reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey 到达 we arrived at his house and knocked at the door. 我们到了他家,敲了门。 the team arrived in New Delhi on July 30. 运动队7月30日到了新德里。 they had recently arrived from Turkey. 他们近日从土耳其来。 ■(of a thing) be brought or delivered 被带来,被送来 the invitation arrived a few days later. 请帖几天后送到了。 ■(arrive at)reach (a conclusion or decision) 得出结论;作出决定 they arrived at the same conclusion. 他们得出了相同的结论。 ■(of an event or a particular moment) happen or come (事件,特定时刻)发生,来到 we will be in touch with them when the time arrives. 到时候我们将同他们联系。 ■(of a new development or product) come into existence or use (新发展,新产品)问世,出现,投入使用 microcomputers arrived at the start of the 1970s. 微型计算机于20世纪70年代初问世。 ■(of a baby) be born (婴儿)出生 he will feel jealous when a new baby arrives. 新生儿出生时他会嫉妒。 ■(informal)achieve success or recognition (非正式)获得成功,得到认可
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'reach the shore after a voyage'): from Old French ariver, based on Latin ad- 'to' + ripa 'shore'