| 单词 | what came over me |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(I don't know) what came over me (also him, her, etc.) b. Used in interrogative clauses, esp. in (I don't know) what came over me (also him, her, etc.), indicating that some influence has caused a person to behave in an extraordinary or unexpected way. 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 world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > unaccustomed to [phrase] > why is a person behaving unusually? (I don't know) what came over me (also him, her, etc.)1726 to get into ——1798 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 31 I don't know what came over me, but I seem'd impatiently to expect their nearer Approach. 1760 A. Murphy Way to keep Him iii. 65 What the Devil is come over her? and what in the Name of Wonder, does all this mean? 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 391/1 ‘What's come over our little Fan?’ exclaimed Mark Fairfeld, in a tone of perplexity and vexation. 1888 B. L. Farjeon Miser Farebrother II. vii. 96 What had come over Bob? 1909 J. Galsworthy Silver Box 111 I asked him whatever came over him to do such a thing—and he said it was the drink. He said that he had had too much to drink, and something came over him. 1951 S. H. Bell December Bride ii. xviii. 182 What came over Hami to go hunting after that man, son? 2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! xvii. 203 This thing is too too embarrassing, I don't know what came over me. < as lemmas |
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