区别辨析come、arrive与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。

• Has she come yet?
  她来了没有？
• When does the post come?
  邮件什么时候送来？
• Hasn’t his train come in yet?
  他乘坐的火车还没进站吗？

arrive : 侧重到达目的地或达到某一目标。也可用作比喻。

• What time will your train arrive?
  你坐的火车什么时候到？
• It was dark by the time we arrived at the station.
  我们到站时，天都已经黑了。
• We arrived in Prague later that day.
  我们在那天晚些时候到达布拉格。
• I arrived back to find that my room had been burgled.
  我回到家时，发现家里被盗了。
• What time does the mail usually arrive (= is it delivered)?
  邮件一般什么时候到？
• I ordered some CDs over a month ago, but they still haven’t arrived (= I have not received them).
  我在1个多月前订购了几张CD，但是现在还没有送来。

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。

• We won’t reach Miami until five or six o’clock.
  我们得五六点钟才能到达迈阿密。
• They finally reached the coast after five weeks sailing.
  他们经过5个星期的航行终于靠了岸。
• News of his accident had only just reached us.
  我们刚刚得到他出事的消息。