reach out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something. intransitive
    — He reached out to catch the falling snowflake.
  2. To ask for help. intransitive
    — His drug overdose was just him reaching out to you.
  3. To make more friends, to increase one's group of friends or acquaintances. intransitive
    — Volunteering projects can be good ways to reach out.
  4. To try to contact someone, especially in order to give or get information, help, support, etc. intransitive,with-to
    — 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.

词形变化

reaches out present,singular,third-person reaching out participle,present reached out participle,past reached out past
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