reach for the sky

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嘆詞

reach for the sky

1. (俗語) 舉起手來！ （指舉手投降）

   (我們能否查找並添加chapter 10 from By the Great Horn Spoon!引用過本詞的語句？)

   近義詞：hands up、stick 'em up

動詞

reach for the sky (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 reaches for the sky，現在分詞 reaching for the sky，一般過去時及過去分詞 reached for the sky)

1. 追求最好，精益求精
   • 1993, Robert Emmett Curran, The Bicentennial History of Georgetown University: From academy to university, 1789-1889, Georgetown University Press, →ISBN，第 27 頁:

     Far better to start modestly and grow gradually than to reach for the sky with grand plans that could only end in the collapse of the institution.

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   • 2010, Alfred Lubrano, Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN，第 33 頁:

     Resigned to his blue-collar status, Donna's father's belief was “Why reach for the sky when you can be happy on earth?” Donna says, “My dad was trying to save me from disappointment. The daughter of peasant stock shouldn't strive to be in the ruling class, he thought.”

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

   • 2014, Gideon Arulmani, Anuradha J. Bakshi, Frederick T. L. Leong, A. G. Watts, Handbook of Career Development: International Perspectives, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN，第 306 頁:

     Indeed, career counseling encourages individuals to “reach for the sky.”

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   近義詞：aim for the sky

參見

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