1、这二者都表示“到达”,但reach 含有克服了困难,经历了艰难险阻的“到达”,arrive则不含这层意思。
2、在搭配上,二者也有不同。Reach直接跟宾语,比如,I reached their house;但arrive可以不跟宾语,比如,I arrived. I arrived there/here/home. 要跟也必须先有介词再跟,如,到达一个地方arrived at a place; 而到达一个country/city,则用arrived in a country/city。
3、"Reach"通常用于描述其它物体或场所。例如,“The ball reached the other side of the field”(球到达了场地的另一边)。
4、"Arrive"则更多用于形容人的行为或状态。例如,“They arrived in New York yesterday”(他们昨天抵达了纽约)。