| 单词 | come |
| 释义 | comecome /kʌm/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense came /keɪm/, past participle come, present participle coming) [intransitive] 1MOVE TOWARD somebody/something to move toward a person who is speaking or to the place where he or she was or will be: Come a little closer. Sarah’s coming later on.come to/toward/back/down etc. When are you coming back? My boss didn’t come to work today.come for What day are your parents coming for dinner?come and do something Come and look at this.come to do something I’ve come to apologize. Charlie, come here, quick.come running/flying/speeding etc. Jesse came flying around the corner and banged right into me.► see thesaurus at go12VISIT to visit a place, especially someone’s house, or go to an event: We come here every summer. Who else is coming tonight?come for We have friends coming for the weekend.come to Only ten people came to his lecture.come down/over/up Why don’t you come up to Vermont for the weekend? Would you like to come to dinner sometime? He came to see me in the hospital. She came to the party as (=dressed in a particular costume) Little Red Riding Hood.3ARRIVE to arrive: Has the mail come yet? Sarah came late. Christianity came to Russia in 988. Her mother came home from vacation a day early.4GO WITH somebody if someone comes with you, he or she goes to a place with you: Can Billy come too?come with Why don’t you come to the concert with me? Brittany can come along too, if she wants.5TRAVEL to travel in a particular way or a particular distance: How far have you come today?come by/on/with etc. We came by train.6HAPPEN if a time or event comes, it arrives or happens: Winter came early that year.come before/after The vote came after three hours of heated debate. Just learn the basics now – the details will come later. The time has come for some radical changes. Economists say the worst is yet to come (=will happen in the future).7BE AVAILABLE/EXIST [always + adv./prep.] a)to be produced, available, or sold: come with The camera comes complete with battery and memory card.come in These shoes don’t come in size 11. Houses like that don’t come cheap. A new version of the software is coming soon (=used especially in advertisements). b)to exist: come in Cats come in many shapes and sizes.come with Parenthood comes with a lot of responsibility.8ORDER [always + adv./prep.] to have a particular position in the order of something: come before/after P comes before Q in the alphabet.come first/second/next etc. Who comes third in the batting order?9IMPORTANCE [always + adv./prep.] to be considered more important or less important with relation to other things: I enjoy my work, but my family comes first.come before/after Your health should come before your career.10LENGTH/HEIGHT [always + adv./prep.] to reach a particular height or length: come to The grass came to my knees.come up to/down to etc. Carrie’s hair comes down to her waist.11LIGHT [always + adv./prep.] if light comes in or through something, you can see it in a particular place: The morning sun came through the doorway.12come as a surprise/relief/shock etc. (to somebody) to make someone feel surprised, relieved, etc.: It came as kind of a shock to me. The food was excellent, which should come as no surprise (=be expected) to those who know the chef’s reputation.13come to think of/believe/feel etc. something to begin to think or feel a particular way gradually or after a long time: We’ve come to cherish those memories. That’s the kind of behavior we’ve come to expect from Bryant.14come open/undone/loose etc. to become open, loose, etc.: Your shoelace just came untied. The bottle came open in my backpack!15have come a long way to have made a lot of progress: Computer technology has come a long way since the 1970s.16years/weeks/days etc. to come used to emphasize that something is still in the future or will continue into the future: We’ll laugh about this in the years to come. Nuclear waste will remain hazardous for years to come. → see also coming117have it coming to deserve to be punished or to have something bad happen to you: I don’t feel sorry for Brad – he had it coming.18as big/heavy/good etc. as they come (also as big/heavy etc. as it comes) having as much of a particular quality as is possible: He’s as smart as they come.19come easily/naturally (to somebody) to be easy for someone to do, say, etc.: Acting has always come naturally to her. Change doesn’t always come easily.20come of age a)to reach an age, usually 18 or 21, when you are considered by law to be an adult b)if an artist, style, organization, etc. comes of age, they reach their best, most successful period of time: Mozart’s music came of age when the baroque style was at its height.21come to pass biblical to happen after a period of time: It came to pass that they had a son.22come to be doing something (also something comes to be done) used for asking or saying how or why a situation exists: How did you come to be working here?23come what may whatever happens, even if things become difficult: We decided to stay, come what may.24come somebody’s way if something comes your way, you get or experience it, especially if you were not expecting it: We’re determined to take every opportunity that comes our way.25come calling a)to give someone a lot of attention because you have an offer to make or you want to get something from him or her: Major companies came calling with job offers. b)old-fashioned to visit someone: Rudy did not come calling the next day.26not know whether you are coming or going informal to feel confused, especially because you have a lot of things to think about: I’m so busy I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.SPOKEN PHRASES27how come? used to ask someone why something has happened or how it was possible: How come Tyler’s still here? “She’s moving to Alaska.” “How come?”28here comes somebody/something said when you can see that someone or something is about to arrive at the place where you are: Here comes Lori now.29come to think of it said when you have just realized or remembered something: Come to think of it, Cooper did mention it to me.30take something as it comes to accept something exactly as it happens or is given to you, without trying to change it or plan ahead: I’ll just take each day as it comes. Don’t fight the situation – just take it as it comes.31come July/next year/2016 etc. at a particular time in the future: Come Monday, we’ll be in our new house.32come again? used to ask someone to repeat what he or she just said: “She’s a paleontologist.” “Come again?”33come now (also come, come) old-fashioned said to comfort or gently encourage someone, or to say you do not like what he or she is doing: Come now, Sarah, don’t cry. → see also come clean at clean1 (8), come to grips with something at grip1 (3), come to life at life (13), come/spring/leap to mind at mind1 (11), come into play at play2come about phrasal verb to happen or develop: The opportunity came about by chance. How did this change come about?► see thesaurus at happencome across phrasal verb1come across somebody/something to meet someone or find or discover something by chance: I came across these old photos in my desk. He’s the strangest person I’ve ever come across.2 to make someone have a particular opinion of you: Some candidates simply do not come across well on screen.come across as (being) something Sometimes you come across as being kind of rude.3 if an idea comes across to someone, he or she understands it clearly: Your point really came across at the meeting.come after somebody phrasal verb to look for someone in order to hurt, punish, or get something from him or her: If I don’t pay back the money, they’re going to come after me.come along phrasal verb1to happen or arrive, especially at a time you do not know or expect: Jobs like this don’t come along very often!2be coming along informal to be developing or improving: The corn crop is really coming along.come along with How is Aaron coming along with his reading skills?come apart phrasal verb1to split or break into pieces, without anyone using force: The book just came apart in my hands.2if an object comes apart, it is designed so that you can separate it into pieces: The pump comes apart so you can clean it.3if a situation comes apart, bad things start happening: My marriage came apart that summer. The lawsuit began coming apart at the seams.come around phrasal verb1come around (something) to visit someone: She doesn’t come around much anymore. I don’t want him coming around the apartment.2 to decide to agree with someone, after disagreeing with him or her: It took some persuading, but he finally came around.come around to They eventually came around to the idea.3 if a regular event comes around, it happens as usual: Christmas seems to come around so fast.4 to become conscious again: It was 15 minutes before she came around.come at somebody/something phrasal verb1to move toward someone in a threatening way: The man came at me with a hammer.2if information, work, people, etc. come at you, they all have to be dealt with at once, so that you feel confused or anxious: At work, things keep coming at you all the time.3informal to consider or deal with a problem: We need to come at the problem from a different angle.come away phrasal verb1to become separated from something: come away from Cook the tamales until they come away easily from the cornhusk.2to leave a place or situation with a particular feeling or thought: come away from I came away from the interview feeling really good.come away with an idea/impression etc. She came away with the impression that the company was well run.come back phrasal verb1to return from a place: I won’t be coming back tonight.2to appear or exist again: The pain suddenly came back.3spoken to be remembered, especially suddenly: Memories came flooding back.come back to I can’t remember her name, but it’ll come back to me.4to become fashionable or popular again: The styles of the '80s are coming back.5to reply to something that someone said with a quick funny remark: come back with I couldn’t think of a clever remark to come back with. → see also comebackcome before somebody phrasal verb formal to be given or shown to someone in authority in order to be considered or judged: Briggs’ case may come before a jury within the next month.come between somebody phrasal verb1to cause trouble between two or more people: He never thought anything would come between us.2to prevent someone from giving enough attention to something: come between somebody and something I don’t let anything come between me and my work.come by phrasal verb1come by (something) to visit someone or go to someone’s house for a short time before going somewhere else: I’ll come by later to pick up Katrina. Do you want to come by our place later?2come by something to get something that is difficult to find: How on earth did you come by these tickets? Jobs like this are hard to come by (=are hard to find).come down phrasal verb1BECOME LOWER a)if a price, level, etc. comes down, it becomes lower: Wait until interest rates come down before you buy a house.come down to The price of oil came down to $27 a barrel last week. b)to offer or accept a lower price: come down on They refused to come down on the price.2BUILDING if a building comes down, it is destroyed by being pulled down: A few barns came down in the storm.3DRUGS informal to stop being affected by a powerful illegal drug such as heroin or LSD that you have taken4FEEL NORMAL informal to start to feel normal again after you have been feeling very happy and excited5come down in somebody’s opinion/estimation to do something that makes someone respect you less: John really came down in my opinion after that.6come (back) down to earth to begin dealing with ordinary practical problems in a practical way, after ignoring them for a time: After first proposing huge raises, the union came down to earth.7come down in the world to become poorer or less successful than you used to be → see also comedowncome down on somebody/something phrasal verb1to punish or severely criticize someone or something: The first time the boss came down on Pete, he quit.come down on somebody for doing something My parents really came down on me for being out so late. I thought the movie was okay, but the critics came down hard on it.2come down on the side of something to decide to support something: The court came down on the side of the boy’s father.come down to something phrasal verb1if a difficult or confusing situation comes down to one thing, that thing is the most important or basic part of it: It came down to a choice between cutting wages or cutting staff. When it comes down to it (=used to say that you are referring to the most important or basic part of a situation), she doesn’t really love him.2if a document, object, idea, etc. comes down to someone, it has continued to exist from a long time ago until the present: The text which has come down to us is only a fragment of the original.come down with something phrasal verb informal to become infected with a particular illness: I think I’m coming down with a cold.come for somebody/something phrasal verb1to arrive to take someone or something away: Did the guy come for the washing machine yet?2to move toward someone with the intention of hurting him or her, or forcing him or her to do something: An angry crowd came for the two men.come forward phrasal verb to offer help or information in an official way or to someone in authority: One of the boys came forward and confessed.come forward with Several witnesses came forward with information.come forward to do something Local people came forward to help with the cleaning up.come from somebody/something phrasal verb1 to have been born in a particular place or into a particular family: She comes from Texas. He came from a very musical family.2 to have first existed, been made, or been produced in a particular place, thing, or time: Milk comes from cows. These words come from a novel by Dickens.3if a sound comes from a particular place, it begins there: Where’s that music coming from?4 to be the result of something: The mistakes came from lack of concentration.come from doing something Her disappointment comes from expecting too much.5where somebody’s coming from informal the opinions, feelings, intentions, etc. that someone has: I knew exactly where she was coming from.6coming from somebody spoken used to say that someone should not criticize another person for doing something because he or she has done the same thing: You think I’m selfish? That’s ironic coming from you!come in phrasal verb1ENTER to enter a room or house SYN enter: I thought I recognized him when he came in.2ARRIVE to arrive somewhere: What time does Kelly’s plane come in?3BE RECEIVED to be received or earned: Reports are coming in of a severe earthquake in Mexico. How much money do you have coming in each month?4BE INVOLVED to be involved in a plan, deal, etc.: I need somebody to help, and that’s where you come in.come in on Jeanine might like to come in on the gift (=buy it together) with us.5come in first/second etc. to finish first, second, etc. in a race or competition: Jones came in fifth in the 100-meter dash.6come in useful/handy to be useful: My Swiss army knife came in handy on our trip around Europe.7OCEAN when the tide (=level of the ocean) comes in, it rises OPP go out8BECOME FASHIONABLE to become fashionable or popular to use OPP go out: Platform shoes came in again in the 1990s. → see also come in from the cold at cold2 (4)come in for something phrasal verb come in for criticism/blame/scrutiny to be criticized, blamed, etc. for something: Thompson came in for sharp criticism from women’s groups.come into something phrasal verb1come into effect/force/operation if a new law, system, rule, etc. comes into effect, it begins to be used or to have an effect: Government regulations came into effect this year that specify how much advertising can be shown during children’s TV programs.2come into sight/view to start being able to be seen: As we turned the corner, the town came into view.3come into being/existence to begin to exist: Before the specialized units came into being, polio patients were treated in general hospitals.4BE INVOLVED to be involved in something or to influence it: John came into the business as an equal partner. I don’t think money comes into it.5BEGIN TO BE CONSIDERED to begin to be considered or understood in a particular way: The extent of the financial crisis is just now coming into focus (=becoming clearly understood). Many of his claims have come into question (=have begun to be doubted).6RECEIVE MONEY to receive money, land, etc. after someone has died SYN inherit: Last year they came into a large sum of money when their Uncle Harry died.7come into your own to become very good, useful, or important in a particular situation: This season Brooks has really come into his own as a goal scorer.8come into fashion/vogue to become a popular thing to wear or do: A-line skirts are coming into fashion again.come of something phrasal verb to result from something: Nothing ever came of our discussion.come off phrasal verb1NOT ATTACHED come off something to stop being on something, connected to it, or fastened to it: A button came off my coat yesterday. I can’t get the lid to come off.come off onto/on Some wet paint came off onto her hands.2ATTITUDE/QUALITY to seem like you have a particular attitude or quality because of something you say or do: come off as I tried not to come off as too critical.come off looking/sounding like something Marty came off looking like a hero.3HAPPEN to happen, especially in a particular way: The wedding came off as planned.4FINISH be coming off something to have just finished doing something before beginning something else: The team is coming off a 10-point defeat to their Boston rivals.5SUCCEED to be successful or have the intended effect: The joke just didn’t come off very well.6DRUGS/MEDICINE come off something to stop taking drugs or medicine, or stop eating or drinking something that you have been eating or drinking for a long time: He’s tried to come off the drugs several times.7come off it! spoken said when you think someone is being stupid or unreasonable, or when you do not believe something he or she has just said: Oh, come off it, George. Sheila wouldn’t do that.come on phrasal verb1come on! spoken a)used to tell a person or animal to hurry, or to come with you: Come on! We’re already late! b)said in order to encourage someone to do something: Come on, guys, you can do it! c)said when you do not believe what someone has just said: Oh come on, don’t lie to me! d)used when you think what someone has said or done is stupid or unreasonable: Well, what was he supposed to do? Shoot him? Come on! Come on, you know what I mean.2come on in/back/down etc. used to tell someone to come to a particular place: Joe! It’s good to see you – come on in (=come in to the room, office, etc.). Come on down to Sky Ford, where the prices are unbeatable.3LIGHT/MACHINE if a light or machine comes on, it starts working: You clap your hands and the light comes on.4TV/RADIO SHOW if a television or radio program comes on, it starts: The news comes on at ten.5ILLNESS if an illness comes on, you start to have it: Julie could feel an asthma attack coming on.6DEVELOP to improve, develop, or progress: Last year, Chloe didn’t play well, but this year she’s coming on strong (=improving a lot).7BEGIN if winter, spring, darkness, etc. comes on, it begins: The country is facing food shortages as winter comes on.8come on strong/fast informal to say or do things that make it very clear that you think someone is sexually attractivecome on to somebody phrasal verb informal to make it clear through words or actions that you are sexually interested in someone: A woman at the office started coming on to my husband.come out phrasal verb1BECOME KNOWN to become publicly known, especially after being hidden: Several weeks passed before the truth came out. It eventually came out that she had lied.2BE SOLD if a book, record, etc. comes out, people are able to buy it: When does her new book come out?3SAY PUBLICLY to say something publicly or directly: They want grandchildren, but they won’t just come right out and say it.come out for/against etc. Senator Peters came out strongly against abortion.4DIRT if dirt or a mark comes out of cloth, it can be washed out: Will this ink come out?come out of This wine will never come out of my dress.5BE SAID to be said, and then usually understood in a particular way: The words just came out before I could stop myself. That didn’t come out the way I meant it to. When I try to explain, it comes out all wrong (=you do not say it in the way you intended), and she gets mad.6come out well/badly/right etc. if something comes out in a particular way, that is what it is like when it has been produced: I can never get cakes to come out right. Some of the wedding photos didn’t come out very well.7come out ahead (also come out on top) to be in a better position at the end of a series of events: I figure I’ll come out about $400 ahead every month with this new job.8HOMOSEXUAL if someone comes out, he or she admits openly to being homosexual: come out to Has he come out to his parents?9SUN/MOON if the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky10FLOWER if a flower comes out, it opens: The cherry blossoms are coming out.11GIRL old-fashioned if a young woman comes out, she is formally introduced to upper-class members of society, usually at a dancecome out of something phrasal verb1 to stop being in a bad situation SYN emerge: We are beginning to come out of the crisis.2to be in a particular situation at the end of a series of events: She came out of the divorce quite well.3to be the result of something: Some great ideas came out of the meeting.4come out of yourself to start to behave more confidently after spending some time being very sad and having no confidencecome out with something phrasal verb1if a company comes out with a new product, they have made or developed it and are now making it available to be bought: Chrysler has come out with a new line of minivans.2spoken to say something that is unexpected and funny or shocking: Children are always coming out with funny things.come over phrasal verb1 to come or go to someone’s house: Come over to my place for drinks.2 to travel or move from another country to the place where you are now by crossing an ocean: Thousands of tourists come over every year.come over to/from Her dad came over from Italy when he was in his twenties.3come over somebody if a strong feeling comes over someone, he or she suddenly experiences it: A wave of sleepiness came over me. I don’t usually swear – I don’t know what came over me (=I cannot explain why I behaved in a bad or strange way)!come through phrasal verb1come through something to continue to live, exist, be strong, or succeed after a difficult or dangerous time: Bill came through the operation all right. Their house came through the storm without much damage.2 if something such as a loan (=money you borrow from a bank) comes through, it arrives or is approved by someone: I can’t get a work-study job until my financial aid comes through. It may take up to a month for your visa to come through.3 to help or do something for someone, especially something you have promised to do: Mike said he could get us tickets, so hopefully he’ll come through.come through with There is pressure on the West to come through with more aid.4 if information, news, etc. comes through, it becomes known or heard: News of the coup came through late Tuesday night.come to phrasal verb1 to become conscious again after having been unconscious: He came to a few minutes later.2come to something to have a particular result, usually a bad result: I never thought it would come to this.3come to somebody if an idea, thought, or memory comes to you, you suddenly realize or remember it: The solution came to him in a dream. I’ve forgotten her name, but maybe it’ll come to me later.4come to a decision/an agreement/a conclusion to make a decision or reach an agreement or a conclusion: Have you come to a decision yet?5come to a halt/stop a)to stop moving: The train suddenly came to a halt. b) (also come to an end) to stop existing or stop being provided: The relationship had come to an end.6come to $20/$3 etc. to add up to a total of $20, $3, etc.: That comes to $24.67, ma'am. How much did the meal come to?7come to power to start having political control of a country or government: The Communists came to power in China in 1949.8what is the world/country etc. coming to? spoken used to say that the world, the country, etc. is in a very bad situation9come to nothing (also not come to anything/much) to achieve no success or very little success: In the end, all our efforts came to nothing.10when it comes to something informal relating to a particular subject: When it comes to relationships, everyone makes mistakes.come together phrasal verb1if something comes together, it becomes good or successful, especially because different parts are working well together: The production is starting to come together.2when people come together, they meet or try to do something together: We need to come together to solve the problem.► see thesaurus at meet1come under something phrasal verb1come under attack/fire/pressure etc. to experience something bad such as an attack, criticism, etc.: The future of the orchestra has come under threat.2to be governed, controlled, or influenced by something: Moldova came under Soviet control in 1940.3to say what type of thing something is, or put it or list it in a particular group: The proposals come under three main headings. → see also come/go under the hammer at hammer1 (5)come up phrasal verb1MOVE NEAR to move near someone or something, especially by walking SYN approach: George came up and introduced himself to us.come up to/behind etc. Come up to the front of the room so everyone can see you.2BE MENTIONED to be mentioned or suggested: A lot of questions came up at the meeting. Parson’s name has come up for the position of head coach.3HAPPEN a)if something, especially a problem, comes up, it suddenly happens SYN occur, crop up: You should try to deal with each problem as it comes up. Something’s come up, so I won’t be able to go with you. b)be coming up to be happening soon: Alison’s birthday is coming up.► see thesaurus at happen4SUN/MOON when the sun or moon comes up, it rises: The sun came up around 5:30.5JOB/OPPORTUNITY if a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available: I’ve been out of work before, but something always comes up.6APPEAR to appear or be shown, especially by chance: If my lotto numbers come up, I’ll be a millionaire! Click twice, and the image will come up on screen.7PLANTS when a plant comes up, you can see it start growing above the ground: The tulips usually start coming up in late March.8LAW COURT if your case comes up in a court of law, the court starts to deal with it9VOMIT if food that you have eaten comes up, you vomit10come up empty/empty-handed to not be able to find something or to not be successful in something you are trying to do: Even the FBI has come up empty in its search for Weiss.11coming (right) up! spoken used to say that something, especially food or drink, will be ready very soon: “Two martinis, please.” “Coming right up!”12come up in the world to become richer or more successful in society: She looks like she’s come up in the world.come up against something/somebody phrasal verb to have to deal with difficult problems or people: We came up against some very strong competition.come up for something phrasal verb1to reach the time when something is officially planned to happen: come up for review/renewal/discussion etc. The contract comes up for renewal next year. The bill will come up for a vote (=be voted on) in September. Four board members are coming up for reelection this spring.2come up for sale to become available to be sold: The house came up for sale last summer.come up on something phrasal verb be coming up on something informal to be getting closer to a time, date, event, etc.: We’re coming up on Labor Day.come upon somebody/something phrasal verb literary to find or discover someone or something by chance: Suddenly we came upon two bears in a clearing in the forest.come up to something phrasal verb to reach a particular standard or to be as good as you expected: The resort failed to come up to expectations.come up with something phrasal verb1to think of an idea, plan, reply, etc.: Can you help me come up with some ideas for my presentation?► see thesaurus at invent2to be able to get a particular amount of money: We have to come up with $1,500 to get the car fixed.come with phrasal verb1come with something to develop naturally as a result of something: Experience comes with age.2 spoken informal to go somewhere along with someone else: Danny and I are going to the Galleria. 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