reach out
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词形变化
reached out
reaches out
三单
reaches out
reaching out
reaching out
现在分词
reached out
过去式
reached out
过去分词
释义与例句
v.
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1.
To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
不及物He reached out to catch the falling snowflake.
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2.
To ask for help.
不及物His drug overdose was just him reaching out to you.
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3.
To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances.
不及物Volunteering projects can be good ways to reach out.
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4.
To try to contact someone, especially in order to give or get information, help, support, etc.
不及物The telecom company's slogan, "reach out and touch someone", played on the figurativeness of both verbs; informal military usage later adopted it jocularly as a euphemism for long-range kinetic activity.
The Chronicle reached out to Neely for comment about the emails Saturday afternoon, but did not receive a response in time for publication.