arrive英 [əˈraɪv] 美 [əˈraɪv] vi. 到达，来；发生 到达； 到帐； 达到； 到达到达抵达 过去式：arrived 过去分词：arrived 现在分词：arriving 第三人称单数：arrives （1）（人或交通工具）到达，抵达Fresh groups of guests arrived.新的客人接踵而来。a small group of commuters waiting for their train, which arrived on time.几个通勤者等候的列车按时到达了The Princess Royal arrived at Gatwick this morning from Jamaica. 长公主殿下从牙买加出发，今天早上抵达盖特威克机场。（2）初次来到；初来乍到in the old days before the European settlers arrived in the country. 在欧洲殖民者来到这个国家之前的旧日时光a young student newly arrived in England from New Zealand. 从新西兰初次来到英格兰的年轻学生（3）动词被送达；被带来Any entry arriving after the closing date will not be considered.截止日期之后报名参赛的人将不予考虑。Breakfast arrived while he was in the bathroom. 早餐送来的时候他还在浴室里。（4）（新产品或发明）出现，到来，问世Several long-awaited videos will finally arrive in the shops this month.几部让人翘首企盼的录像片终于将在这个月到货。They'll be ready to embrace the new technology when it arrives. 他们随时准备迎接新技术的问世。（5）（尤指经过等待或期盼后）来临，到来The time has arrived when I need to give up smoking. 我戒烟的时机已到。the belief that the army would be much further forward before winter arrived. 认为军队在冬季来临之前将会向前大举推进的看法（6）动词作出（决定）if the jury cannot arrive at a unanimous decision.如果陪审团不能作出一致判决These figures are arrived at on the basis of dentists' receipts for 1991-1992. 这些数字是根据1991至1992年间的牙医收据统计得出的（7）（婴儿）出生，降生It's very unlikely that your baby will arrive before you get to hospital. 你的孩子不大可能在你到达医院之前就出生。（8）动词取得成功；成名These are cars which show you've arrived and had a good time along the way. 这样的车可以显示你已功成名就，并且一路顺风顺水。attain, reach, achieve, arrive这些动词均有“达到”之意。attain：侧重指在抱负或雄心的激励下，以最大的努力去达到一般所不及或不敢追求的目的。reach：常用词，指到达某一空间、时间、目标或发展过程中的某一点。achieve：侧重为达到目的所需的技巧、忍耐和努力。 arrive：指得出结论，达成某项协议或作出某一决定等。come, arrive, reach这些动词均含“到达”之意。come： 普通用词，含义广泛。强调到达的动作或进程，不侧重是否到达目的地。也可用于比喻意义。arrive： 侧重到达目的地或达到某一目标。也可用作比喻。reach： 既可指到达目的地，又可指到达途中的中间站。强调经过的周折或付出的努力。
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