to come out against/in favour of sth宣布反对(對)/支持某事 (xuānbù fǎnduì/zhīchí mǒushì)
See come
come out
1. phrasal verb
When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
The book comes out this week. [VERBPARTICLE]
He has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If a fact comes out, it becomes known to people.
The truth is beginning to come out about what happened. [VERBPARTICLE]
It came out that he was already married. [VERBPARTICLE that]
3. phrasal verb
When a gay person comes out, they let people know that they are gay.
...the few gay men there who dare to come out. [VERBPARTICLE]
I came out as a lesbian when I was still in my teens. [VERBPARTICLE + as]
4. come out of the closet
5. phrasal verb
To come out in a particular way means to be in the position or state described at the end of a process or event.
In this grim little episode, few people come out well. [VERBPARTICLE adverb/preposition]
So what makes a good marriage? Faithfulness comes out top of the list. [VP adj]
Julian ought to have resigned, then he'd have come out of it with some credit. [VERBPARTICLE + of]
6. phrasal verb
If you come outfor something, you declare that you support it. If you come outagainst something, you declare that you do not support it.
The German Chancellor and the French President have come out in favour of directfinancial aid. [VERBPARTICLE preposition/adverb]
Its members had come out virtually unanimously against the tests. [VERBPARTICLE preposition/adverb]
7. phrasal verb
When a group of workers comes out on strike, they go on strike.
[British]
On September 18 the dockers again came out on strike. [VERBPARTICLE preposition]
regional note: in AM, use go out on strike
8. phrasal verb
If a photograph does not come out, it does not appear or is unclear when it is developed and printed.
None of her snaps came out. [VERBPARTICLE]
9. phrasal verb
When the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky.
Oh, look. The sun's come out. [VERBPARTICLE]
More Synonyms of come out
See full dictionary entry for come
come out in British English
verb(intr, adverb)
1.
to be made public or revealed
the news of her death came out last week
2.
to make a debut in society or on stage
3.
a. Also: come out of the closet
to make it known that one is not heterosexual
b.
to reveal or declare any habit or practice formerly concealed
4. mainly British
to go on strike
5.
to declare oneself
the government came out in favour of scrapping the project
6.
to be shown visibly or clearly
you came out very well in the photos
7.
to yield a satisfactory solution
these sums just won't come out
8.
to be published
the paper comes out on Fridays
9. (foll by in)
to become covered with
you're coming out in spots
10. (foll by with)
to speak or declare openly
you can rely on him to come out with the facts
come out in American English
1.
to be disclosed; become evident
2.
to be offered for public inspection, sale, etc.
3.
to be formally introduced to society; make a debut
4.
to end up; turn out
how did the election come out?
5. US
to become actively homosexual or reveal that one is homosexual
See full dictionary entry for come
Examples of 'come out' in a sentence
come out
He was calling for Marcella, saying he was sorry, telling her it was OK for her to come out now.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
If things went wrong then Adam thought he would come out on top.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
He would come out of it, they knew, he was glad to have someone to tell his secrets to.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
It's not like she can make fire come out of her eyes or puke acid.
Melinda Metz REVELATIONS (2001)
In other languages
come out
British English: come out /kʌm aʊt/ VERB
When a new product comes out, it becomes available to the public.
The actor has a new movie coming out.
American English: come out
Arabic: يَطْلُعُ
Brazilian Portuguese: sair
Chinese: 出来
Croatian: izaći
Czech: vyjít knihy apod.
Danish: komme ud
Dutch: uitkomen
European Spanish: salir
Finnish: ilmestyä
French: sortir
German: herauskommen
Greek: κάνω ντεμπούτο
Italian: uscire
Japanese: 公になる
Korean: 나오다
Norwegian: komme ut
Polish: wyjść
European Portuguese: sair
Romanian: a ieși pe piață
Russian: выходить
Latin American Spanish: salir
Swedish: komma ut
Thai: เปิดตัว, เปิดเผยต่อสาธารณะ
Turkish: çıkmak
Ukrainian: виходити
Vietnamese: xuất hiện
All related terms of 'come out'
come out for
to announce one's approval of; endorse
come out in
If you come out in spots , you become covered with them.
come out with
If you come out with a remark , especially a surprising one, you make it.
come out fighting
to be prepared to do everything possible in order to win
come out on top
If a person, organization , or country comes out on top , they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with.
come out in the wash
If you say that something will come out in the wash , you mean that people will eventually find out the truth about it.
come out of left field
to be completely unexpected
come out of one's shell
to become less shy and reserved
come out of the closet
If someone comes out of the closet , they tell people that they are gay after having kept this a secret .
come out of your shell
to become less shy , and more talkative and friendly
come out of the doldrums
if an economy or business comes out of the doldrums, it improves and becomes stronger after a period of inactivity
come out of the woodwork
If you say that people are coming out of the woodwork , you are criticizing them for suddenly appearing in public or revealing their opinions when previously they did not make themselves known.
everything will come out in the wash
said to reassure someone that everything will be all right
something will come out in the wash
said to mean that people will eventually find out the truth about something
All related terms of 'come out'
come out in
▶ to come out in spots/in a rash 起满(滿)小包/疹子 qǐmǎn xiǎobāo/zhěnzi