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① v.伸出(手、腳等):(2013湖北)
I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and found it wasn’t there.
當我要拿錢包卻發現錢包不在時,大吃一驚。
(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.
在又冷又溼的天氣裡呆了幾個小時後,他把手伸進車裡,掏出錢包,希望能找到一些身份證明,這樣他就能聯繫司機,結果發現裡面有400英鎊的鈔票,旁邊還有50英鎊的零錢。
② vt&vi伸手/腳等夠到: She is too small to reach the table.她個子太小,夠不到桌子。
③ vi&vt延伸(到);達到 Her hair reaches down to her waist.她的頭髮垂到了腰間。 ④ v. 到達(某地): Tired and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mountain.
累得上氣不接下氣,安迪和魯比最先到達了山頂。⑤ vt.達成 The purpose of the meeting was to reach an agreement about next years prices.
這次會議的目的是對明年的價格達成協議。⑥ vt與…取得聯繫 to communicate with sb, 2008重慶
Having failed to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.沒能通過電話聯繫上他們,我們發了封電子郵件。▲ reach out to sb向某人提供/尋求幫助 (2012全國)
When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. 當你需要幫助時,向那些關心你的人尋求幫助。⑦ n. (手、力量、影響的)範圍
The shelf is so high that it is well out of/ beyond my reach.
架子太高,我根本夠不到。
The new mobile phone is priced well within the reach of most people.
那款新手機的定價在大多數人可以承受的範圍內。