reaching

英 [ˈriːtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈriːtʃɪŋ]

v.  到达; 抵达; 引起…的注意; 增加到，提升到(某一水平、速度等)
reach的现在分词

现在分词：reaching　复数：reachings　

COCA.36103

柯林斯词典

• VERB 到达；抵达
  When someone or somethingreachesa place, they arrive there.
  1. He did not stop until he reached the door...
     他走到门边才停下。
  2. When the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off together...
     当公交车到达海霍尔本站时，托尼摇响了铃，他们一起跳下了车。
  3. He reached Cambridge shortly before three o'clock.
     他快到3点的时候抵达了剑桥。
• VERB 达到，到达（一定阶段、程度或数量）
  If someone or something hasreacheda certain stage, level, or amount, they are at that stage, level, or amount.
  1. The process of political change in South Africa has reached the stage where it is irreversible...
     南非的政治变革已达到不可逆转的地步。
  2. The Belgian player Eduardo Masso has reached the final of the Dutch Open in Hilversum...
     比利时选手爱德华多·马索进入了在希尔弗瑟姆举行的荷兰公开赛的决赛。
  3. We're told the figure could reach 100,000 next year.
     我们得知明年这一数字可能达到10万。
• VERB （伸手）触及，去拿，去碰
  If youreachsomewhere, you move your arm and hand to take or touch something.
  1. Judy reached into her handbag and handed me a small printed leaflet...
     朱蒂把手伸进提包，拿出一张小的印刷传单给我。
  2. I reached across the table and squeezed his hand...
     我把手伸到桌子的另一边，捏住他的手。
  3. He reached up for an overhanging branch.
     他伸手去够悬在头顶上的树枝。
• VERB （伸手或腿）碰到，触及
  If you canreachsomething, you are able to touch it by stretching out your arm or leg.
  1. Can you reach your toes with your fingertips?
     你能用手指尖碰到你的脚趾吗？

You use bothreachandarriveto talk about coming to a particular place.Reachis always followed by a noun or pronoun referring to a place, and you can use it to emphasize the effort required to get thereTo reach the capital might not be easy. You can usearriveto emphasize being in a place rather than travelling to it.When I arrived in England I was exhausted.Arrive atandreachcan also be used to say that someone eventually makes a decision or finds the answer to something.It took hours to arrive at a decision... They were unable to reach a decision.
到达某一地点可以用reach和arrive。reach 后面常接表示地点的名词或代词，强调到达某地需要费力气：To reach the capital might not be easy（要到首都可能并非易事）。arrive表示到达一个地方，而不是前往的过程：When I arrived in England I was exhausted（我到达英格兰时已经筋疲力尽了）。arrive at 和 reach 都可以表示“作出…决定”或“找到…答案”：It took hours to arrive at a decision（作出决定花了数小时），They were unable to reach a decision（他们没能作出决定）。

• VERB （通常指通过电话）联系，联络
  If you try toreachsomeone, you try to contact them, usually by telephone.
  1. Has the doctor told you how to reach him or her in emergencies?...
     医生有没有告诉你发生紧急情况时怎样与其取得联系？
  2. If I see her, I'll tell her you've been trying to reach her.
     如果见到她，我会告诉她你一直在尝试联系她。
• VERB 延伸至;伸展到;传至
  If somethingreachesa place, point, or level, it extends as far as that place, point, or level.
  1. ...a nightshirt which reached to his knees...
     长及他膝盖的睡衣
  2. The water level in Lake Taihu has reached record levels...
     太湖水位达到了历史最高值。
  3. Eventually those ideas should reach the capital city.
     最终，那些想法会传到京城。
• VERB 取得（一致意见）；达成（协议）；作出（决定）
  When peoplereachan agreement or a decision, they succeed in achieving it.
  1. A meeting of agriculture ministers in Luxembourg today has so far failed to reach agreement over farm subsidies...
     今天参加卢森堡会议的各国农业部长目前尚未就农业补贴问题达成一致意见。
  2. They are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt to reach a compromise.
     他们在卢萨卡举行会谈试图达成妥协。
• N-UNCOUNT 可达到的距离；所能及的限度
  Someone's or something'sreachis the distance or limit to which they can stretch, extend, or travel.
  1. Isabelle placed a wine cup on the table within his reach.
     伊莎贝尔把酒杯放在桌上他伸手可及的地方。
  2. ...a heavyweight who possesses a longer reach and more strength.
     出拳更远且更有力量的重量级拳击手
  3. ...long-handled shears, secateurs and long-reach tree pruners.
     长柄大剪刀、剪枝夹和长杆修枝剪
• N-UNCOUNT （伸手）可及之距离;(可接受的)范围
  If a place or thing is withinreach, it is possible to have it or get to it. If it is out ofreach, it is not possible to have it or get to it.
  1. It is located within reach of many important Norman towns, including Bayeux...
     它邻近许多重要的诺曼城镇，包括贝叶。
  2. The clothes they model for Littlewoods are all within easy reach of every woman...
     他们为利特尔伍兹服装店展示的那些服装每个女人都穿得起。
  3. These products are normally bought and stored carefully out of reach of children...
     这些产品一般在购买和储藏过程中都要避免儿童碰触。
  4. The price is ten times what it normally is and totally beyond the reach of ordinary people.
     这个价格是平时的10倍，一般人根本买不起。

英英释义

noun

• accomplishment of an objective
  Synonym:arrival
• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
  Synonym:reachstretch

双语例句

• The situation is rapidly reaching boiling point, and the army has been put on stand-by
  局势迅速变得一触即发，军队已经整装待命。
• The employers and the trade union leaders are still poles apart, and are far from reaching an agreement or compromise.
  雇员们与工会领袖们的意见仍大相径庭，根本无法达成一致或进行妥协。
• The first sight that met my eyes on reaching the front door was the church enveloped in flames.
  赶到前门时，我第一眼看到的就是被大火吞没的教堂。
• Much of visible light reaching us from the solar corona also seems to be due to scattering by electrons.
  从日冕中射来的相当大一部分可见光看来也是由电子散射产生的。
• The black water swirled around his legs, reaching almost to his knees
  黑乎乎的脏水在他腿边打着旋，几乎快要没到了膝盖。
• Violence is reaching epidemic levels in the city.
  城市的暴力事件已达泛滥地步。
• Such interruptions will only hinder our reaching a solution.
  这种干扰将会阻碍我们找出解决问题的方法。
• A great deal of food is distributed and sold privately without ever reaching the shops.
  很多食物都是通过私人渠道直接配送和销售，根本没有进过商店。
• They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky
  他们看见一道强光和一个巨大的火球冲向数百英尺的高空。
• A young boy is standing on a stool, reaching for a cookie jar, and the stool is about to tip
  一个小男孩正站在凳子上，伸手够一个曲奇罐子，凳子眼看就要歪了。