reach
verb
uk/riːtʃ/us/riːtʃ/reachverb(ARRIVE)
B1[T]
toarriveat aplace,especiallyafterspendingalongtimeor a lot ofefforttravelling:
（尤指经过很长时间或费很大气力旅行后）到达，抵达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。
Theyfinallyreached thecoastafter fiveweekssailing.他们经过5个星期的航行终于靠了岸。
News of hisaccidenthad only just reached us.我们刚刚得到他出事的消息。
to arrive at a place
- arriveAfter a long day's travel, we finally arrived.
- getWhat time did you get there?
- reachWe won't reach Miami until evening.
- makeWe made it to the airport just in time for our flight.
- get inThe train gets in at 6:40 p.m.
- turn upShe turned up at my house late one night.
reach a decision, agreement, conclusion, etc.
B2
to make adecision,agreement, etc. about something:
作出决定／达成协议／得出结论等She reached theconclusionthat there was no more she could do.她得出结论，她再也没有什么可做的了。
We'llinformyou when adecisionhas been reached.作出决定后我们就通知你。
Thejurytook fourdaysto reach averdict.陪审团花了4天时间才作出裁决。
- Thewindmockedtheirattemptsto reach theshorebypushingtheboatfurtherandfurtherout tosea.
- It nowseemsunlikelythat theDemocraticnomineewill reach the OvalOffice.
- By thetimethey reached thesummitthey wereexhausted.
- Thepolicewerecertainlyquickoff themarkreaching thesceneof theaccident.
- Thehurricanewillprobablyhavespentmost ofitsforceby thetimeit reaches thenorthernpartsof thecountry.
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- annexation
- be on the sceneidiom
- been
- break
- breaksomeonein
- hit
- interloper
- intrude
- intrusion
- invade
- jump
- jump the queueidiom
- land
- roll up!idiom
- set foot insomewhereidiom
- show up
- trespass
- turn
- turn out
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Accepting & agreeing
reachverb(LEVEL)
B2[T]
to get to aparticularlevel,especiallya high one:
达到，发展到，提升到（尤指高的水平等）Thetemperatureisexpectedto reach 30°C today.今天的气温预计会达到30℃。
He's just reached thegrandoldageof 95.他刚到95岁高龄。
I've reached thepointwhere I'm not going to put up with hercriticismsof me any more.我已经受够了，我再也不能忍受她这样非难我了。
Synonyms
accomplish
achieve
attainformal
fulfil(MAKE HAPPEN)mainlyUK
realize(ACHIEVE)
to achieve something
- achieveAfter years of rejection, she finally achieved success on the big screen.
- fulfilI fulfilled my dreams of becoming a marine biologist.
- realizeUKThere was nothing to prevent her from realising her ambitions.
- come trueI worked so hard to be a doctor, and now my dream has come true.
- accomplishThese goals will be extremely hard to accomplish.
- attainAfter years of struggle, the nation attained independence.
- She willinherither father'sestatewhen she reaches hermajority.
- People inBritainlegallyreachadulthoodat 18.
- Thiscarcan reach 60mph from astandingstartin less than sixseconds.
- Theproblemofinflationhas reachedepicproportions.
- Thesongreached No. 32 in thepopcharts.
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- go (like/down) a bombidiom
- go faridiom
- go from strength to strengthidiom
- go into orbitidiom
- go placesidiom
- kill
- pan
- rise
- scrape through(something)
- sewsomethingup
- slam dunk
- smash itidiom
- somewhere
- stand out
reachverb(STRETCH)
B2[IorT]
tostretchoutyourarminorderto get ortouchsomething:
伸出手臂（去拿或触摸），伸手及到She'sgrownsotallthat she can reach thedoorhandlenow.她个子长高了，能够着门把手。
He reachedforthephoneandknockedover aglass.他伸手去拿电话时，碰倒了一个杯子。
Thechildreacheddown/out/overandpickedup thekitten.那个孩子弯腰伸手／伸出手／把手伸过去抱起那只小猫。
He reached hishandoutfor themoney.他伸手去拿钱。
[+ two objects]UKCan you reach me(down)thatbook?你能帮我把那本书拿下来吗？
[IorT]
If anobjectreaches something, thetoporbottomof ittouchesthat thing:
（顶端或底部）达到，及到，延伸Theladderwon'tquitereach thetopof thewall.这架梯子够不着墙头。
She waswearingadressthat reached (to) herankles.她身穿一件长及脚踝的连衣裙。
- Theflexon thisironisn'tlongenough to reach thesocket.
- Shepouredthecreamuntil it reached thebrim.
- Thatcoatreachesyourankles,shorty!
- I can't reach myzip- could youunfastenit,please?
- If Istandon thetipsof mytoes, I can just reach thetopshelf.
Stretching the body
- crane
- distend
- distension
- extend
- outstretched
- spread
- stretch
- stretch(yourself)out
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Arriving, entering and invading
reachverb(COMMUNICATE)
B2[T]
tocommunicatewith someone in a differentplace,especiallybyphoneoremail:
（尤指通过电话或信件）和…联系，与…取得联系I've beentryingto reach you on thephoneallday.我一整天都在打电话试图和你联系。
[T]
tounderstandandcommunicatewith someone:
理解；与…交流，与…沟通He's astrangechildand histeachersfinditdifficultto reach him.这个孩子很奇怪，老师们感到很难跟他沟通。
Communicating & keeping in touch
- backchannel
- bell
- call back
- callsomeoneup
- catchup
- communication
- communicative
- communicator
- drop
- hear
- liaison
- mute
- picksomeone/somethingup
- pick up the phoneidiom
- propagation
- radio silence
- rapporteur
- reach out (tosomeone)
- touch
- transmit
Idiom
reach for the stars
Phrasal verb
reach out (tosomeone)
reach
noun
uk/riːtʃ/us/riːtʃ/reachnoun(DISTANCE)
B2[U]
Yourreach is thedistancewithin which you canstretchoutyourarmandtouchsomething:
伸手可及的距离I like tokeepanotebookandpencilwithin (arm's)reach.我喜欢把笔记本和铅笔放在随手可及的地方。
Thetopshelfiswithin/out of(his) reach.架子最高层的隔板（他）够得着／够不着。
Makesurethat youkeepalldangeroussubstancesout ofthe reachofthechildren.一定要把所有危险物品放在孩子拿不到的地方。
B2[U]
thedistancethat can betravelled,especiallyeasily:
（尤指轻易地）可到达的距离Welivewithin(easy)reach of thestation.我们家离车站很近。
[S]
thelengthofyourarmwhen youstretchit out:
手臂伸开的长度；臂展You've gotquitealongreach - can you get thatboxdown from thetopshelffor me?你胳膊长——能替我从最高的架子上把那个盒子拿下来吗？
[Cusually singular]
anactofstretchingoutyourarm:
（手臂的）伸出He made asuddenreachforhisgun.他突然伸手去拿枪。
- Chocolate andsweetsarekepton a highshelfout of the reach of thechildren.
- I have mybookand mypaperand everythingelsethat I need within arm's reach.
- Can you get thatmagazinedown for me? It's out of my reach.
- Everything that I use forworkis within reach.
- We're withineasyreach of theshopshere.
Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- decimetre
- fathom
- ft
- in
- kilometre
- km
- linear
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nautical mile
- scalar
- sq.
- square
- thick
- width
- yard
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Stretching the body
reachnoun(LIMIT)
C2[SorU]
thelimitwithin which someone canachievesomething:
（某人能力等的）所及范围Anexpensivetriplike that would becompletelybeyond/out of(my) reach(= I would not have enoughmoneytopayfor it).像那种花费大的旅行（我）完全承受不了。
Afteryearsofsaving, thecarwas at lastwithin(her) reach(= she had enoughmoneytopayfor it).存了好几年钱，（她）终于能买得起那辆汽车了。
to be expensive
- cost a (small) fortuneThis trip cost a fortune.
- cost an arm and a legDrinks at that club cost an arm and a leg.
- be daylight robberyWhat they're charging to get in is daylight robbery.
- be highway robbery$50 for two drinks? That's highway robbery!
- be a rip-off£200 for a concert ticket is a total rip-off.
- be prohibitively expensiveThe cost of textbooks alone makes schooling prohibitively expensive for many.
Achievable
- able
- accomplishable
- achievable
- attainable
- doable
- feasibility
- feasibility study
- feasible
- feasibly
- humanly
- manageable
- may
- might
- poss
- possible
- practicability
- practicable
- practical
- running
- viably
reachnoun(PART)
reaches[plural]
apartof ariverorpartof anareaofland:
（河流的）一段流域；地带；地段Theexpeditionset out for theupperreachesofthe Amazon.探险队动身向亚马孙河上游进发。
There was littlesnowon thelowerreachesoftheskirun.滑雪道下面的一段几乎没有雪。
Weknowvery little about thefarthest/outermostreachesoftheuniverse.我们对宇宙最远处／最外围空间知之甚少。
thehighestorlowestlevelsof anorganization:
（一个组织中最高或最低的）层次，等级Thenewshasshockedtheupperreachesofthegovernment.这条消息震动了政府高层。
Parts of watercourses
- artesian well
- backwater
- basin
- confluence
- drainage basin
- estuarine
- firth
- head
- interbasin
- interchannel
- lock
- lock-keeper
- meander
- mooring
- mouth
- narrows
- spring
- tributary
- water table
- weir
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Geography: areas of land in general
Organizations - position & status
Idiom
a reach of the imagination
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