reaching

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
  2. Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of reach form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

reachings plural

词汇关系

相关词
reaching-post

词源

词源 1
From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English rechynge, recchinge, from Old English rǣċing (“reaching, extending”), equivalent to reach + -ing.
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