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单词 reaching
释义
reaching
present participle ofreach
reach
verb
uk
/riːtʃ/us
/riːtʃ/

reachverb(ARRIVE)

B1[T]
toarriveat aplace,especiallyafterspendingalongtimeor a lot ofefforttravelling:
We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock.
Theyfinallyreached thecoastafter fiveweekssailing.
News of hisaccidenthad only just reached us.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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reach a decision, agreement, conclusion, etc.
B2
to make adecision,agreement, etc. about something:
She reached theconclusionthat there was no more she could do.
We'llinformyou when adecisionhas been reached.
Thejurytook fourdaysto reach averdict.
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  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arriving, entering and invading
  • annex
  • annexation
  • be on the sceneidiom
  • been
  • breaksomeonein
  • enter
  • go down
  • hit
  • intrude
  • intrusion
  • invade
  • jump the queueidiom
  • keep(someone/something)out
  • land
  • rock
  • show up
  • trespass
  • turn
  • turn out
  • turn up(somewhere)
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Accepting & agreeing

reachverb(LEVEL)

B2[T]
to get to aparticularlevel,especiallya high one:
Thetemperatureisexpectedto reach 30°C today.
He's just reached thegrandoldageof 95.
I've reached thepointwhere I'm not going to put up with hercriticismsof me any more.
Synonyms
accomplish
achieve
attainformal
fulfil(MAKE HAPPEN)mainlyUK
realize(ACHIEVE)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
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.
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More examples
  • 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.
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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
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reachverb(STRETCH)

B2[IorT]
tostretchoutyourarminorderto get ortouchsomething:
She'sgrownsotallthat she can reach thedoorhandlenow.
He reachedforthephoneandknockedover aglass.
Thechildreacheddown/out/overandpickedup thekitten.
He reached hishandoutfor themoney.
[+ two objects]UKCan you reach me(down)thatbook?
[IorT]
If anobjectreaches something, thetoporbottomof ittouchesthat thing:
Theladderwon'tquitereach thetopof thewall.
She waswearingadressthat reached (to) herankles.
More examples
  • 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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stretching the body
  • crane
  • distend
  • distension
  • extend
  • outstretched
  • reach
  • spread
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out

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Arriving, entering and invading

reachverb(COMMUNICATE)

B2[T]
tocommunicatewith someone in a differentplace,especiallybyphoneoremail:
I've beentryingto reach you on thephoneallday.
[T]
tounderstandandcommunicatewith someone:
He's astrangechildand histeachersfinditdifficultto reach him.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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
  • reach out (tosomeone)
  • transmit
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Idiom

reach for the stars

Phrasal verb

reach out (tosomeone)
(Definition ofreachingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreaching

reaching

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

For instance, we have situated these dynamics in motor plans forreaching.
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The equations considered earlier represent thereachingconditions for the four surfaces.
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Another example of a characteristic visually guided control isreachingto grasp a visible object.
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Likewise, such a schema will in turn activate other sub-schemas involved in making precisereachingor grasping movements.
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In the overall series of experiments, we marked approximately 330 embryos, of which about 10% died beforereachingthe desired endpoint.
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Therefore, this goal will be hard to achieve beforereachinga certain position at a certain age.
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The effect of the home-ownership rate was slight, with only the negative effect on deprivationreachingstatistical significance.
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The beam is frequency upconver ted prior toreachingthe 1-v splitter, and the majority of its energy will thus pass through it.
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This rate is high and forces epithermal molecules to re-enter the thermal monomer group repeatedly and be re-excited, etc, several times beforereachingthe wall.
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A century ago, justreachingit was the ardent dream of many explorers.
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Practitioners can improve their skills inreachingan agreed problem formulation and agenda.
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While clearlyreachingthousands of citizens, they are still quite limited.
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My claim is that the exploration of spatial rules is a useful tool inreachingsuch an understanding.
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The results on children'sreachingprovide further support for this idea.
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If so, then notreachingis correct at this stage.
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