| 释义 |
reach (obj) STRETCHri:tFvto stretch out your arm, esp. in order to get or touch (something)伸及，够到，伸手(或脚等)及到She's grown so tall that she can reach the door handle now. [T]她现在已长高到可以伸手够到门把手了。Could you get that book down from the shelf for me, please -- I can't reach. [I]请把书架上那本书给我----我够不着。He reached for the phone and knocked over a glass. [I]他伸手去拿电话机弄翻了一只玻璃杯。The cowboy reached for his gun and said "Reach for the skies (= put your hands up)." [I]牛仔伸手拔枪并说道“举起手”。She reached over/across and took his hand in hers. [I]她伸手过去，把他的手抓在她的手里。The child reached down/out and picked up the kitten. [I]那孩子伸手下去/出去，抱起了小猫。He reached his hand out for the money. [M]他伸出手去拿钱。(fig.) The organizers of the appeal are reaching out to the public for (= trying to communicate with them in order to get) their help.请愿活动的组织者们正试图争取获得公众的支持。Helen reached up and took a glass from the cupboard. [I]海伦伸手从壁橱里拿了一只玻璃杯。(Br) Can you reach me (down) (= stretch out your arm and get) that book/reach that book (down) for me? [+ two objects]你伸手把那本书拿给我好吗？If an object reaches (to) something, the top or bottom of it touches that thing.够到，碰到The ladder won't quite reach the top of the wall. [T]梯子够不到墙顶。The snow reached almost to the children's knees. [I]雪深得几乎到了孩子们的膝盖。She was wearing a dress that reached to her ankles. [I]她穿着件长及脚踝的礼服。To reach someone who is in a different place is also to communicate with them, esp. by telephone or post.与…建立联系The only way to reach them in the place where they're staying is by mail. [T]唯一能跟他们呆的地方联系上的办法是写信。I've been trying to reach you (= talk to you on the telephone) all day. [T]我整天都试着给你打电话联系。To reach someone is also to understand and communicate with them.理解，沟通He's a strange child and his teachers find it difficult to reach him.他是个奇怪的孩子，他的老师发现很难与他沟通。If you reach for the stars, you want or try to get something that is difficult or impossible to get.许愿或希望得到很难或不可能得到的东西
|