outreach
outreach — noun
1. work by an organization that takes help, advice, or useful services directly int
work by an organization that takes help, advice, or useful services directly into the community, rather than waiting for people to come and ask.
The library started outreach to older people in the hill villages.
pattern: outreach to + group
After school, two nurses do outreach at the night market.
pattern: do outreach
The charity's outreach brought winter coats to families near the station.
Good outreach helped new parents learn where to get free meals.
City outreach now includes home visits for people with weak legs.
- community work
broader, covering many local projects and not only direct contact with people who need help
- public engagement
often stresses building contact or interest, especially for schools, museums, or government bodies
- field service
more operational, often focusing on staff visiting people or sites
文法句型
do outreach
outreach to + group
community outreach
outreach program
用法筆記
Often appears with verbs such as 'do', 'expand', or 'improve', and with 'to' before the group being contacted. Distinguish from simple advertising: outreach usually involves direct contact or practical support, not only sending messages.
常見錯誤
outreach — adjective
1. used for staff, visits, or services that bring medical care or other support to
used for staff, visits, or services that bring medical care or other support to people in their homes, schools, or other everyday places.
An outreach nurse visited Ken's apartment after his knee surgery.
collocation: outreach nurse
The hospital runs an outreach clinic beside the fishing port.
collocation: outreach clinic
On Fridays, the outreach team checks blood pressure at the temple.
The school asked for an outreach worker for children with long illnesses.
Mobile vans carry outreach doctors to farms outside Chiayi.
- mobile
stresses moving from place to place, but does not always imply serving people where they live
- community-based
focuses on local setting and can include fixed local centers, not only visiting services
- visiting
describes staff who travel to people, but is less tied to organized support programs
- office-based
describes help given from a fixed location that people must travel to
文法句型
outreach nurse
outreach team
outreach clinic
outreach visit
用法筆記
Mostly used before nouns such as 'clinic', 'nurse', 'team', or 'service'. In ordinary English, speakers rarely use it alone after 'be'.
常見錯誤
outreach — verb
1. to stretch farther than something else, or to pass the point that is acceptable.
to stretch farther than something else, or to pass the point that is acceptable.
The new ladder outreaches the old one by almost a meter.
transitive: outreach + object
From the cliff, one pine branch outreached the others.
The salesman outreached when he guaranteed results in one day.
By July, the vine outreached the porch roof and touched the window.
The principal outreached by searching students' bags without permission.
- stay within
means to remain inside a limit rather than pass it
文法句型
outreach + noun
outreach by + amount
outreach acceptable limits
用法筆記
Rare in modern English and most likely to appear in older, literary, or technical writing. In everyday use, people usually choose 'exceed', 'go beyond', or 'reach farther than' instead.