释义 |
come over1(Of a feeling or manner) begin to affect (someone): a great weariness came over me...- But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
- But then a queasy expression came over him and he began to fidget around.
- Right about then a new feeling began to come over me.
1.1 [with complement] informal (Of a person) suddenly start to feel a specified way: they come over all misty-eyed with nostalgia...- The same cannot be said for many of the other joke-tellers who suddenly come over all authorial and decide it's time to express themselves artistically.
- If you suddenly come over all Austro-Hungarian, head for one of Trieste's historic cafés.
- Very occasionally the mood changes and suddenly it come over all delicate, with an almost feathery touch.
2Change to another side or point of view: a former star pitcher for the Braves, he came over to the Yankees near the end of his career...- Even my parents have come over to the plastic side, with their fibre optic tree and tasteful glow-in-the-dark cherub ornaments.
- She has come over to the dark side.
- Improbably, they even got one Republican to come over to their side.
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