reach /ri:tʃ/ I. vt. & vi. 1. 伸手(脚等)，伸手拿(碰到)：She wasn’t tall enough to reach those branches. 她个子不高，碰不着那些树枝。 I reached out to Annie’s hand. 我把手伸向安妮的手。 2. 到达，抵达，送到(手中)：They reached north Shanxi in October 1935. 他们于1935年10月到达陕北。Your letter of August 24 only reached me today.我今天才接到你8月24日的来信。 3. 达到：At last she reached my understanding.她终于使我明白了。He sent his son to join the army as soon as he reached eighteen. 他儿子一满18岁他就送他参军了。4.延伸，伸向，传(声音)至…：Her hair reached below her knees. 她的头发一直垂到膝下。At last the Great Wall reaches the sea. 最后，长城延伸到海边。 ‖II. n.［u］力所能及的范围，到达的距离： within one’s reach 够得着的，力所能及的 beyond/out of one’s reach 够不着，力所不及的：［考句］When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of reach. 附近有小孩子的时候，要将药瓶放在他们够不到的地方。