reach是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling -- （尤指經過很長時間或費很大氣力旅行後）到達，抵達

  • We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock. 我們得五六點鐘才能到達邁阿密。

  • They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing. 他們經過五個星期的航行終於靠了岸。

  • News of his accident had only just reached us. 我們剛剛得到他出事的消息。

  • She reached the conclusion that there was no more she could do. 她得出結論，她再也沒有甚麽可做的了。

  • We'll inform you when a decision has been reached. 作出決定後我們就通知你。

  • The jury took four days to reach a verdict. 陪審團花了四天時間才作出裁決。

• 1 to get to a particular level, especially a high one -- 達到，發展到，提升到（尤指高的水準等）

  • The temperature is expected to reach 30°C today. 今天的氣溫預計會達到30℃。

  • He's just reached the grand old age of 95. 他剛到95歲高齡。

  • I've reached the point where I'm not going to put up with her criticisms of me any more. 我已經受夠了，我再也不能忍受她這樣非難我了。

• 2 to stretch out your arm in order to get or touch something -- 伸出手臂（去拿或觸摸），伸手及到

  • She's grown so tall that she can reach the door handle now. 她個子長高了，能夠著門把手。

  • He reached for the phone and knocked over a glass. 他伸手去拿電話時，碰倒了一個杯子。

  • The child reached down/out/over and picked up the kitten. 那個孩子彎腰伸手／伸出手／把手伸過去抱起那隻小貓。

  • He reached his hand out for the money. 他伸手去拿錢。

  • [ + two objects ] UK Can you reach me (down) that book? 你能幫我把那本書拿下來嗎？

  • The ladder won't quite reach the top of the wall. 這架梯子夠不著牆頭。

  • She was wearing a dress that reached (to) her ankles. 她身穿一件長及腳踝的連衣裙。

• 3 to communicate with someone in a different place, especially by phone or email -- （尤指透過電話或信件）和…聯繫，與…取得聯繫

  • I've been trying to reach you on the phone all day. 我一整天都在打電話試圖和你聯繫。

  • He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him. 這個孩子很奇怪，老師們感到很難跟他溝通。

• 4 Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and touch something. -- 伸手可及的距離

  • I like to keep a notebook and pencil within (arm's) reach. 我喜歡把筆記本和鉛筆放在隨手可及的地方。

  • The top shelf is within/out of (his) reach. 架子最高層的隔板（他）夠得著／夠不著。

  • Make sure that you keep all dangerous substances out of the reach of the children. 一定要把所有危險物品放在孩子拿不到的地方。

  • We live within (easy) reach of the station. 我們家離車站很近。

  • You've got quite a long reach - can you get that box down from the top shelf for me? 你手臂長——能替我從最高的架子上把那個盒子拿下來嗎？

  • He made a sudden reach for his gun. 他突然伸手去拿槍。

• 5 the limit within which someone can achieve something -- （某人能力等的）所及範圍

  • An expensive trip like that would be completely beyond/out of (my) reach (= I would not have enough money to pay for it). 像那種花費大的旅行（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). 存了好幾年錢，（她）終於能買得起那輛汽車了。

• 6 a part of a river or part of an area of land -- （河流的）一段流域；地帶；地段

  • The expedition set out for the upper reaches of the Amazon. 探險隊動身向亞馬遜河上游進發。

  • There was little snow on the lower reaches of the ski run. 滑雪道下面的一段幾乎沒有雪。

  • We know very little about the farthest/outermost reaches of the universe. 我們對宇宙最遠處／最周邊空間知之甚少。

  • The news has shocked the upper reaches of the government. 這個消息震動了政府高層。