arrive

arrive — verb

1. to finish travelling and be at the place you were heading toward, whether by pla

1.動詞不及物A2
釋義

to finish travelling and be at the place you were heading toward, whether by plane, train, car, bicycle, or on foot.

例句

Mateo's flight from Tokyo arrived at Heathrow forty minutes late.

arrive at + airport/station

The Watanabe family arrived in Taipei early on Sunday morning.

arrive in + city/country

同義詞
  • reach

    transitive, takes a direct object: 'reach the summit'

  • get to

    informal everyday alternative: 'we got to Rome late'

  • land

    specifically for planes touching the ground

反義詞
  • depart

    formal; the opposite action of leaving a place

  • leave

    everyday opposite, used for both people and transport

文法句型

arrive at + small place

arrive in + city/country

arrive + time expression

用法筆記

Use 'at' for buildings, stations, airports, and small places; use 'in' for cities, regions, and countries. Never use 'to' after 'arrive' — that is the most frequent learner mistake.

常見錯誤

❌We arrived to Paris yesterday.
✅We arrived in Paris yesterday.
💡'arrive' is never followed by 'to'.
❌I arrived to the airport at 6 a.m.
✅I arrived at the airport at 6 a.m.
💡small or specific places take 'at'.
❌She arrived at home very tired.
✅She arrived home very tired.
💡drop the preposition before 'home'.

2. when a moment, season, event, or new thing arrives, it begins or comes into exis

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

when a moment, season, event, or new thing arrives, it begins or comes into existence — often something that people have been expecting or waiting for.

例句

Spring arrived early this year, and the cherry trees bloomed in March.

subject is a season

The day of Sofia's piano exam finally arrived after months of practice.

the day/moment + arrived

同義詞
  • come

    more general and slightly less formal

  • begin

    focuses on the start of a period, not its appearance

  • appear

    stresses becoming visible or available, often for products

反義詞
  • pass

    describes a moment or season ending rather than starting

  • end

    general opposite for events

文法句型

[event/season/time] + arrives

the day/moment arrives

用法筆記

Subject is typically an abstract event, time period, or trend — not a person. Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the subject can physically travel; if not, this is sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌Christmas was arrived last week.
✅Christmas arrived last week.
💡'arrive' is intransitive and not used in the passive here.

3. a gentle informal way of saying that a baby has been born into a family.

3.動詞不及物B2
釋義

a gentle informal way of saying that a baby has been born into a family.

例句

Ravi and his husband were overjoyed when their twin daughters arrived in May.

subject is the baby/babies

Baby Noah arrived two weeks earlier than the doctors had predicted.

named baby + arrived + time expression

同義詞

文法句型

the baby + arrived

[name of baby] + arrived

用法筆記

Common in informal news of family events such as birth announcements and cards. Distinguish from sense 1 (REACH PLACE) by the subject — here it is the newborn, not a traveller.

常見錯誤

❌She arrived a baby last month.
✅Her baby arrived last month.
💡'arrive' is intransitive; the baby is the subject, not the object.