| 单词 | to come upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come upon —— to come upon —— 1. intransitive. a. To attack, esp. suddenly or by surprise; to descend on with violence. Cf. to come on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2, to come down 2b at Phrasal verbs 1. Now chiefly archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] > attack suddenly to come on ——eOE to come upon ——c1175 to start upon ——a1393 to start on ——a1398 descend?a1425 to come down1539 surprise1548 ambuscade1676 insult1775 swoop1797 Pearl Harbour1943 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7155 He wennde þatt tatt follc. Vpp onn himm cumenn wære. Wiþþ strenncþe. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3569 Er þay wern oȝt helf y-dyȝt, þus barons come oppon hem ryȝt. a1475 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (Laud) (1885) 138 To resiste owre enymes, when thai liste to come vppon vs. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiv. 509 [Thai] Cum sa hardely Apon all the gret cheuelry of yrland. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. f. cccxviii/2 Than the bayly with his great nombre came vpon them without sparynge. 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia i. f. 9 He..came vpon that parte [of theyr armye] that hadde not yet passed the Ryuer: and..slewe a great number of theym. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xxxiv. 25 And came vpon the citie boldly, and slew all the males. 1658 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta Hist. Venice i. i. 38 The Enemy coming upon them at unawares, they had very little time left them to escape their hands. 1758 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 495/1 Their number encreased, and came upon us from the wood. 1780 W. Coxe Acct. Russ. Discov. 191 Katcham..came with such rapidity upon the Russians as to preclude the use of their arms. 1816 Ld. Byron Let. 15 Oct. (1976) V. 116 They come upon you in bodies of thirty..at a time. 1827 W. Scott Tales of Grandfather 1st Ser. viii To come upon him suddenly and by night. 1869 ‘Coroner’ Bane & Antidote xviii. 175 An overwhelming number of insurgents came upon them by surprise. 1954 R. A. Brown Eng. Medieval Castles vii. 168 They were attacked by the English army..who came upon them unawares while the king..was at dinner with his helmet off. 2009 M. Moorcock Elric in Dream Lands 127 Elric sprang forward and dragged the sabre and the poignard from his hands even as another of the attackers came upon him from the rear. b. Of a blessing, vengeance, calamity, etc.: to descend upon; to be inflicted or visited on. Cf. to come on —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2, to come down 2a at Phrasal verbs 1. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] ywortheOE fallc1225 atrinec1275 to come upon ——a1300 astart1393 to run to ——c1475 to come by ——1523 mishap1592 to come on ——a1599 tryst1645 arrive1655 a1300 Passion our Lord 660 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 56 At þon heye vndarne, a wit-suneday..Þe holy gost heom com vp-on in fury tunge. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. xxviii. 2 Þer sholyn comme opon þe alle þese blessynges. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxvii[i]. 31 The heuy wrath of God came vpon them, slewe ye welthiest of them. 1589 T. Cooper Admon. People of Eng. 13 Dreadfull punishment came vpon them for misusing the Ministers of God. 1611 Bible (King James) Job xxix. 13 The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me. View more context for this quotation 1660 W. Creed Judah's Purging in Melting Pot 36 What a famine of all things instantly came upon us? 1715 T. Pledwell & J. Barcroft in W. Edmundson Jrnl. p. xxxvii Calamity that was coming upon this Nation. 1795 J. Walker Individual Vice 12 Their punishment came upon them like a flood. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Lady of Shalott iii, in Poems (new ed.) 15 ‘The curse is come upon me,’ cried The Lady of Shalott. 1882 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. July 485 Whatever honour came upon him in life, he ascribed to the influences of religion. 1915 Northwestern Christian Advocate 10 Mar. 255 Great blessings came upon the Church. 1962 C. Stewart tr. E. Canetti Crowds & Power 443 We do not get the impression that these disasters came upon mankind against Schreber's will. 2013 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 11 Apr. 27 It was then that a curse seemed to come upon us. c. Of a feeling, an influence, a change, etc.: to affect; to have a sudden powerful (often unpleasant) effect or influence on. Later also of a thought: to occur to. Cf. to come on —— 1c at Phrasal verbs 2, to come over —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] > suddenly or violently overgoOE ofseche?c1225 catcha1275 henta1375 to come upon ——a1382 seizec1381 takea1382 to catch to ——c1400 overpass?a1513 re-encounter1523 to come over ——1726 to come on ——1850 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > occur to [verb (transitive)] strikea1616 to come across ——1673 suggest1709 to come upon ——a1712 hit1891 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms liv. 6 Drede and trembling camen vp on me. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) i. met. i. l. 10 Elde is comen vnwarly vpon me. 1531 G. Joye tr. Prophete Isaye xxi. sig. F At these wordes..panges came vpon me lyke the panges of a woman travelinge of chylde. 1560 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli 2nd Pt. Secretes Alexis of Piemont 156 The paine shall cease, and desire of sleepe shall come vpon him. 1611 Bible (King James) 2 Chron. xiv. 14 The feare of the Lord came vpon them. View more context for this quotation 1636 tr. J. Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin Ariana i. iii. 44 Suddainly a shame came upon her, and accus'd her for commending her selfe so. a1712 W. Edmundson Jrnl. (1715) iv. 25 About this time it came weightily upon me to leave Shopkeeping. 1793 W. Moore Ramble through Holland, France & Italy I. xxix. 245 Such an unusual terror came upon me, that every bush I passed appeared to be a man with his throat cut. 1826 A. Cunningham Paul Jones II. xii. 368 The thought came upon him that he had done him mortal injury. 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 402/1 A temporary madness seems to have come upon the people. 1916 E. L. Sabin Boy Settler xx. 300 Assuredly, a great change had come upon the ranch, within twenty-four hours. 1919 Good Housek. Oct. 12/2 In a flash it came upon him that she was but uttering his own philosophy of life. 2011 L. Baber He came looking for Me 145 Once Shiner left Bo and Copper's company, a change came upon the pasture. 2. intransitive. a. To make a legal or authoritative claim or demand for money from (a liable party). Also of a cost, charge, etc.: to fall to, to be chargeable to. Cf. to come on —— 4a at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [verb (transitive)] > claim > make a claim upon to come upon ——?1591 ?1591 H. Barrow Brief Discouerie False Church 109 They will replie and come vpon you for all olde reckoninges, and not suffer you to depart vntill you haue fully satisfied. 1607 B. Jonson Volpone v. vi. sig. M3v Ile come vpon him, For that, hereafter. View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts iv. ii. sig. I4v Sir Giles Will come vpon you for security For his thousand pounds. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 8 His Creditors come upon him, the charge of Law-suits comes on. 1680 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman 125 He had not been married but a little while, but his Creditors came upon him for their money. 1701 W. Wotton Hist. Rome 466 Turinus then came upon him for the Money. 1770 T. Bridges Burlesque Transl. Homer I. iii. 141 We must likewise come upon ye By way of costs for socket-money. 1819 S. E. Brydges Population & Riches Nations xl. 206 Taxes upon prime cost come upon the consumer in a circuitous and aggravated manner. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge lxxviii. 393 In the damage done to the Maypole, he could ‘come upon the county’. 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 725/2 They might come upon me afterward, and make me pay up. 1909 Public Service (Chicago) Sept. 66/2 The cost comes upon the city of Cleveland and its residents. 1916 Sunset July 28/3 When Mark failed and his creditors came upon them, Evelyn lost her property. 1937 E. G. Clark Elizabethan Fustian ix.141 The moment Essex's star began to sink, his creditors came upon him, clamouring for payment. ΚΠ 1669 T. Manley Usury iv. 25 Much less do any of their poor come upon our Parishes for relief. 1696 tr. G. Croese Gen. Hist. Quakers ii. i. 173 The Children should come upon the Parish, and..the Parish should have the charge of bringing them up. 1731 Flying Post 12 Aug. 2/2 His Mother, who was maintain'd by his Labour, being come upon the Parish, is sent to the Work-house at Wandsworth. 1838 A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews II. 180 The society had an opportunity of assisting many persons of whom they would be sorry to hear it said that they had come upon the charity. 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. June 336/2 So Betty came upon the parish with all her children. 1903 Victoria (Austral.) Parl. Deb. 106 1473/1 A similar proposal to limit the amount spent on another poor unfortunate section in our midst who had come upon the State. 1923 Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 1 Mar. 7/1 The child will have to come upon the state for assistance. 3. intransitive. To move or travel so as to come to, to arrive at; (in later use) esp. to meet unexpectedly or by chance, to happen on, to come across. Cf. to come on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > meeting or encounter > meet or encounter [verb (transitive)] > unexpectedly or by chance stumble1555 to come upon ——1622 to come across ——1738 to come on ——1801 to run upon ——1849 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > find or discover [verb (transitive)] > find or discover by chance find1340 to fall with ——?c1475 to fall on ——1533 stumble1555 to come on ——1584 to come upon ——1622 fortune1662 to blunder upon1710 to come across ——1738 the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (transitive)] > encounter or experience ymetec893 findeOE meetOE counterc1325 overtakec1390 limp?a1400 tidea1400 runa1450 to fall with ——?c1475 onlightc1475 recounterc1485 recount1490 to come in witha1500 occur1531 to fall on ——1533 to fall upon ——1533 beshine1574 rencontre1582 entertain1591 cope with1594 happen1594 tocome1596 incur1599 forgather1600 thwart1601 to fall in1675 cross1684 to come across ——1738 to cross upon (or on)1748 to fall across ——1760 experience1786 to drop in1802 encounter1814 to come upon ——1820 to run against ——1821 to come in contact with1862 to run across ——1864 to knock or run up against1886 to knock up against1887 1622 Relation Eng. Plantation Plimoth, New Eng. 21 We fell vpon a place of sandy ground..and comming vpon a strange Iland kept our watch all night. 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia 165 Setting forth from Cairfax in Oxford, you pass through the South-Gate and come upon a Causeway. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 116. ⁋5 We came upon a large Heath, and the Sportsmen began to beat. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 15 You are to go side-ways till you come upon Crack-skull common. 1820 Examiner No. 637. 414/2 She came upon us by surprise. 1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 154/1 The travellers soon came upon a village. 1865 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 256 I came upon Geraldine in Cheyne Row. 1907 Pop. Mech. May 534/1 Having passed through the spacious booking halls..we come upon the elevators or lifts. 1941 N. M. Gunn Silver Darlings ix. 160 They had to hunt with extreme wariness, lest gamekeeper or ground officer or other minion of the laird come upon them. 1979 E. Hardwick Sleepless Nights v. 68 She came upon simplicities the way others came upon debts, naturally. 2004 R. Kurson Shadow Divers i. 13 He had come upon the place one foggy day while trolling for tuna. < as lemmas |
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