| 单词 | to come off on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come off on (also upon) c. to come off on (also upon): (of paint, ink, etc.) to be rubbed off and transferred to (another surface) through contact. Also figurative: to have an effect on (a person) through close or continued contact; cf. to rub off 3 at rub v.1 Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 1615 T. Roe Jrnl. 5 June in Embassy to Court Great Mogul (1899) I. 12 I found a Rocke..being spotted all without with a most pure redd Coulor..that will come off upon paper or other fitt matter. 1793 Nat. Hist. Birds, Fish, Insects & Reptiles V. 139 A mealy substance of various colours, which, when handled, comes off upon the fingers. 1889 House Painting & Decorating Jan. 101/2 Lady (who has just discovered that she has been sitting on a newly-painted seat): ‘Oh dear! there's all the paint come off on my dress!’ 1976 J. Gardam Bilgewater (1985) v. 54 In other words I saw that where Grace Gathering went there would be romance and that if I hung about perhaps some of it would come off on me. 2005 Communication Arts May 60/2 Their best efforts will be published on newspaper raglan—washed-out pulp laid with slick ink that comes off on your fingers. < as lemmas |
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