reach

① v.伸出(手、脚等):

(2013湖北)

I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and found it wasn’t there.

当我要拿钱包却发现钱包不在时,大吃一惊。

(2018年北京卷) After hours in the cold and wet, he reach inside and pulled the wallet out hoping to find some ID so he could contact the driver, only to discover it contained 400 pounds in notes, with another 50 pounds in spare change beside it.

在又冷又湿的天气里呆了几个小时后,他把手伸进车里,掏出钱包,希望能找到一些身份证明,这样他就能联系司机,结果发现里面有400英镑的钞票,旁边还有50英镑的零钱。

② vt&vi伸手/脚等够到:

She is too small to reach the table.她个子太小,够不到桌子。

③ vi&vt延伸(到);达到

Her hair reaches down to her waist.她的头发垂到了腰间。

④ v. 到达(某地):

Tired and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mountain.

累得上气不接下气,安迪和鲁比最先到达了山顶。

⑤ vt.达成

The purpose of the meeting was to reach an agreement about next years prices.

这次会议的目的是对明年的价格达成协议。

⑥ vt与…取得联系 to communicate with sb,

2008重庆

Having failed to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.没能通过电话联系上他们,我们发了封电子邮件。

▲ reach out to sb向某人提供/寻求帮助

(2012全国)

When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. 当你需要帮助时,向那些关心你的人寻求帮助。

⑦ n. (手、力量、影响的)范围

The shelf is so high that it is well out of/ beyond my reach.

架子太高,我根本够不到。

The new mobile phone is priced well within the reach of most people.

那款新手机的定价在大多数人可以承受的范围内。

一日一词:reach 只是到达的意思吗