reaches
n. 河段;流域;(上、中或下)游; (外)围;(远)处; (组织或机构中的)层级
v. 到达,抵达(reach的第三人称单数)
The upper, middle, or lower reaches of a river are parts of a river. The upper reaches are nearer to the river's source and the lower reaches are nearer to the sea into which it flows.
This year water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze are unusually high.
长江今年中下游的水位都过高。
You can refer to the distant or outer parts of a place or area as the far, farthest, or outer reaches.
...the outer reaches of the solar system.
太阳系的外围
...the farthest reaches of Cambodia.
柬埔寨的最边远地区
You can refer to the higher or lower levels of an organization as its upper or lower reaches.
...the upper reaches of the legal profession.
法律行业的上层
...the lower reaches of the accounting world.
会计行业中较低的层级
A girl may fill out before she reaches her full height.
女孩子在长足个头之前可能会发胖。
His face collapses when the baby preferen-tially reaches for the mother.
当这个婴儿最先把手伸向母亲时,他脸色一沉。
His secretary acts as a gatekeeper, reading all mail before it reaches her boss.
老板的秘书负责把关,所有邮件都由她先过目再呈送给他。
Traffic reaches its peak between 8 and 9 in the morning.
上午8、9点钟之间是交通高峰期。
They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.
他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空.