reach
reach
verb
out of (或 beyond) reach
reachable
adjective
语源
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction]stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something
伸臂够（或抓）
he reached over and turned off his bedside light.
他伸过手去把床边的灯关了。
■(reach for)make a movement with one's hand or arm in an attempt to touch or grasp (something)
伸手（或臂）去拿
Leith reached for the nearest folder.
利思伸手去拿最近的那个文件夹。
■[with obj.](reach something out)stretch out one's hand or arm
伸出（手，臂）
he reached out a hand and touched her forehead.
他伸出手摸她的前额。
■[with obj.](reach something down)pick up something with one's hand stretched upwards and bring it down to a lower level
把…拿下来
she reached down another plate from the cupboard.
她从橱里另拿下一个盘子。
■[with two objs]hand (something) to (someone)
把…递给
reach me those glasses.
把那些玻璃杯递给我。
■[no obj.]be able to touch something with an outstretched arm or leg
伸臂及到，伸及，够到
I had to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach.
我必须踮起脚，即使这样还差点够不着。 - [with obj.]arrive at; get as far as
到达；达到，及达
‘Goodbye, ’she said as they reached the door.
他们走到门口时，她说道：“再见”。
the show is due to reach our screens early next year.
这部电影预计明年早些时候来我们这里上映。
■[no obj.](W. Indian)arrive
(西印度)到达，抵达
just round that corner, by the mango trees, and we reach.
绕过那个拐角，过了那些芒果树，我们就到了。
■attain or extend to (a specified point, level, or condition)
达到（特定的点、水平、条件）
unemployment reached a peak in 1933.
失业率在1933年达到最高峰。
[no obj.]in its native habitat it will reach to about 6 m in height.
在原产地，它大约能长到六米高。
■succeed in achieving
成功获得
the intergovernmental conference reached agreement on the draft treaty.
这一政府间的会议就条约草案达成了协议。
■make contact or communicate with (someone) by telephone or other means
（用电话等） 与…联系
I've been trying to reach you all morning.
我整个早晨都一直在设法与你取得联系。
■(of a broadcast or other communication) be received by
（广播等通讯）被…接收到
television reached those parts of the electorate that other news sources could not.
那些选民能收到电视而无法收到其他新闻资源。
■succeed in influencing or having an effect on
影响，打动；赢得
he seeks opportunities to reach viewers without journalistic interference.
他寻找机会避免新闻干扰直接面对电视观众。 - [no obj.](Sailing)sail with the wind blowing from the side, or from slightly behind the side, of the ship
(航海)横风航驶
- an act of reaching out with one's arm
（臂的）伸出
she made a reach for him.
她向他伸出手去。
■[in sing.]the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand (used especially of a boxer)
（手的）伸出距离（尤用于拳击运动员）
a giant, over six feet seven with a reach of over 81 inches.
手的伸出距离为81英寸、身高6英尺7的巨人。
■the extent or range of application, effect, or influence
（应用、效果或影响的）程度，范围
the diameter and the reach of the spark plug varies from engine to engine.
火花塞的直径和大小因发动机而异。
■the number of people who watch or listen to a particular broadcast or channel during a specified period
（特定时期内）收看（或收听）观众的数量
the programme's daily reach is 400,000.
这个节目每天的收视观众为40万人。 - (常作 reaches)a continuous extent of land or water, especially a stretch of river between two bends, or the part of a canal between locks
地带，大片地区；大片水域；（江河两弯道之间的）一段水域；（运河两闸门之间的）一段直水道
the upper reaches of the Nile.
尼罗河的上游流域。 - (Sailing)a distance traversed in reaching
(航海)横风行程
out of (或 beyond) reach
- outside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand
超出某人双手的所及范围
■beyond the capacity of someone to attain or achieve something
力所不及
she thought university was out of her reach.
她认为自己上不了大学。
- inside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand
在某人双手的所及范围之内；够得着
■inside a distance that can be traveled
行程之内
a 1930s semi within easy reach of the centre of town.
一座从市中心去方便的、建于20世纪30年代的半独立式住宅。
■within the capacity of someone to attain or achieve something
力所能及
reachable
adjective
语源
- Old English rǣcan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch reiken and German reichen
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