reaches of the ski run. 滑雪道下面的一段几乎没有雪。 farthest/outermost reaches of We know very little about the farthest/outermost reaches of the universe. 我们对宇宙最远处/最外围空间知之甚少。 They live in a village on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. He grew up in the northern reaches of North Dakota. They'd been taking their kayak around the outer reaches of the Arctic at the time. (一个组织中最高或最低的)层次,等级 the highest or lowest levels of an organization upper reaches of The news has shocked the upper reaches of the government. 这条消息震动了政府高层。 lower reaches of Management really needs to engage with workers in the lower reaches of the organization. Idiom a reach of the imaginationidiom 大胆的想象 the act of trying very hard to imagine something It takes (quite) a reach of the imagination to believe that story. 没有很好的想象力真是难以相信那个说法。 |
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