单词	reach
释义	verb | noun reachreach1 /ritʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYreach1 Origin: Old English ræcan Verb Table VERB TABLE reach Simple Form Present I, you, we, they reach he, she, it reaches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they reached Present perfect I, you, we, they have reached he, she, it has reached Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had reached Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will reach Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have reached Continuous Form Present I am reaching he, she, it is reaching you, we, they are reaching Past I, he, she, it was reaching you, we, they were reaching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been reaching he, she, it has been reaching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been reaching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be reaching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been reaching Collocations COLLOCATIONS► reach a point/level/stage etc.  She’s reached a point where she’s earning a good salary. ► reached out ... hand  She reached out her hand to pet the cat. ► reach a decision/agreement/result etc.  After a long talk, we finally reached a decision. ► reach a goal/objective/aim  How will you reach your retirement goals? ► reach a verdict  It only took the jury two hours to reach a verdict (=make a decision in a court case). Thesaurus THESAURUSlength/height► reach to be big enough, long enough, or high enough to get to a particular point or level:  The flood waters reached the second floor. ► go to reach as far as a particular place:  The road only goes as far as the farmhouse. ► go up/down to reach a particular level or height:  During the drought, the water in the lake went down below the three foot level. ► come up/down to something to reach a particular level or height:  Alex is taller; he comes up to Pat’s shoulder now. ► extend to reach a particular distance, or spread over a particular distance:  The Appalachian Mountains extend from Alabama to Newfoundland. 1RATE/LEVEL ETC. [transitive] if something reaches a particular rate, amount, degree, etc. it increases or decreases until it gets to that point:  Temperatures are expected to reach the 80s today. Prices have reached record levels.2POINT IN PROCESS/TIME [transitive] to get to a particular point in a process or in time:  After you reach a certain age, nobody wants to hire you.reach a point/level/stage etc. She’s reached a point where she’s earning a good salary.3TOUCH a)[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to move your hand or arm in order to touch, hold, or pick up something: reach for/in/over etc. Paula reached up to touch the ceiling. She reached out her hand to pet the cat. b)[intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to manage to touch or pick up something by stretching out your arm:  I can’t reach the top shelf. She managed to reach far enough to grab his hand.4SUCCEED [transitive] to succeed in doing something after discussing it or working on it for a period of time: reach a decision/agreement/result etc. After a long talk, we finally reached a decision.reach a goal/objective/aim How will you reach your retirement goals? It only took the jury two hours to reach a verdict (=make a decision in a court case).5LENGTH/HEIGHT [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive not in progressive] to be big enough, long enough, or high enough to get to a particular point or level:  The flood waters reached the second floor.reach down/up to something Her skirt reaches down to her ankles.reach as far as something The storm reached as far as the Rocky Mountains.THESAURUSgo – to reach as far as a particular place:  The road only goes as far as the farmhouse.go up/down – to reach a particular level or height:  During the drought, the water in the lake went down below the three foot level.come up/down to something – to reach a particular level or height:  Alex is taller; he comes up to Pat’s shoulder now.extend – to reach a particular distance, or spread over a particular distance:  The Appalachian Mountains extend from Alabama to Newfoundland.6SPEAK TO somebody [transitive] to speak to someone or leave a message for him or her, especially by telephone SYN contact:  You can reach us at (555) 532-7864.► see thesaurus at communicate7ARRIVE [transitive] to arrive at a particular place, especially when it has taken a long time or a lot of effort to get there:  We finally reached Chicago at midnight.8BE SEEN/HEARD BY somebody [transitive] if a message, television program, etc. reaches a lot of people, they hear it or see it:  Cable TV reaches a huge audience.9INFORMATION [transitive] if information or a message reaches someone, he or she receives it:  It took weeks for her letter to reach him.10COMMUNICATE [transitive] to succeed in making someone understand or accept what you tell him or her:  I just can’t seem to reach him anymore.11reach for the stars to aim for something that is very difficult to achieve[Origin: Old English ræcan]USAGE: reach, arrive• You reach a place, especially when it has taken you a long time to get there:  He reached Tokyo yesterday. Don’t say: He reached at/to Tokyo. You arrive at a particular place or building:  When are they arriving at the airport?• You arrive in a country or a big city:  They arrive in Tokyo tomorrow.• When you do not mention the place or when you use some adverbs, you do not use a preposition after arrive:  Have they arrived yet? When will they arrive there/here/home?reach out to somebody phrasal verb1to show people that you are interested in them and want to listen to them or help them:  Community workers were praised for reaching out to poor families.2to ask someone for help:  He finally reached out to a cousin for help. verb | noun reachreach2 ●●○ noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS► out of (somebody’s) reach/beyond (somebody’s) reach  Keep all medicines out of children’s reach. ► within easy reach  The controls were all within easy reach (=easy to touch or use). ► beyond the reach of somebody/something  Houses are priced beyond the reach of many families. ► within (somebody’s) reach  Set goals that are within your reach. ► out of reach  Winning the championship seemed out of reach. ► within easy reach of  All the main tourist attractions are within easy reach of the hotel. 1[singular, uncountable] the distance that you can stretch out your arm to touch something:  a boxer with a long reachout of (somebody’s) reach/beyond (somebody’s) reach Keep all medicines out of children’s reach. The controls were all within easy reach (=easy to touch or use).2[singular] the limit of someone’s power, authority, or ability to do something:  Large companies are extending their reach.beyond the reach of somebody/something Houses are priced beyond the reach of many families.within (somebody’s) reach Set goals that are within your reach. Winning the championship seemed out of reach.3within reach (of something) within a distance that you can easily travel:  All the main tourist attractions are within easy reach of the hotel.4[countable usually plural] a straight part of a river between two bends:  They traveled to the upper reaches of the Nile.5the upper/lower reaches of something the highest or lowest levels of an organization, group, or system:  He had connections in the upper reaches of government.
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