Definition of come in English:

come

verbcame kʌmkəm

1no object, usually with adverbial of direction Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.
来；进入
Jess came into the kitchen
杰斯进了厨房。
I came here on holiday with my parents
he came rushing out
他冲了出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- As he comes near he widens his eyes still further and arches his eyebrows in an enquiring expression but she shakes her head and he wanders away again.
- If a woman wearing it comes near me I start up uncontrollable sniffing behaviour.
- The torch moved, came near his face and light shone over his features.
- They fly or flee when we come near, scared that we might harm them.
- No-one would come near the fence because he would start barking.
- I just stared mesmerized at the advancing natural terror as it came quickly towards my home.
- Well, for one thing it's OK to shriek and run away from the ball if it comes near you.
- As we come near, their strange familiarity becomes simply strange.
- The man had turned his head on hearing his name, and stood up, stooping under each ceiling beam as he came towards them.
- Use your defense moves if anyone that looks suspicious comes near you.
- The men in the bar who had been so eager to drink with him now moved away when he came near them.
- If they get upset, they may become curious and come near the boat.
- Some people swear that he has never come near the left-field line, even to snag a simple pop-up.
- When you're in the field, you only have to move if the ball comes near you.
- If anyone comes near me, I'll just point to my shoes and tell them I'm wired.
- As he came towards her, she knew that she should move away, but her feet wouldn't budge.
- He waited for a moment, making sure no one was coming and moved towards the direction the man came from.
- They are huge, ponderous things that threaten to get tangled up and knock down anyone who comes near.
- The evil magpie watched in confusion, but didn't come anywhere near us.
- She braced her hands on the wall, getting ready to move if he came another step towards her.
Synonyms
move nearer, move closer, approach, advance, near, draw nigh, draw close/closer, draw near/nearer
proceed, make progress, make headway, forge
1. 1.1 Arrive at a specified place.
  来到；到达
  we walked along till we came to a stream
  我们一路散步直至来到溪边。
  it was very late when she came back
  她回来时已很晚了。
  my trunk hasn't come yet
  我的箱子还没到。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Brazilian comes straight from his French Open win, full of confidence but with next to no grass court practice.
  My prediction with the pizza was right and ten minutes after it came, she arrived.
  The bill came and she reached into her handbag to find her wallet.
  Most of the guests and people who arrived came with their daughters.
  Whenever you come and wherever you sit, however, you can be assured a pleasant dining experience.
  Sometimes it gets almost to Christmas Eve and nothing has come and then suddenly it's there.
  I don't think he will because, when he came back to the club, he didn't come as a manager or a coach.
  Then the treasure trove panel awarded the stone to Shetland, so it came to our local museum, which is where it would have come anyway.
  Meg and Jo wait for their mother, but she is late in coming because her train has been delayed by a snowstorm.
  When I arrived, she came outside with the help of 2 other guys who she works with.
  The woman from her place at her wall saw them come and saw them go.
  The second evening I came late back from work, the first time in six months!
  People came to their doors and windows; everybody came and had a look.
  None of this puts you in a good mood, but when they came, the main courses weren't bad.
  Synonyms
  arrive, get here/there, reach one's destination, make it, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, turn up, be along, come along, materialize
  West Indian reach
  informal show up, show, roll in, roll up, blow in, show one's face
2. 1.2 (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point.
  （物）达到；延伸到；至
  women in slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes
  身着长至鞋面的瘦长连衣裙的女士们。
  the path comes straight down
  这条小路一直向前延伸。
  Synonyms
  extend, stretch, continue, carry on, spread
  reach, come as far as, not stop until
3. 1.3be coming Approach.
  someone was coming
  有人来了。
  she heard the train coming
  她听到火车来了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Otherwise, in my mind it would have been much too awkward, especially if he felt what she felt as he was coming closer.
  He kept on coming until we were close, only a few centimeters apart, all I had to do was breathe in deeply and we would be touching.
  As police sirens wailed in the distance, coming ever closer, she called her boys off.
  She swerved into a spot, coming dangerously close to the car next to us.
  I heard the rhythm of footsteps pound down the hallway, coming ever closer to the holding cells.
  He had that evil aura around him and was threateningly coming closer.
  This is what I mean about coming too close to something mean, nasty and permanently polluted.
  Stacey opened the door to the bathroom, looked out to make sure no one was coming near, and closed it again.
  He shook his head, coming even closer until his lips were inches away from her.
  On the other, Dave is coming dangerously close to overstepping the line of acceptable behavior!
  He must have warned them we were coming because as we approached the other two swirled around to look.
  I do know an alert crewman had saved us from coming extremely close.
  The shape darted behind trees and through the shadows, coming ever closer to the failing glow of the cinders.
  I'll be honest and admit that I try always to avoid coming too close to any living soul who may be there, bringing flowers.
  By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly.
  I could hear his footsteps on the pavement approaching me, coming faster and faster.
  But, as he neared the ground, other instructors noticed that he was coming too close to farm buildings and a spectator area.
  He opened his mouth, looking genuinely sorry about coming that close.
  He was coming closer to me, and I could almost smell his cheap cologne surrounding me.
  She knew she had looked away too late, and now he was coming closer.
  Synonyms
  imminent, impending, close, near, approaching, coming, forthcoming, in prospect, at hand, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in the offing, in the pipeline, in the air, in the wind, in the wings, just around the corner
4. 1.4 Travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event.
  （为了陪某人、做某事或出席某活动）旅行；到来
  the police came
  警察来了。
  come and live with me
  来和我一起住。
  with infinitive the electrician came to mend the cooker
  这个电工来修厨灶。
  figurative we have come a long way since Aristotle
  〈喻〉自亚里士多德以来，我们确实走过了漫漫长路。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is the final so come and laugh at the ones that made it.
  If you thought dance-film/video was all about music clips, then come and find out what else it can be.
  Please come and support the event, which is being held in aid of community care.
  So come and chortle, chuckle and giggle your way through a fun filled weekend with excellent stand up comedy and family fun.
  They might have come and said strong words against Greece.
  If that happens to you in your life, you come and talk to me about it and reassure them that they're safe and sound in your care.
  People from every biological discipline you can imagine would come and present their papers.
  Please come and support what will be a superb night's cricket.
  Some of the people of Elderswood are coming, due to arrive tomorrow as witnesses.
  So come and enjoy the event and let's all have a safe and fun-filled day.
  There were those investors who at least did come and started some ventures of some kind.
  But the man had been intimidated in the same way as the rest of the room had, until I had come and freed them from the witch's curse.
  Please come and read the links but don't provide any more hits than your own.
  It is always a living Canadian author, who will come and be involved in events in the community.
  If I wasn't happy with that, I don't think I would have come and spoken to the chairman, although I am glad in a way that I did.
  A reluctant priest came to his bedside, after Voltaire threatened legal action against him if he did not come.
  What matters most is that the people who do come and read are enjoying what I write.
  Then the people who did the road works came and dug the path up and found the fault.
  And now you come and sit with me and look at our viewers and say here's the truth.
  She comes over to me, sits next to me, puts her hand on my thigh and flicks her hair back, while she demands I come and dance with her.
5. 1.5with present participle Join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action.
  一起来（参加某活动）
  do you want to come fishing tomorrow?
  你明天想一起来钓鱼吗？
6. 1.6come along/on Make progress; develop.
  进步；进展；发展
  he's coming along nicely
  他发展良好。
  she asked them how their garden was coming on
  她向他们询问他们花园的进展情况。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Early last season, this first-round pick experienced some typical rookie problems, but he came on as the season progressed.
  He noticed over the following six months that he was developing symptoms which came on after he had been lifting the heavier kegs of beer.
  Synonyms
  progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway
  come on, turn out, take shape, go
  improve, show improvement, get better, pick up, rally, recover, mend
  progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway
  come along, turn out, take shape
  improve, show improvement
7. 1.7in imperative Said to someone when correcting or reassuring someone.
  得了吧，不；放心吧；快，来吧，走吧（用于纠正、安慰或催促某人）
  Come, come, child, don't thank me
  “不，孩子，不用感谢我。”
  Example sentencesExamples
  Oh, come, come, surely you're pouring extra olive brine into your cocktail?
  Before coming to this CPS type approach, someone may say to you, ‘Well, come, come, are you not moving the responsibility for managing staff away from managers?’
2no object Occur; happen; take place.
发生；出现
twilight had not yet come
黎明还没来临。
his father waited for a phone call that never came
a chance like this doesn't come along every day
像这样的机会不是每天都有的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet all this came without the grinding regimen of tuition centres and coaching colleges.
- The news, conveyed to customers by letter, comes as a blow to communities in areas like Cross Hills, where local amenities are heavily relied upon.
- A feint can force your enemy to tie down huge amounts of forces to protect against an attack that never comes.
- This comes as a huge blow to the night scene - we have lost the venue that brought us our first ever 16-hour parties!
- The move to sue comes despite concerted action to tackle bullying in schools in the past few years, including a national anti-bullying network.
- It's available right now while stocks last, or until the black helicopters arrive - whichever comes soonest.
- But then the real ‘boom’ is the demand for public appearances that comes as a boon for stars like him.
- But the pinnacle of her singles career came when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open last month.
- The warning in Hull comes after months of violent and abusive encounters between local teenagers and immigrants.
- It came without warning, as if a switch flicked, initiating a flood of brightness.
- This comes as a great blow to Yorkshire, who have temporarily installed the shop in the new indoor centre, a place it cannot remain when all the nets are in full use.
- For those who haven't seen/read the play, this comes near the end when, alone and rejected, Harry has knocked over all of the chess pieces.
- This comes as a blow for many residents who could suffer difficulties travelling to alternative branches and may find that they are overcrowded.
- The sounds are familiar and pleasant, but they belong to another time - a time that has not yet come.
- But this scene, coming as close to the closing moments of the film as it does, confuses things.
- The week passed, and the week when her father was supposed to arrive finally came.
- Getting up is bad enough but when it comes after rolling over onto something cold and slimy it's just all kinds of bad.
- It came only after yet another procedural skirmish about the agenda and the debate was quite chaotic and confusing.
- It comes near the end of the track, pretty much in the outro, and it adds a cool other layer to the whole mess that's going on.
- Every such situation, every routine, is but an illusion, and he who is tempted to believe in it will not be prepared for the blow when it comes.
Synonyms
happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow
literary come to pass, befall, betide
archaic hap
rare eventuate
1. 2.1 Be heard, perceived, or experienced.
  出现（被听到、察觉或经历）
  a voice came from the kitchen
  声音从厨房传来。
  it came as a great shock
  它太令人震惊了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This came as a surprise after my wife's experience with it last week.
  This came as quite a shock, and a fairly unwelcome one.
  So it came as something of a surprise that the dawn of the new Millennium brought nothing but catastrophe and confusion to the aerospace giant.
  This came as a surprise to the British Chambers of Commerce.
  So it came as quite a blow to hear that he was leaving.
  It came as such a shock, and our worlds literally fell in.
  Her death at the age of 56 came as a shock; she'd recently been touring in Europe and had been planning a US tour.
  So the discovery that he gave a short, sharp bark whenever his name is mentioned and a long loud howl whenever he hears applause came as a shock.
  ‘It came as a big shock at the time, but it gave us the shove we needed to set up our own business,’ said Sue.
  Like others, I found the ending frustrating, but it came as a relief too.
  He said he was aware of Ben's work but it came as a major surprise to him that the artist was now living in County Galway.
  There's simply nowhere to put the patients but it came as a surprise when we heard that adults were being put in with the children's ward.
  What happened was horrendous and came as a very big shock.
  It came as no surprise to me that this woman's music is deep and emotionally honest, just like her name.
  I have been burgled four times before so it came as no surprise to me when I heard the news although it was still shocking.
  The conviction, which means I can no longer practice law, came as a total surprise.
  After two false labours, it came as a relief for all of us.
  The dramatic admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case.
  The admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case.
  This came as a total surprise to her as she was not aware that the class had proposed her for the flowers.
2. 2.2with adverbial (of a quality) become apparent or noticeable through actions or performance.
  （性质）体现出来
  as an actor your style and personality must come through
  作为一名演员，你必须体现出你的风格和个性。
  Synonyms
  be communicated, be perceived, penetrate, get through, get across, be got across, be clear, be understood, be comprehended, register, be taken in, sink in, be grasped, strike home
3. 2.3come across" or British "over" or US "off (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression.
  （人）看（或听）上去是；给人某种印象；表现
  he'd always come across as a decent sort
  他看上去总是像个正派人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hence, some of the lines don't come across as winsome as they might otherwise have appeared.
  But he actively engaged in bureaucratic ploys so he could come across as the loyal soldier and cover his tracks.
  While they appear to be normal - they come across as somewhat false.
  Her character didn't come across as compassionate and concerned, except in how it directly influenced her.
  As a result, our songs tend to come across as sounding looser than they actually are.
  I know some of this opinion may come across as very strong, but it is something I feel so strongly about and it is something which I carry around with me everyday of my life.
  To come across as being an intellectual, one should appear to be very well-read.
  It's true that blogs can be a useful tool for exploring and expressing ideas, and that they come across as relatively dynamic in today's circumstances.
  But those in control, although they want to come across as one of the common people, aren't prepared to give up their handle on power.
  If you introduce a pre-show element, be sure it relates to the show and doesn't come across as a cheap marketing gimmick.
  Many, however, come across as parodies of the cheerfully uninformed American undergraduate.
  I hope that I didn't come across as hostile or anything.
  When all is said and done, they come across as a rock 'n' roll Motown wall of sound.
  After all, I appeared to be a bookworm sort of fellow trying to come across as tough.
  This puzzles me since I'm told I'm not unattractive and I think I come across as friendly.
  But quite a few of the others come across as frivolous, apathetic, foolish or all of the above.
  I didn't want to come across as patronising, but I did.
  Indeed, compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most of the cartoon fish come across as rather dull, failing to make a real impression.
  They are also blissfully unaware that, to serious thinkers, they come across as the kids we hated in high school.
  I expect it would come across as a very cold, blustery place, but yet with this sort of eerie beauty of Saturn in the sky.
  Synonyms
  seem, appear, look, sound, give the impression of being, have the appearance/air of being, strike someone as, look as though one is, look to be
  British come over
  North American come off
4. 2.4 (of a thought or memory) enter one's mind.
  （思想，回忆）进入脑海；想起，想到
  the basic idea came to me while reading an article
  当我正在读一篇文章时，我想出了基本观点。
  a passage from a novel came back to Adam
  亚当想起了小说中的一段话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She sinks into her bed, memories and questions coming forth in her mind.
  So far, though, none of the progressive groups that come readily to mind seem interested.
  It is the memory that comes even as we walk right now, here on this bend.
  The blush only doubled after his speech, imagines coming unbidden to her mind.
  I don't know what triggered this memory but it came and flooded my senses with remembrance.
  The image that comes most readily to mind is that of a kettle failing to boil because the lid's been left off.
  Sentiment is not something that comes easily to mind when it could mean that silverware has to be sacrificed.
  I've been trying to think of a slang term for garbage overproducer, but not much comes immediately to mind.
  Here the Big Idea came first, and it's the product that's being invented after the fact.
  What comes immediately to mind is the Multiple Universe interpretation of quantum theory.
  An idea was coming quickly to mind, causing his eyes to widen slightly in realization.
  I am sure there are others - the above list are just those that come readily to mind.
  As the building grew larger and larger with our approach, the thought came unbidden to my mind.
  Kafka's story The Hunger Artist, the tale of an artist whose medium is public fasting, comes most vividly to mind.
  And the one which comes immediately to mind, is the current rigidity in the issuance of visas to would-be tourists.
  The memory of this came unbidden into my mind when I read recently in the papers that beaches for dogs are one of the latest crazes.
  Yes, it came to me on a train going from Manchester to London in England and it came very suddenly.
  These are just the ones that come immediately to mind at 6 a.m. after no sleep, I might add.
  A reflection came across her mind and the thought came like a slap in the face.
  Avuncular is the word that comes most readily to mind.
3no object, with complement Take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority.
（在空间、次序或优先权中）占
prisons come well down the list of priorities
监狱在优先权名单中排在很后面。
I make sure my kids come first
我得确保我的孩子们排在首位。
Example sentencesExamples
- Had I ever to garden in a limited space, two plants that would come high on my priority list would be green beans and garlic.
1. 3.1 Achieve a specified place in a race or contest.
  （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
  she came second among sixty contestants
  她在60个竞争者中获得第二名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I entered the contest and came second in the local finals.
  Two: the worst thing that can possibly befall a contrada is for its horse to come second; coming last is nothing in comparison.
  Their next game will be on the 24th or 25th depending on whether they come first or second in Group A.
  If it comes second you only get the winnings you would have earned if you'd only bet on it to place.
  We had three animals in two classes and they came first, second and third in both classes.
  All those children who came first, second and third in the local athletics event have qualified for the county final.
  Teachers had teams in certain races and unflinchingly came last every single time.
  If you come second in a race, you try harder, so that next time you win.
  I am thinking of someone like our kayaker in the Olympics, who came second in his race.
  The American firm of architects which came second in the race is also among one of seven teams up for the job.
  Luddenden came second last year and third the year before, so villagers are hopeful they are moving nearer to taking top spot.
  Any athlete who comes first, second or third in more than one event should tell the announcer their preference for selection before the end of the meeting.
  They have so much respect for writers, even ones that don't come first or second.
4no object, with complement Pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion.
变成；进入某状态（尤指分离或分裂状态）
his shirt had come undone
他的衬衫扣子松开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moreover, in the Homeric there exists an acute and graphic sense of how things work, are put together, come apart.
- It seemed to be coming apart, and that seemed to, if anything, spur the negotiations.
- There is no seismic movement; the fabric of reality doesn't suddenly come apart at the seams.
- The infamous discipline seems to be coming apart at the seams.
- So it came to pass that life is coming apart - and just when I needed it to stay together.
- His mind remains sharp, even if his body, in its ninth decade, is slowly coming apart.
- It is very cool because the patented fastener is a yin yang symbol that comes apart but holds securely.
- It's all very much more fragile, and could so easily come apart.
- As a result, traditional systems of helping the aged are coming apart.
- She is coming apart, the way a braid does when one has been swimming a long time.
- It came apart easily, was as boneless as it could be but was a little dry on the outside.
- This film shows the family, especially the dad, coming apart at the seams.
- Like his mother and his grandmother, he combed his hair day after day, collecting the hair that came loose.
- I look at myself and wonder if I'm coming apart at the seams.
- Both men suffered facial injuries and one needed surgery to stitch together a piece of skin that had come apart from the left side of his nose.
- The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together.
- Things went well until we walked to the jet to preflight and saw the left main tire had started coming apart.
- My own bathing attire is coming apart at the hip-side seam.
- That annoying, ugly, trick gold lamp that comes apart in the middle when you pick it up has been the scourge of my family for years.
- Just when they seemed to be coming apart at the seams, they struck a purple patch and put Wicklow asleep with some wonderful football.
Synonyms
break up, fall to bits/pieces, come to bits/pieces, disintegrate, splinter, come unstuck, crumble, separate, split, tear, collapse, dissolve
1. 4.1come to/into Reach or be brought to a specified situation or result.
  达到某种情况（或结果）；结果是
  you will come to no harm
  你不会吃亏的。
  staff who come into contact with the public
  接触公众的职员。
  the vehicle came to rest against a traffic signal
  Example sentencesExamples
  That resulted in the judge coming to a different conclusion.
  With the battle for Spirit Group coming to a head, results from the main listed player in the pubs sector may become of more interest than usual.
  If it comes to the situation when it's up to me to make the decision, then naturally this will be taken into consideration.
  The situation's coming to a head, and he doesn't have many more chances to stall the inevitable.
  Did you think just two years ago that the situation would come to this?
  After evaluating ratings of articles by medical editors and narrowing the field, the staff must come to agreement on a single entry.
  Essex Police were this week looking into the situation before coming to a decision on whether to contest the merit of the temporary order or not.
  Grandparents on both sides can also be brought in to help the parents come to a shared care situation.
  If it comes to a situation where we believe there are organisations that have declared war, then we have to provide defences as if there is a war.
  When it comes to a situation where parents' individual interests contravene public interests, there is a need to weigh up all the interests involved.
  We may be coming to a situation where whole families, grandparents, parents and weans are all users.
  However in their earnestness to achieve optimum results some voluntary organisations tend to lose direction, often resulting in their efforts coming to a nought.
  On the other hand, if the global conditions continue to push oil prices higher, the Chancellor's attempts to calm the situation may come to naught.
  The lead up to Churchill coming to power was the result of the failure of the Munich agreement.
  As projects come to completion, all results must be published and there must be no publication without peer review.
  Synonyms
  reach, attain, arrive at, come to, make
2. 4.2with infinitive Eventually reach a certain condition or state of mind.
  最终明白，终于了解
  he had come to realize she was no puppet
  他终于明白她绝不是个傀儡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In coming to terms with this situation, teachers need to accept the loss of some traditional deference.
  It is merely there for you to have in mind when you come to weigh up her evidence.
  Few great players get to know links courses, though, without coming to love them.
  Quarter-of-an-hour after the game was over, still out on the pitch, David was trying to soak it all in, coming to terms with the result.
  Only in the final stages of the conflict did he come to realize that the war was lost.
  I'm coming to think that biting the hand that feeds me might represent a tasty alternative.
  The defeated ministers are slowly coming to terms with their situation.
  We might act on a preference about what to buy or do, and then come to realize that it was not worth it.
  Through the practice of meditation one comes to realize the true nature of mind.
  The album, which was two years in the making, is the result of his coming to terms with many issues in his life.
5no object, with adverbial Be sold, available, or found in a specified form.
被出售；被采用，可用；可找到
the cars come with a variety of extras
这些汽车与各种额外配件一起出售。
the shirts come in three sizes
它们有三种尺码。
Example sentencesExamples
- They come with a coppery glow in the aura and always bring transformation of the soul, if you will let them.
- Whether the bulbs come in the mail, or from the local garden center, they usually come with instructions.
- This is how I came to imagine some kind of film thesaurus, a little like the one that comes with a word processor.
- The build quality was up to scratch, the cars looked gorgeous and came, of course, with those pacy motors.
- I take numerous pills and every container I open comes with a pamphlet warning of possible side effects.
- Internet radio may be growing, but it doesn't yet come with pictures.
- We order a pavlova that comes with meringue so rock solid and hard we would have been better off with pneumatic drill than a spoon.
- In reality, only the mussels arrived, but came with a rich tomato sauce and a strong but not overwhelming celery edge.
- It came with two large orders of mashed potatoes and coleslaw and a bunch of biscuits.
- They seem to produce the best images and come with the best feature mix for a reasonable cost.
- Everything else comes with health warnings, so why not?
- Take out the material that comes with the thermometer and read it.
- Different functionalities make it possible to do one thing much more easily or effectively, but they come with a smaller cost elsewhere.
- The asking price for the building, which comes with adjoining ramp space, is $4 million.
- It comes with 25 activity cards each with two sides.
- The meals, which cost £3.99 each, come with a choice of four salads plus any drink.
- The router is also a space saver and comes with an accessory stand that lets you position the device on its side.
- It comes with two car-parking spaces at an adjoining property, and there is scope for extension on to the roof itself.
- The vehicles themselves are designed to accommodate up to four people, and come complete with stowage space for bicycles.
- There are only two of these houses, which come with garages, still available.
Synonyms
be available, be made, be produced, be for sale, be on offer
6informal no object Have an orgasm.
〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮
Synonyms
climax, achieve orgasm, orgasm

prepositionkʌmkəm

informal

When a specified time is reached or event happens.
〈非正式〉当（时间）来临；当（事件）发生
I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season
当新的季节到来时，我想他们离优等生也不远了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Saying that, the siege mentality that the players have displayed will doubtless be beneficial come Euro 2004.
- It should be interesting come qualifying Saturday and hopefully in the race.
- We can only hope for a repeat performance of last week come this weekend.
- Five years may have slipped away since my grandad's passing, but come Saturday he'll be there next to me again.
- And, likewise, a Republican defeat now would only make them leaner and stronger come 2008.
- If come January, he's way ahead in the polls, Clark will be able to get away with this approach.
- She would enjoy his young years and try to gave him a base foundation to work with come his adolescent years.
- And he predicted that the continuing fall-out from the war could prove crucial come polling day.
- The grotto guide is a brilliantly jaded girl whose patience is obviously waning come November.
- Imagine slipping this on come boxing day when the family comes around?

noun kʌmkəm

mass nouninformal

Semen ejaculated at an orgasm.
〈非正式〉性交高潮时射出的精液

Usage

The use of come followed by and, as in come and see for yourself, dates back to Old English, but is seen by some as incorrect or only suitable for informal English: for more details see and

Phrases

as — as they come

Used to describe someone or something that is a supreme example of the quality specified.
最…的；非常…的
Smith is as tough as they come
史密斯非常强壮。
Example sentencesExamples
- He is as versatile as they come and he has so many quality strings to his bow that he is well tuned up in every aspect of the game.
- These lessons, these stories, are as essential as they come.
- He's everything a football player should be - he's as tough as they come.
- He is as tough as they come and never gives and inch.
- She had everything going for her - Olympic glory, good looks, personality, and as articulate as they come.
- To give a little background, the Aunt - while a wonderful woman - is as nosy and as pushy as they come.
- But then one of friends is about as fey as they come.
- ‘We always knew it would be tough, but this is as tough as they come,’ he said.
- It's difficult not to be impressed by this outrageous concrete hyperbole, but he is as right-on as they come and says he despises it as a symbol of tyranny.
- He's as big as they come, both literally and figuratively.

come again?

informal Used to ask someone to repeat or explain something they have said.
〈非正式〉你说什么；请再说一遍；请解释一下
‘It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes's dog.’ ‘Come again?’
Madge looked blankly at her. ‘Come again?’

come and go

1Arrive and then depart again; move around freely.
来了又走，来来往往；自由走动
he continued to come and go as he pleased
Example sentencesExamples
- There were no extra guards at the gates, and anyone can come and go freely.
- We need to have doors in our walls with guards at the doors, but let's let people come and go freely.
- We did not know when we can come and go freely.
- I grew up in God's country, east Tennessee, and I have always come and gone as I please.
- Dolly has come and gone, but the implications of her design have begun a new chapter in life, ethics and possibilities.
- Some people are, however, going to be disappointed to learn that his chance at a Booker has already come and gone.
- Others have come and gone, some even had a spell, maybe even a season or two in the sun, but few truly prospered long-term.
- We're only realizing it now, just how long it's been and all the groups that have come and gone since we've been in this.
- Some have even returned to the fray for second helpings, while journeymen pros have come and gone like travelling salesmen.
- The great flood of January 4th has come and gone, and all the excitement over it has dwindled.
1. 1.1Exist or be present for a limited time; be transitory.
  瞬息即逝，昙花一现
  kings and queens may come and go, but the Crown goes on forever
  国王和王后们也许是昙花一现，但王权是永恒不变的。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In my years of experience, I have seen many language and programming fads come and go.
  Like the yo-yo, the hula hoop, and the Mohican haircut, vehicle fads come and go.
  Organic food is a middle-class fad that can come and go according to sentiment.
  Novelty events come and go and are of limited appeal but a good musical act covers a multitude and keeps the crowd happy.
  Directors rise and fall, fads come and go, but cinema is just as exciting as it's always been.
  This is so because political parties come and go, but the nation remains.
  Booms may come and go, but the analysis of the data must go on forever.
  You can't force a style on people, and trends and fads come and go at different intervals.
  Looking at all those illustrations, one can learn first hand about how fashions come and go in repeated cycles.
  Artists come and go, gaining notoriety and popularity before heading off into distant horizons.

come from behind

Win after lagging.
后来居上
Example sentencesExamples
- Great credit must go to the latter for coming from behind to force the late draw.
- Westport United showed admirable resilience and courage in coming from behind twice to book a place in the last four of the League Cup.
- This team is pretty good at coming from behind and staying tough.
- At Sandown yesterday, his performance in coming from behind to destroy a field of handicappers even had the bookmakers raving.
- She won easily after coming from behind.
- They continued their good start to the campaign by coming from behind to beat Buxton 2-1.
- Naturally enough, they were rooting for the guy coming from behind because they wanted an exciting finish.
- The aspect of that win which was most pleasing was they won coming from behind, the converse of some earlier games.
- They are limping their way towards the play-offs after coming from behind twice in two games.
- They were fitter and sharper and deserve enormous credit in coming from behind not just once, but twice.

come off it

informal in imperativeSaid when vigorously expressing disbelief.
〈非正式〉住口；别胡说；别吹了；别装了
‘Come off it, he'll know that's a lie.’
Example sentencesExamples
- OK, there are bound to be borderlines for teenagers - but come off it.
- ‘Oh come off it, mate,’ he said, because he is not only a hawk, but has a keen and impatient mind.
- My honest (and admittedly, somewhat cruel) reaction is ‘Oh, come off it, you're not that special.’
- ‘Oh, come off it,’ I said, when they started raving.
- Oh, come off it, it's true that they can be justly blamed for all sorts of devilish chicanery, but your presumption is crazy.
- Indeed, she claims that there is an unspoken English rule that she calls ‘the importance of not being earnest’, along with a peculiarly English injunction to say, ‘Oh, come off it!’
- So everything I do, there's this little bit of me that's saying, Hey, come off it, you can't do this.
- Well, I say hooray for the older man, too, but come off it.
- Come off it, that's not something ‘worth remembering’.
- I can accept there would be a little disappointment associated with a camp designed for children's activities being cancelled but come off it, surely the child could make do with either the swimming pool or the beach.

come right

informal Have a good outcome; end well.
〈非正式〉有好结果
don't worry—I'm sure it'll come right
Example sentencesExamples
- It adds to the growing body of evidence that at last things are starting to come right for it.
- As it happens, everything comes right in the end.
- The political importance of the Dome is such that we can expect major government efforts to ensure the presentation comes right.
- At times like that you have just got to dig deep and hopefully things will come right on Saturday.
- Plus there was a naïve hope that things would come right in the end - as they did.
- A 90% mark in his prelim allowed him some room for confidence that things would come right.
- I'd hate to see them go but they aren't right and will never come right.
- The danger would be getting too concerned about the way we are playing because I am sure it will come right.
- We just have to be patient so everything comes right.
- He was killed just as his life was about to come right.

come the —

informal Play the part of; behave like.
〈非正式〉装出；假装
don't come the innocent with me
别在我面前装出无辜的样子。

come to nothing

Have no significant or successful result in the end.
落空；徒劳无功；没有结果
he is convinced talk of a leadership challenge will come to nothing
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result another good idea came to nothing and another report ended up gathering dust in some warehouse.
- But, overall, it was vacuous stuff, came to nothing, and fizzled out.
- Confidence was now high but a succession of further chances came to nothing.
- In fact, even if the writing comes to nothing, and nothing much happens for the rest of my life, I'm happy that I've changed from the person I was.
- But this came to nothing and it fell to the French to pioneer international sport in keeping with their long diplomatic traditions.
- I'd hate to see all the work he's done coming to nothing just because of the generally idiotic circumstances that prevail around here when anyone tries to stick their neck out and do something original.
- As he talks, the grey-haired retired policeman holds his head in his hands out of sheer frustration that his views have still come to nothing.
- As a result, ‘it becomes sentimentalism and comes to nothing.’
- But constant failure to agree on anything meant all of this came to nothing, and now these opportunities have been lost.
- That the speculation came to nothing is a result of different aspects of a goalkeeper's skill-set being of interest to different managers.
Synonyms
fail, meet with failure, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, be frustrated, break down, collapse, founder, fold, come to nothing, come to naught

come to pass

literary Happen; occur.
〈主诗/文〉发生；出现
it came to pass that she had two sons
她真的有两个儿子。
Example sentencesExamples
- That's a pretty hopeful view; it would be nice to see it come to pass, if only partially.
- As it is still being run by a management team, not all of these things have come to pass although they they probably will when a new franchisee has been found.
- As if to allow their predictions to come true, the international community has presided over the coming to pass of a deteriorating socio-economic climate for young people.
- The party's boasts during the last parliament that it had replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition did not come to pass.
- He suggested that it was likely I was going get an interview, and indeed that did come to pass.
- And so it has come to pass, but in a rather different way than she predicted.
- But if such a ban did indeed come to pass, would that make the system stable?
- And there is an acknowledgement that the truly big occasions must be savoured to the full lest they never come to pass again.
- And that's exactly what's come to pass - they won the war, then they seemed to be at a total loss as to what to do next.
- And tell him to take this opportunity to make sure that doesn't come to pass.
Synonyms
happen, come about, occur, transpire, arise

come to that (or if it comes to that)

informal In fact (said to introduce an additional point)
〈非正式〉事实上；其实（用于引出另一点）
there isn't a clock on the mantelpiece—come to that, there isn't a mantelpiece!
壁炉架上并没有钟——事实上，也根本没有壁炉架。
Example sentencesExamples
- I thought people would never stop carping about the green light business, or the parking come to that.
- Well, the grannies and, come to that, the great grannies that I know are otherwise engaged.
- He now exposes the grandiose follies of Oxford University itself, and a few other universities as well, come to that.
- It's dead easy to make with spinach beet, or real spinach come to that.
- In fact come to that there wasn't a car park as such either, more of a development site with vehicles strewn about across it.
- Actually, come to that - when did you last see a Top of the Pops dressing room?
- Nor, if it comes to that, is there any justification in the way that executives awarded themselves multi-million bonuses while axing 170 rural branches.
- But nobody should have their past held against them - or their future, come to that.
- It isn't that I don't like drugs, or his work come to that, it's that they don't agree with me.
- And come to that how many people can get any of the fancy new digital channels - of the BBC or anyone else?

come to think of it

On reflection (said when an idea or point occurs to one while one is speaking)
（讲话时）突然想起来
come to think of it, that was very daring of you
Example sentencesExamples
- Very graceful it was too, like a blue bird of prey but without feathers or wings or talons or any other bird features, come to think of it.
- And come to think of it, he's one of the few singers around today that will still have a career in ten years time!
- And, come to think of it, the window frames look pretty ropey as well.
- I'm not sure that reading his diary is such a great idea after all, come to think of it.
- He came on Wednesday, which come to think of it, wasn't that much of a surprise, given that he was due last Saturday.
- And, come to think of it, I am unable to spend the day laying a new patio.
- And come to think of it most of the victims I have seen being carried home as trophies by cats have been birds, dormice and voles.
- He would make an ideal jumping supremo, come to think of it.
- In fact I went through most of my fly box come to think of it.
- So I am a bit unsure if I like the movie come to think of it.

come what may

No matter what happens.
无论如何；不管发生什么
they're going to make the change, come what may
Example sentencesExamples
- Nevertheless a piece was required every day, come what may.
- Claims that he was determined to call a referendum this Parliament, come what may and regardless of the five tests, were wrong, he told them.
- It's the arrogance that galls - an arrogance that she can afford to entertain because, come what may, the invitations to share what pass for her thoughts will never be withdrawn.
- All this meant they did not have all their eggs in one basket, so when one section was doing badly, another would perhaps be all right and so, by dint of thrift and hard work, they managed to make a living, come what may.
- A recent torn hamstring followed by a dispute with her coach could mean she doesn't even start the opening 100m hurdles on Saturday despite her protestations that she will be lining up come what may.
- When I started practising trance music, the main intention was to make people dance, come what may.
- In other words, the rich countries have perfected a well-established state intervention programme to ensure that their farmers get a minimum level of income, come what may.
- She is busy trying to find the basic cost of £600 to pay for the trip to Germany but is determined to get there come what may as she takes a big step towards her dream of playing in next year's world championships.
- Don't enter training without intending to complete it, come what may (barring only the most extreme circumstances).
- The members were obviously rattled at the presence of residents and it was apparent that this proposal will happen come what may with no regard to local residents.
Synonyms
in spite of everything, in spite of that, nonetheless, even so, however, but, still, yet, though, be that as it may, for all that, despite everything, despite that, after everything, having said that, that said, just the same, all the same, at the same time, in any event, come what may, at any rate, notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow

have it coming (to one)

informal Be due for retribution on account of something bad that one has done.
〈非正式〉活该
his uppity sister-in-law had it coming to her
他那自负的小姨子活该。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet it is too simplistic to suggest that these raiders had it coming to them.
- Really, the subliminal message here is that this woman had it coming to her.
- And anyway, if you really did it, I'm quite sure they had it coming to them.
- The international community, on the other hand, will say that they had it coming to them.
- I stole a lot when I was younger, so I definitely had it coming to me.
- The dialogue reinforces the mob suggestions: ‘There's nothing I can do, he's had it coming to him,’ says a barman.
- But hell, it's not like the other guy didn't have it coming to him, being on the other team and all.
- They had it coming to them, but does one wrong ever justify another?
- He did not look around, for he knew he'd have it coming to him.
- ‘I suppose I had it coming to me, though,’ he added.

how come?

informal Said when asking how or why something happened or is the case.
〈非正式〉怎么会这样；为什么会发生
how come you never married, Jimmy?
你怎么会从未结婚呢，吉米？
Example sentencesExamples
- He smiled faintly at Michael, ‘I don't mean to sound pressuring or anything, but how come?’
- He rubbed his palms together ‘Could you explain to us how come?’
- He said nonsensical things like, ‘You're so many colors all over, how come?’
- I told him, ‘If we are not China and we are not Taiwan, then how come?’
- Long-lost customers show up saying ‘Wow, heard you were closing, how come?’
- She frowned at me, looking disappointed, and he raised a curious eyebrow, asking, silently, ‘how come?’

to come

(following a noun) in the future.
跟在名词之后未来的；将来的
films that would inspire generations to come
将鼓舞未来一代代人的电影。
in years to come
在未来的岁岁年年中。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a great way to spend a summer afternoon and there is still much more to come.
- In years to come it will probably seem amazing that we lived our lives any other way.
- He said the gangland murder could be one of the cases that police turn back to in years to come.
- Otherwise, it may be evidence that this is a bad deal and there is more trouble to come.
- Everybody turned up for a meeting to chat about the summer just past and the one to come.
- We have a team of fine young players, who it is hoped can progress in seasons to come.
- Schools reflect what is in society as a whole and they help shape the society to come.
- I think we may well find ourselves walking out that way quite a lot in the months to come.
- Over the weeks and months to come, we will no doubt find out more about why they died.
- He is a great player to play off so I'm just hoping its the start of many more goals to come.

when it comes to —

When the specified matter is under consideration.
it pays to be proactive when it comes to your health
Example sentencesExamples
- The department has long been a leader when it comes to energy innovation in the public sector.
- What's your best advice to others in your position when it comes to building the proper security program?
- Obviously, he handled a lot of big items when it comes to the recession.
- Edwards is hesitant when it comes to product innovation.
- He's still the administration's best salesman when it comes to dealing with the economic recovery.
- What people need is accurate information about the things that really make a difference when it comes to looking after themselves.
- Some of the smallest cars on the road carry some of the biggest risks when it comes to keeping you safe in a crash.

where someone is coming from

informal Someone's meaning, motivation, or personality.
〈非正式〉（人的）意图；动机；个性
George doesn't know me, he doesn't know where I'm coming from
Example sentencesExamples
- I know exactly where he is coming from - there's no time to pander to people's emotions.
- I understand exactly where he is coming from.
- Well, I can understand where he is coming from.
- While I understand where he is coming from, I think his post actually betrays a misguided set of moral priorities across the entire political landscape.
- You've got to understand where he is coming from.
- And as a result, I don't think the electorate understands where it is coming from,’ he says.
- So if you really want to argue with that, please, pick up the book - it's a good, quick read, and at least you'll know where Johnson is coming from.
- I can readily identify with where the Judge is coming from, because with solicitors being directly involved on the day in different cases that are listed in both courts the inevitability is that problems will arise.
- It is becoming increasingly difficult to work out where she is coming from.
- A handful of Latino-accented films on screens recently show a decidedly mixed picture of where Hollywood is coming from and where it thinks it's going.

Phrasal Verbs

come about

1Happen; take place.
发生；出现
the relative speed with which emancipation came about
解放实现的相对速度。
Example sentencesExamples
- The interest in marine biology came about when he was in college working in the steel mills.
- He, however, sees regime change coming about through somewhat more direct means.
- This came about as the direct result of a fatality that happened here in the early 80s.
- But what are the odds of life coming about by sheer chance?
- The delay came about because the tunnel had come up short of a screen of trees, slowing the flow of escaping airmen.
- This additional post came about due to the refitting of the Lincoln store.
- This fallacy came about because of English painters during the Victorian era.
- Most of these shipwrecks came about by collision, by storm, or by bad navigation.
- The amendment, which extends the recall statute to 10 years, comes about in response to a Congressional proposal.
- Yet belief also comes about through direct experience.
Synonyms
happen, occur, take place, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow
2(of a ship) change direction.
（船）改变方向
Example sentencesExamples
- Lisan just sat there in her floating command chair, her focus was not upon the exploding ships but at the war cruisers that were slowly coming about and from the looks of it, they weren't planning on a retreat any time soon.
- The command ship, designated as the Chasing Death, drove forward into the nearest enemy destroyers, who were coming about to meet them, along with the heavy cruiser.
- Five days more they sailed, eventually coming about to face northwest.
- As the Lexington heeled over and started to come about and face the tanker fleet.
- Signaling with one long shrill of his whistle followed by one short blast, he waits for an echo from the harbormaster, then comes about and eases his boat against the wharf of a two-story shed.
- Starboard oars pushing and port oars pulling, she came about rapidly and chased after the Isis.
- I came about and headed for home but my little boat didn't beat into the wind very well.
- As we came about, I heard a grinding noise and watched the mast lean over and fall into the water.
Synonyms
change course, change direction, change heading

come across

1Meet or find by chance.
偶然遇见；偶然发现
I came across these old photos recently
最近我偶然发现了这些旧照片。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even though the book is a popular one, chances of school children coming across it are minimal.
- Sometimes acquaintances tip him off about such books and at other times he comes across them by chance.
- I have ‘met’ or come across people who care about where they live, are moved by what goes on near and far.
- He was probably the only of the teens she had come across with a typically pleasant demeanor, and she tended to find it rather refreshing.
- While he was tidying up his desk one day, he came across a promotional leaflet about a broadband connection provider.
- They are deep below the ground and, unless you knew where to find them you'd probably never come across them by chance as the entrance is just a small door on the side of the road.
- Just in case I never come across it by chance, I sowed some seed last spring, since it is a garden plant.
- Thankfully, I came across a web site which provided some insight and presented a different solution to my dilemma.
- Most places we visited did provide high-chairs, though, and coming across a grumpy, unhelpful Kiwi is more of a rarity than spotting an example of the national bird species of the same name.
- In your practice till now have you ever come across with so many controversies like the ones you have come across in Bulgaria?
Synonyms
reach, arrive at, meet, get to, get up to, get as far as, make, make it to, set foot on, gain, attain
find by chance, meet by chance, meet up with, run into, run across, come upon, chance on, stumble on, happen on, light on, hit on
2Hand over or provide what is wanted.
〈非正式〉交，交出（或提供）（所需之物）
she has come across with some details
她已提供了一些详细资料。
Example sentencesExamples
- Whether we come across with little or much, the mere gesture can be a spiritually lightening experience.
- So if they thought she'd come across with some blockbuster testimony, they'd put her up there.
Synonyms
hand over, give, deliver, produce, part with, pay up
1. 2.1(of a woman) agree to have sexual intercourse with a man.
  （妇女）同意与男性性交
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had a date at eight with Holly, but she wasn't ready to come across yet.

come along

1Arrive.
a chance like this doesn't come along every day
像这样的机会不是每天都有的。
Synonyms
arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize
2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone or telling them to hurry up.
加把劲；快来，赶快（用于鼓励或催促某人）
That's our man, Watson! Come along!
Synonyms
hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come on, look lively, speed up, move faster

come amid

(of an action or event) be accompanied by; happen at the same time as.
the cuts come amid increasing competition in Hong Kong
Example sentencesExamples
- The previously undisclosed problems come amid estimates of growing hunger in the isolated communist country.
- The budget on Thursday will come amid a week of reminders of the nation's fiscal plight.
- The aggressive head-hunter approach comes amid a competitive market for school administrators.
- The number of youngsters spending high amounts of time in nurseries comes amid growing controversy over the impact of full-time child care on development.
- Sir Ian's criticism of targets comes amid signs of a growing rebellion over red tape among senior officers.
- The comments come amid widespread concern about knife crime.
- The suicide attack at the army's headquarters came amid efforts to try to put the peace process back on track.
- Today's announcement comes amid a dismal earnings report.
- The failed operation with the Jordanian agent comes amid new criticism about the quality of American intelligence collection in Afghanistan.
- The announcement, made by e-commerce Minister Douglas Alexander, came amid concerns about the effects of emissions on public health.

come at

Launch oneself at (someone) to attack them.
冲向，扑向；攻击
he shot an officer who came at him from behind
Example sentencesExamples
- That's where they controlled the game and they'd just keep coming at you.
- It seems the only way to stop someone coming at you to do your harm is to carry weapons of your own and never mind the stupid laws that don't do any good.
- The only future I can see is the drunks coming at you at all times of the day and night.
- One theory is that a fly cannot cope with two threats at once, so coming at it with two hands, from opposite sides, often catches it out.
- He could see him coming at him in his sleep for weeks after.
- Whatever, it's coming at us every day, on programme after programme, bulletin after bulletin.
- But he looked up, saw a couple of lumbering behemoths coming at him and calmly danced past them.
- You can even lift opponents in the air, swing them around and then come at them in a vertical attack.
- Armed police called to a York restaurant had to fire baton rounds at a man coming at them with a carving knife.
- I found him coming at me, and I decided to show him the outside.

come away

Be left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something.
做某事后觉得（或留下印象、得到结果）
she came away feeling upset
她结束后觉得不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- The reality is that Dubrovnik is a little bit of everything, and each visitor comes away with a different impression and experience.
- At the end of the launch, I came away with highly favourable impressions of the car.
- The other impression I have come away with is that the Dutch are generally physically imposing.
- And I came away with the distinct impression that the Mozart Effect does not exist.
- The Gazette is also sure that such an observer would come away with the impression that some sort of solution is needed.
- But in the end the viewer comes away with more sensory impressions - visual, auditory and otherwise - than any clear moral messages.
- We are going there to get a result but we will really have to dig deep to come away from there with a victory.
- All the guys that have flown the aeroplane come away with the same impression.
- It was an amazing experience, and I came away with impressions that will be with me always.
- This will be a tough grand prix, but we'll do our best to come away with another positive result for the team.

come back

1(in sport) recover from a deficit.
（运动）从失利中复原，东山再起
the Mets came back from a 3–0 deficit
梅茨队从0比3失利的阴影中走了出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was an incredible turn of events to concede a goal after a couple of minutes and then come back in that way.
- We lost our way last Saturday and allowed Kendal to come back from a goal down to beat us.
- However, Coventry came back with a try from their centre.
2Reply or respond to someone, especially vigorously.
〈主北美〉（尤指有力地）回答；反驳；回击；报复
he came back at Judy with a vengeance
他激烈地反驳朱迪。
Example sentencesExamples
- We took control early on but they came back at us, and we could have let them.
- Park came back at Albion and took the lead through a well taken converted try.
- There can have been little cheer as he came back at them like a pack of Jack Russells.
- Chelsea had a good period early in the second half, but we weathered that and came back at them.
Synonyms
answer, respond
respond, answer, say in response, rejoin, return

come before

Be dealt with by (a judge or court)
被交由（法官，法庭）处理
it is the most controversial issue to come before the Supreme Court
它是交由最高法庭处理的最具争议性的问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have already said that the matter first came before a District Judge.
- I appealed to the Federal Court of Australia and my matter came before a single judge of that court.
- It is not the case, with respect to my learned friend, that this is the first time this issue has come before the court.
- That could happen in almost every case in which a trial is dealt with at first instance and comes before a court of appeal.
- We must therefore always be aware of the substantive issues that come before the Court.
- I think the issue will come before the Supreme Court again in the next couple of years.
- It seems to me unfortunate that cases are coming before the courts regularly now which deal with these issues where the parties are still not aware of the approach taken by the Court of Appeal.
- When the assessment came before the Judge the claim was under four heads of damage.
- The application for possession then comes before the County Court.
- Preparations are forging ahead for a judicial review, which will come before a High Court judge in Swansea.

come between

Interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people)
妨碍（或干扰）（两人之间的）关系
I let my stupid pride come between us
我让我那愚蠢的骄傲阻碍了我们的关系。
Example sentencesExamples
- All this time the ex was aware of the connection we had made and was intent on coming between us.
- This film is all about ego clashes that couples usually have and how pride often comes between two people.
- Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks.
- We talked about the usual things, but there was something coming between us.
- Almost nothing comes between me and my cricket.
- This relationship was unrealistic, and doomed from the outset, came between Wilde and his art, and became his ruination.
- A couple in a relationship can expect any number of barriers to come between them.
- It is a sentimentally realistic account of a woman's coming between a man and his life-work.
- It is always stressful when something comes between you and the person you love.
- Nothing must be allowed to interfere with this work - nothing must come between them and their giving themselves utterly to it.
Synonyms
alienate, estrange, separate, divide, split up, break up, disunite, disaffect, pit against one another, set against one another, cause disagreement between, sow dissension between, set at odds, set at variance

come by

1Call casually and briefly as a visitor.
〈主北美〉随意而简短的拜访；串门
his friends came by
他的朋友们串门来了。
she came by the house
她到那栋房子串门。
Example sentencesExamples
- A young priest and family friend, Patrick, came by regularly to offer John and his family spiritual and moral support.
- So when you feel hot, you take a shower and when a friend comes by to visit, you wrap a towel around your waist and watch TV with them.
- A friend from church comes by each Friday morning and takes me.
- What if one of my kid's friends comes by without an appointment?
- Meantime, neighbors, friends and supporters came by the house to drop notes and flowers.
- So, I mean, the last time I saw her was in October when she came by the house and appeared to be pregnant.
- This one time my friends were all coming by and they were partying, and there were all these rollerbladers at the park.
- Planning for the wedding was dull for the first hour, and then family members and friends came by.
- We have lots of family and friends coming by; my brother and I stayed at my Mum's house for much of that time.
- He said, ‘I'll hang around here until my friend comes by.’
2Manage to acquire or obtain (something)
获得，得到
the remoteness of the region makes accurate information hard to come by
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only are some of these operating as local businesses, they are also bringing jobs and wealth to areas that find both hard to come by.
- She took some art materials for the children, knowing that they are hard to come by in the detention centres.
- Apparently good knife-grade steel was hard to come by, and I had some of the best.
- Apprenticeships were hard to come by and for most of his classmates the only work available was in England.
- Bear in mind that good managers are hard to come by.
- The precise details of such disputes usually are hard to come by.
- Fairytales are hard to come by, especially in New York these days, but the gift of hope brings a magic of its own.
- The sides were well matched and with good defending and sharp goal keepers on both sides scores were hard to come by.
- He had been playing the flute for some time when he realized that high quality flute repairmen were hard to come by.
- There's a gripping tension to it that's hard to come by in comics designed to be all-ages entertainment.
Synonyms
obtain, acquire, gain, get, find, pick up, lay hold of, possess oneself of, come to have, procure, secure, get possession of

come down

1(of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished.
（建筑物，其他结构）倒塌，崩溃；被毁
we were lucky the bridge didn't come down
the whole ceiling had to come down
Example sentencesExamples
- They succeeded in knocking a hole in one wall, but still the building wouldn't come down.
- The police department knew that the buildings were coming down.
- The old Victorian buildings have since come down amid plans for a business park which would create 1,200 office jobs, and a new sports centre.
- When the collapse started, the building came down so incredibly fast that none of them had a chance to react.
- And the fact that one brick or two bricks are unconstitutional doesn't mean the entire structure ought to come down.
- There are still a few old industrial buildings to come down, but eventually the area will be a blend of residential and recreational facilities.
- It happened this morning, and now officials are worried more of that building could come down.
- One survivor said the building came down in the blink of an eye.
- Nearly 20 trees came down in a single building operation.
- Never in my wildest imagination did I think these buildings were going to come down.
1. 1.1(of an aircraft) crash or crash-land.
  （飞机）坠毁（或紧急迫降）
  the aircraft came down during an attempt to land in bad weather
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is firstly seeking details of an aircraft which came down near his house.
  He used his cell phone to call his father who was the local sheriff and his father told him to follow the aircraft and report where it came down.
  I mean, there is no doubt that those two planes came down because they crashed into each other.
  A local recently told the Heritage Trust that she saw the aircraft come down in the sea, and later saw the pilot sitting on the wing waiting to be rescued.
  The two escaped with minor injuries when the aircraft came down in County Meath.
  They saw some actual video from toll plaza cameras that recorded the aircraft coming down.
  It was great fun watching people go grey as they heard how unlikely it was for anybody to survive should their aircraft come down at six hundred miles an hour into a mountain range.
  The remotely piloted aircraft came down in the ocean, within the confines of the test range, west of the facility.
  He died after the aircraft in which he was travelling came down in the south of the country.
  For example, when a helicopter comes down the whole descent and eventual crash is depicted in intricate detail.
  Synonyms
  drop, drop down, plummet, descend, come down, go down, plunge, sink, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch
2Be handed down by tradition or inheritance.
（经由传统、继承）流传下来
the name has come down from the last century
这个名字是从上个世纪传下来的。
3Reach a decision or recommendation in favour of one side or another.
决定（或建议）支持
advisers and inspectors came down on our side
顾问和督学决定站在我们这一边。
Example sentencesExamples
- In our submission, that is not obvious from a reading of the various decisions of the High Court which have come down in favour of not disturbing such verdicts.
- I thought long and hard about putting photos in this blog, and eventually came down against it as a general working principle.
- But I have a really bad feeling that these people tend to err on whichever side comes down in their favor.
- I was very much of the opinion that it was definitional, but I did side with Jean in the second half of the debate where I came down against skulking.
- This exercise could no doubt produce different answers but, for my own part, I come down decisively on the side of the plaintiff.
- I have come down in favour of passing the bill, and I have advised the Progressives to come down in favour of passing it.
- However, he comes down in favour of the company on this key issue.
- The prison review group came down against needle exchanges because of an ‘unacceptable’ risk to prison officers.
- He comes down in favour of a voluntary system in which family members can choose whether or not to pool part or all of their incomes for tax purposes, and he list various ways in which this might be done in practice.
- On 28 May, after three days of discussions, the British cabinet finally came down against Halifax.
Synonyms
decide, conclude, settle, reach a decision
4Leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, after finishing one's studies.
〈英〉（尤指自牛津或剑桥大学）大学毕业
Jarvis came down from Cambridge with a degree in engineering
Example sentencesExamples
- I married Ann when we came down from Cambridge in 1960, and we had a three-week honeymoon in Sicily.
5Experience the lessening of an excited or euphoric feeling, especially one produced by a narcotic drug.
〈非正式〉渐由兴奋（或愉快）的感觉中平静清醒（尤指麻醉药引起者）
I felt like a raver who has just come down from an ecstasy tablet
Example sentencesExamples
- We were later explained that this woman was probably coming down from taking drugs the night before and was experiencing excruciating pain in the process.
- This film's characters don't develop and, in a crystal meth haze, they never quite come down from their high.
- Has the country come down from its collective trip down memory lane after last weekend's outdoor hockey extravaganza in Edmonton?
- New pillowtop mattresses, fleece blankets and moldable pillows await after you come down from your caffeine high.
- I heard tell that the smoothies may or may not be marketed as aids to coming down off of various illicit drugs.
- The drug had worn off and I could feel myself coming down.
- No one has gotten closer to the beauty and loneliness of the drug culture, where everything, finally, is about coming down.
- All in all, the night was nearly impossible to come down from.

come down on

Criticize or punish (someone) harshly.
严责，申斥；严厉惩罚
she came down on me like a ton of bricks
她气势汹汹地斥责我。
Example sentencesExamples
- Consequently, the reaction - coming down on her like a ton of bricks - should be seen to express how society at large views racism.
- I did come down pretty hard on her illegal drug use, so I can evaluate her response to that in order to gauge the rest.
- It is hard to keep coming down on them in a town where there is nothing for them to do.
- I have never done ANYTHING wrong to these people, and yet they are coming down on me without reason.
- It was not a case of us coming down on them because they weren't performing or any other issues.
- It seems I have upset one of the more remote of my readers when I came down a wee bit heavily on divers using hard drugs.
- It'd be good to see referees coming down on this like a ton of bricks.
- One kind of crime the former drugs squad officer is determined to come down on heavily, he warned, is the pushing of illegal drugs.
- And the taxation system favours big business while coming down on the small businessman.
- The first time I heard of you guys, it was in an article about the police coming down on one of your shows.
Synonyms
reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure

come down to

(of a situation or outcome) be dependent on (a specified factor)
（情况，结果）由（某因素）决定，依赖（某因素）
it came down to her word against Guy's
这取决于她和盖伊的话有否出入。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think that it really comes down to what trousers you were wearing with the shirt.
- In my view the outcome will come down to who wants the victory most, and I feel we do.
- It amazes me how some people can be so selfish, and that's what it all comes down to.
- If one listens to those in the industry, it comes down to who is getting the grants, and for what.
- The last federal election came down to literally a handful of votes in some ridings.
- Given the soft ground, in the end it will come down to which horse is fittest and wants it most.
- We had been told that in the last part of the race it would come down to who wanted it more.
- I had enough money in the bank to buy gas, food, and perhaps rent a dog sled if it came down to that.
- But effectively it's coming down to where the teacher meets his or her student in the classroom.
- I guess a lot of it comes down to what you really expected to see when you entered the theater.
Synonyms
amount to, add up to, constitute, be tantamount to, approximate to, boil down to, be equivalent to, comprise, count as

come down with

Begin to suffer from (a specified illness)
得，染上（疾病）
I came down with influenza
我得了流行性感冒。
Example sentencesExamples
- And there were some pretty serious health problems that he came down with as a result of that.
- Imagine the scenario: you are in a foreign country, you do not speak a word of the language and you come down with some mystery illness.
- In fact, he felt positively weak as though he was coming down with some sort of illness.
- To avoid coming down with the illness, he recommends that elders, the very young, or caregivers receive flu shots.
- Years passed, and one day the farmer came down with a mysterious illness that none of the doctors could cure.
- This comes shortly after hundreds of people came down with a similar illness on a cruise.
- It's the recognition that we all risk some day of coming down with a catastrophic illness or having an accident and it's a risk we want to protect ourselves from.
- And once they're infected, it's usually just a matter of time before the whole family comes down with the same illness.
- I must be coming down with some rare and dangerous illness.
- By Friday night Lucy had come down with a terrible illness that kept her feverishly in bed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Synonyms
become ill with, become sick with, fall ill with, fall sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of, become infected with, get, catch, develop, contract, take, sicken for, fall victim to, be struck down with, be stricken with

come for

1Arrive to arrest or detain (someone)
（警察，其他公务员）来逮捕（或拘留）
the cops came for her husband
Example sentencesExamples
- At the age of eight in a Moscow hotel she experienced how the secret service came for her parents.
- Brandon was still recuperating himself at home when the police came for him.
- She felt a slight panic rip at her, and she tried her hardest to play her cards right without him finding up the cops were coming for him.
- The alarm had just gone off and several guards where coming for me.
- Branded a murderer, the police would come for him and lock him away.
2Launch oneself at (someone) to attack them.
冲向，扑向；攻击
he came for me with his fists
他冲向我并用拳头攻击我。
Example sentencesExamples
- At one point he was coming for me so I was aware of the situation I was in, but you have to react to it.
- And then I realize I'm the guy he's shouting at, because there's no one else out here and he's coming for me.

come forward

Volunteer oneself for a task or post or to give evidence about a crime.
自告奋勇；主动争取；自愿作证
two witnesses have come forward with information
no one would come forward to claim the body
Example sentencesExamples
- The present manager is resigning at the end of March and a volunteer has yet to come forward to take over.
- So far no witnesses have come forward who claim to have seen people acting suspiciously.
- He doesn't want to be telling them one story and then later on when the DNA evidence comes forward, have to tell them something different.
- He is also appealing for volunteers to come forward to help during the two days.
- The police are quoted as saying that no-one came forward with evidence or identification.
- None of his victims, who were praised for their bravery in coming forward and giving evidence, was in court to hear the verdict.
- But the woman never came forward to report a crime and has never been identified.
- He also praised Mr and Mrs Brown for coming forward to give evidence.
- Donations flooded in and over a hundred volunteers came forward to help.
- This week she returned to the scene of the crime for the first time to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
Synonyms
volunteer, step forward, offer one's services, make oneself available

come from

1Originate in; have as its source.
来自；源自
the word caviar comes from Italian
caviar这个单词源于意大利语中的caviale。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is especially handy when your compilations will be coming from diverse sources.
- Much of our source material comes from early versions of these same songs from the first record.
- It comes mainly from building materials, oil-based paint, furniture made of compressed wood and personal care products.
- The first is to increase the amount of energy coming from renewable sources like bio - fuels, wind and waves.
- The origination of these messages should come from a central source close to the top politician.
- I think everyone loves to hear how wonderful they are even if it's coming from an unreliable source.
- There are some excellent voices from Canada and they are coming from unexpected sources.
- It may be that there will be ten pieces of information, all coming from completely different sources.
- Inspiration for original writing comes from many different sources.
- Their informant was the landlord, and, coming from such a source, the information could not have been discounted.
Synonyms
originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from
1. 1.1Be the result of.
  是…的结果；由…造成
  a dignity that comes from being in control
  由掌权而得来的尊严。
  Synonyms
  have its origins in, arise from, originate from, spring from, derive from, come from, be rooted in, emanate from, issue from, flow from, proceed from, result from, be consequent on
2. 1.2Have as one's place of birth or residence.
  来自；出生于；居住于
  I come from Sheffield
  我是设菲尔德人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I have never been to Wales even though all my family comes from there.
  Synonyms
  be from, be a native of, have been born in, hail from, originate in, have one's roots in, be …, be … by birth
3. 1.3Be descended from.
  为…的后裔；出身于
  she comes from a family of Muslim scholars
  她出身于一个穆斯林学者家庭。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A relaxed charmer with an eye for girls, he came from a family of gentlemen amateurs.
  It is understood she comes from a musical family so we're expecting great things from her on the night.
  Over the last few days, students coming from well-to-do families are in the news for the wrong reasons.
  Angel is a very pretty girl, she's a hard worker and she comes from a richer family than most in this town.
  It's been interesting for me, coming from a family who has been in the sport so long.
  He comes from a family of five, with two younger twin sisters.
  My mother is French, and comes from a family of excellent cooks.
  Linda was a bubbly, happy, cheerful girl who came from a big loving family.
  Besides coming from a political family, she is a lawyer who has fought cases in the Supreme Court of India.
  I come from a family of three girls, and my dad had always said you can be whatever you want to be.

come in

1Join or become involved in an enterprise.
加入，参加；卷入
that's where Jack comes in
那就是杰克卷入之处。
I agreed to come in on the project
我同意加入此计划。
Example sentencesExamples
- I've got to get a break and we'll come right back and we'll let Kim respond, and then Dr. Jones and Tony come in on it.
- I mentioned at the beginning that he is the one commander of a militia force who hasn't come in on this deal.
- They would have won, had the French not come in on our side.
- Twelve new players have come in on sensible wages and a handsome bonus system.
- When I think of other players who I've seen come in on free transfers or for a million pounds or whatever, I'm not certain if they could handle the pressures that I have.
- Then they come in on the act and we try to finalise the list of televised matches as early as possible.
1. 1.1Have a useful role or function.
  有用；起作用
  this is where grammar comes in
  这就是语法的用处所在。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The said guy will get very upset and this is where my role comes in.
  And I think where I come in on that is I've got to trust my president and his cabinet and intelligence and military people.
2. 1.2with complementProve to have a specified good quality.
  证明有某种好处
  a car comes in handy for day trips from the city
  Example sentencesExamples
  But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role.
  Though no revolution in technology, it should come in quite useful.
  And sometimes, those old habits of command come in useful.
  And I tend to remember things, thinking they just might come in useful.
  ‘The knowledge and experience I gained is coming in useful as I'm actually working in television,’ he said.
  Old washing-up bowls, for example, which will come in useful one day when we do some decorating, despite the fact that the last time I personally picked up a paintbrush was 1994.
  The boy must rid himself of doubt (a quality that might actually come in handy should he ever need to enter a voting booth).
  Allow me a repeat post here, so I can prove to you that some idiosyncrasies do come in handy.
  It's dark down here - the ice above is covered by a layer of snow, blocking out much of the daylight - so the torch comes in useful as David points out various ice formations.
  I knew her wisdom would come in useful somewhere.
2with complementFinish a race in a specified position.
在赛跑中得名次
the favourite came in first
最受欢迎的选手跑了第一名。
Example sentencesExamples
- She came in ninth in her race and did really well against tough competition.
- The fifth candidate came in sixth in the race for five seats.
- He either wins the race or comes in second place.
- The US were pretty confident of that race and they only came in third.
- You don't have control over where you come in a race.
- I decided to try and come in as high a position as possible, so every few strides became a race against whoever was near to me.
- Last Sunday he became the only driver to record back-to-back top-five finishes by coming in fifth at Dover.
- He eventually came in third and received a fantastic reception.
- This is raising a lot of questions about whether he can stay in this race if he comes in third.
3(of money) be earned or received regularly.
（钱）定期被挣得（或收到）
there's me and Mum to keep, and no money coming in
Example sentencesExamples
- Congress is increasingly a battleground on such matters, and elected representatives tend to cave to special interest groups if there is no money coming in on the other side.
- For someone running a betting operation, is the volume of money coming in significantly greater than the regular season?
- The regular cash that came in, each and every month, enabled people to feed themselves and to pay the bills.
- Payments came in regularly until January when no money turned up.
- The lab's finances were in serious disarray but money was coming in - projects to put old movies onto DVD and transfer them to in-flight movies were underway.
- We should have money coming in, in another 30 days.
- We have tried to close the appeal a number of times but more money kept coming in.
- So far, we've raised more than £1,000 and the money is still coming in and I'm planning to do it again next year.
- The money is still coming in so we are hoping that the final total will be higher.
- It is vital to the club to keep some form of finance coming in on a regular basis and the Club is indebted to all those in the community who have supported the Club in whatever way possible.
4in imperativeBegin speaking or make contact, especially in radio communication.
（尤指无线电通讯中）开始讲话（或接通、互通信息）
come in, London
请讲，伦敦。
5(of a tide) rise; flow.
〈南非〉（河）涨潮
the tide was coming in
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the tide starts coming in your time is running out.
- The tide was coming in when the rescue happened.
- Even then, at the beginnings of the 80s, that tide was coming in.
- The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach, gathered up their belongings and began walking towards the town.
- We never found anything valuable, but we nearly got trapped by the tide coming in more than once and arrived home completely wet from having to swim from one rock to another.
- Some flooding occurred in the Salthill area when the tide was coming in and the only people to be seen walking on the promenade during the day were some photographers.
- ‘When it rises, our tides are bigger and come in faster and there is more chance of people getting cut off,’ he warned.
- When the tide comes in the sea water rises above the little weir to enter the river.
- He said: ‘The tide was coming in and we had to carry on as waves lapped over our feet.’
- The tide, coming in, had just caught the corners…

come in for

Receive or be the object of (a reaction), typically a negative one.
得到，招致（尤指消极反应）
he has come in for a lot of criticism
他已受到了许多批评。
Example sentencesExamples
- The poor old supporters have been coming in for an awful lot of stick over the past few weeks.
- It's good to see any part of it so nicely commended because it usually comes in for criticism and negative reportage.
- After all, it is she who once again seems to be coming in for all the flack.
- He is now coming in for criticism from colleagues, who assert that his absence is further proof of the leader's casual approach to the job.
- He casts a jaundiced eye on all the major institutions, but none comes in for more criticism than this.
- But the bank is coming in for heavy criticism of its handling of the report.
- It comes in for so much criticism, I felt I must write to tell you about my treatment.
- He led by example in the middle of the field despite coming in for a lot of physical attention throughout the game.
- Care homes in recent years have come in for much negative publicity.
- Despite its academic credentials, it comes in for equally vehement condemnation from the traditionalists.
Synonyms
receive, experience, sustain, undergo, meet with, encounter, face, go through, be subjected to, be the object of, bear the brunt of, suffer, have to put up with, have to bear, have to endure

come into

Suddenly receive (money or property), especially by inheriting it.
突然收到（金钱，财产）（尤指继承）
he came into an inheritance
Example sentencesExamples
- How he has changed since coming into his inheritance; you would barely know the man.
- Imagine you've come into a sum of money, such as a bequest or a lottery win.
- In addition, when you do come into a relatively large sum of money, you have to decide what to do with it.
- What about the case of someone who suddenly comes into good fortune, perhaps entirely by his or her own efforts?
Synonyms
inherit, be heir to, become heir to, be left, be willed, be bequeathed

come of

1Result from.
由…引起；起因于
no good will come of it
这不会有好结果的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Whatever comes of their efforts, we hope that one result will be a simplified, more transparent system that all the stakeholders in the process find easier to understand.
- He takes the resulting corner but nothing comes of it.
- And really, not much came of those trials because they were so small and the results weren't all that significant.
- Nothing came of the resultant free-kick.
- But the only result that comes of such haste is burnout.
- In my case they are invariably the result of carelessness and clumsiness, which comes of going to too many meetings and not making enough lemon tarts.
- There was of course also the year that I found out what it was like to get pushed too far by other kids, and what sort of teacher responses came of acting like an intelligent psycho as a result.
- Keep this guy as a friend, and if something more comes of that as a result of the friendship, great!
1. 1.1Be descended from.
  为…的后裔；出身于
  she came of Dorset stock
  她是多塞特家族的后裔。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He came of London mercantile stock, went to Oxford but socialised too much to take a degree, and married the daughter of Field-Marshall Lord Chetwode.
  Katie comes of a family long associated with Irish music, the most famous of them being her great grand uncle Dame Normanly, of Bellaghy, who was the most famous violinist in all Connacht in his time.
  To the surprise of absolutely no one, the results confirmed their earlier conclusion that snakes came of marine ancestry.
  They came of gentry stock, and their father exhibited one of the occasional weaknesses of that origin - an incurable optimism in money matters which left him penniless.
  His paternal family comes of a long line of priests.
  He came of an impoverished farming family in the inner Hebrides in Scotland.
  Chaucer, who came of London merchant stock, grew up in aristocratic and royal circles, and he was one of the most lionized and richly rewarded poets of any age.

come off

1(of an action) succeed; be accomplished.
（行动）成功，完成，实现
this was a bold experiment which did not come off
Example sentencesExamples
- No-one minds when things don't always come off and that also helps me have the confidence to do them again.
- Keane never hides on the pitch, and if one effort doesn't come off, he'll always come back for more.
- Fowler's flicks do not always come off, but when they do, they inflict damage.
- The warm reception that he received refuted those who wondered whether the summit would come off, or if it could accomplish anything.
- And it always came off well; he was so well respected that they greeted his little flourish with cheers.
- It is dangerous and, of course, it doesn't always come off, but this time it did.
- It is as if she is striving for a kind of mythic quality that does not always come off.
Synonyms
succeed, be successful, be a success, pan out, work, turn out well, work out, go as planned, produce the desired result, get results
1. 1.1Fare in a specified way in a contest.
  （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
  Geoffrey always came off worse in an argument
  杰弗里在争论中总是越来越处于下风。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Friends have advised me that, even though I might be a ham-fisted brute, I won't always come off better, and therefore, to curb my enthusiastic vigilanteism.
  Dogs going down burrows will often come off the worse for wear too, or may even be killed, as the wombat will crush the dog to the roof of the burrow as a form of self defence.
  Upon reflection, I realise that I was indeed very lucky, as I could have come off far worse.
  Compare the tale of the noble fighter to the tale of the snake, and see who comes off the worse!
  There was also a tug of war competition with Trowbridge Rugby Club battling Wiltshire Fire Brigade and coming off the worse.
  At any rate, they crudely counterpose that sort of existence to the one led by her lower middle class family, with the latter coming off far worse.
  A Japanese film crew also comes off the worse against Bob's wit.
  The hooligans always came off best because they could damage you more than you could damage them.
  But she also said that the appellant always seemed to have come off worse.
  At a parish council meeting last Monday they said they wanted to remind owners that they are responsible for their animals, who would almost always come off worse in a stand-off with a swan.
  Synonyms
  end up, finish up
2Become detached or be detachable from something.
（可）脱落；（可）分离
a wheel came off the tractor
Example sentencesExamples
- The front bogey wheel of the engine came off the tracks requiring staff to jack it back onto the line.
- Mr O'Sullivan said the wheels have been coming off the wagon over the past two years.
- Trailing at half time it looked as if the wheels were coming off but a brilliant second half display put our title charge back on the rails and from there they never looked back.
- Boy, the wheels are really coming off the wagon.
- The wheels haven't come off, but it looks to me like the wheel nuts are coming off.
- If the wheels can come off something, they probably will.
- I did not realize that a tire had come off the wheel.
- The slide came, the slope caught them and the wheels came off.
- It's astounding how quickly the wheels can come off.
- When you're first starting off, believe me, you're wondering if the training wheels are coming off.
1. 2.1Fall from a horse or cycle that one is riding.
  〈英〉从马（或自行车上）跌下
  the horse reared up and Harriet came off
  Example sentencesExamples
  An inquiry was held into the running and riding of the horse after the jockey came off at the ninth fence in the Cantor Sport Beginners' Chase.
  The council must have got a lot of complaints because people are always coming off their bikes.
3Stop taking or being addicted to (a drug or form of medication)
停止服用麻醉药（或药物治疗）；戒除毒（或药）瘾
I think I'll come off the pill
she works with people coming off heroin
Example sentencesExamples
- She was put on Prozac for the first time during a stay in hospital but came off the drug two years later when her symptoms improved.
- By this time his mother was on methadone, trying to come off drugs.
- Here is the simple key to unlocking a new future for those who want to come off drugs: aftercare.
- It mimics the effect heroin has on receptors in the brain, reducing the cravings addicts experience when coming off the drug.
- It can also refer addicts who want to come off drugs to specialist agencies.
- He argued to break the link with hard drugs and for the provision of clean pharmaceutical heroin on prescription to those not yet ready to come off the drug.
- However, if their high blood pressure is based solely on obesity and they can lose the weight, they sometimes can come off of the medications.
- Would you expect a heroin addict to come off heroin just like that?
- If someone who has had epilepsy doesn't have a seizure for two years, their doctor may suggest they come off the medication.
- It took me going to prison to come off drugs and to realise I needed to sort out my problem.
4Have an orgasm.
〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮

come on

1(of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen.
（状态，情况）开始；来到；发生
she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on
她开始感到有点轻微的鼻塞。
with infinitive it was coming on to rain
开始下雨了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The condition affects both eyes and comes on very gradually, with little or no symptoms initially.
- It was a condition that had been coming on for years.
- The condition, which came on gradually from the age of ten, also affects Victoria's speech.
- Medically, the condition is described as a facial paralysis that comes on suddenly and has no obvious cause (such as an injury).
- If your condition comes on every time you stroke the cat, find it a new home or stop patting the feline.
- But even under those conditions, and the blindness that came on, he continued his scientific work.
- It probably is coming on, before the summer arrives.
- The condition, which came on gradually from when she was 10, also affects her speech.
2Meet or find by chance.
偶然遇见；偶然发现
I came on a station that was playing upbeat songs
Example sentencesExamples
- Does it not mean making preparation to meet the things that come upon us?
- He came upon the channel by chance when he noticed that there was a call-in taking place.
- The building itself was largely destroyed, but by chance I had come upon the entry way into the subway line on my first tour through the city.
- Police, calling at a house to trace a former occupant, by chance came upon a case of extreme hardship.
- It might be that you know from the literature that there are specific employers or companies attending that you want to meet with, or you might just come upon them by chance as you wander around.
- So the courtiers arranged for the emperor to take a walk in his park, where he ‘chanced’ to come upon a ‘wandering’ giraffe.
- I do need to know what things look like in the rare chance that I ever come upon them.
- By chance they come upon her in her hide-out.
- There's also a chance of coming upon a riotous migration party - bands of warblers passing through.
- I came upon your website by chance and am quite impressed by the content and quality of your coverage.
3in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone to do something or to hurry up or when one feels that someone is wrong or foolish.
来吧；快点，赶快；得啦（用于鼓励、催促某人、觉得某人错了或犯傻）
Come on! We must hurry!
快来！我们得赶紧了！
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Oh come on; be a man,’ she encouraged mockingly, heading for the door.
- So far the response has been very encouraging so come on all you lads who might have been thinking of turning up; there's still plenty of time.
- Come on, if any situation was a condition red, this is it.
- Police encouraging her to come on, keep running, keep running to them.
- We better hurry before the tide comes in, come on love.
- That's why I like you, you will always tell me to come on and hurry up with a review!
- I mean it is not wrong to be calm in a bad situation but come on, show some emotion.
- ‘Well, come on,’ encouraged Matt, smiling suspiciously as if he knew something the others didn't.
- But, come on, the snapping mandibles bit's just wrong.
- ‘Oh, come on now, time to get up,’ Genevieve encouraged, clapping her hands together.

come on to

Make sexual advances towards.
〈非正式〉献殷勤；求爱；求欢
he was a flirt, he came on to everyone
Example sentencesExamples
- She basically said he was coming on to her when he knew she was my girl.
- There is a lady at work who is constantly coming on to me.
- The three of us worked together and I was worried that I wouldn't survive working with him because it would hurt too much to see him come on to her.
- On top of that, she showed up at my house drunk and came on to me in front of my parents.
- ‘She seems to always be coming on to me, and it's really starting to get awkward,’ he said as he sat down on the counter.
- They read poetry and talked until four in the morning, but she didn't think he was interested, because he wasn't coming on to her.
- Even more, I don't want to come on to her and end up making work a difficult place for her to be.
- He came on to me, and before I knew what was happening, we were in the sack.
- One woman did come on to me when I was 19 or 21, when I was at the end of drama school.
- They really came on to me, with intense bedroom eyes and all that kind of stuff.
Synonyms
court, woo, pursue, run after, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with, romance

come out

1(of a fact) emerge; become known.
（事实）显现，暴露；（真相）大白
it came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote
被告被发现非法登记投票。
Example sentencesExamples
- This was before it came out that he had only adopted a Liverpudlian accent in the first place to get a job with a radio station in Oklahoma, where all Brits were expected to sound like the Beatles.
- But we all said our piece, and then it just came out that heck, this is business, and we treat all our clients and customers with respect, right?
- And the word came out that everyone not in should stay away, and that those who were in should stay in the office as it was safest, and it just got more and more surreal.
- Then the news came out that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, but he was going to try and make one more album before he died.
- Then it came out that a wheelie bin being used by a contractor to store computer backup data tapes for five departments had been disposed of as garbage.
- Mid-April, it came out that the contract had gone $60 million over an $180 million budget.
- She says the system worked in this case because your case was reversed before it came out that these guys had confessed.
- She withdrew under a stormy cloud after it came out that she hadn't paid Social Security taxes on her housekeeper.
- Somehow it came out that he was seventy years old, a fact that my father repeated politely for my mother and me.
- But later that weekend, it came out that everyone was enamoured with a piece of land near Fairlie, so sights had been set, plans had to be made.
Synonyms
become known, become common knowledge, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire
1. 1.1Develop or happen as a result.
  作为结果发生；由…导致
  something good can come out of something that went wrong
  坏事也能带来好结果。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We are quite worried about this development as it has come out of the blue.
  Somehow, I don't think that's the only result that will come out of this before it's all over, though.
  We have seen some fantastic results come out of this and now that we have funding for two more years no doubt we will see a lot more.
  One of the main developments to have come out of the past two decades was the realisation of the need to diversify the economy to other equally promising alternatives.
  She said proposals to change policy or procedure in response to survey results will come out of the standing committees of the council in the next year or two.
  So there's a definite commercial value that has come out of developing the technology behind the torch.
  It's not as if a good result has come out of nowhere.
  They come forward fearlessly with the research that they have undertaken and the results that have come out of it.
  On the contrary, the autonomy of phonology is one of the firmest results to have come out of the past couple of decades of phonological research.
  There is, however, one valuable result that might come out of the leadership campaign.
  Synonyms
  end, finish, conclude, terminate, develop, result, work out, turn out
2. 1.2(of a photograph) be produced satisfactorily or in a specified way.
  （照片）照得好；显得
  I hope my photographs come out all right
  我希望我的照片照得好。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Caterers go out of business; weddings have to be postponed or cancelled due to accidents and illness; wedding dresses get damaged and photographs don't come out.
  I tried taking a photograph but it come out as just a white blur in the distance across the usual city-scape.
  I'm not the best photographer, so I hope they come out ok!
  I hope they come out well enough I can just put them all up sight unseen at the end of the month.
  The meerkats seemed to be posing for her, so I just hope the pics come out ok.
  Very rarely does a photograph come out exactly as I viewed it in my mind.
  There are two more in the eyes, but this does not come out so clearly in the photograph.
  They all took some photos which I hope will come out.
  The features which occur in the largest number of the faces photographed coincide and come out strongest, and give the typical face.
  In the 1950s photographs often didn't come out at all, or were so fuzzy that they were thrown away.
3. 1.3(of the result of a calculation or measurement) emerge at a specified figure.
  （计算、测量的结果）达，计；得出，被算出
  rough cider usually comes out at about eight per cent alcohol
  烈性苹果酒通常含百分之八的酒精量。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The profit to income percentage comes out at 4.74 per cent.
  When the expenditure by other Government Departments involved with the Presidency is taken into account, the overall cost comes out at over 9 million.
  That comes out at around £150 a week take home, and you have to try and live on that.
  As a percentage of gross national product, that comes out at 0.4%.
  This complex calculation apparently comes out at £3.7b, a whisker under the mid-price for the offer.
  Well that's a revelation: Victoria's road-related death rate comes out at 0.01%!
  When this was factored in, the actual figures came out as having one speed camera every 29 miles on the most dangerous roads, but only one every 35 miles on the safest.
  They still have five or six million in sterling and US dollars and even divided among twenty robbers that still comes out at a tidy sum.
  Four thousand times even the low-end figure of $500,000 comes out to $2 billion.
  But with airport taxes the return fare comes out at £26.
4. 1.4(of patience or a similar card game) be played to a finish with all cards dealt with.
  （单人纸牌戏，其他相似纸牌戏）结束时所有牌都接通
2(of a book or other work) appear; be released or published.
（书，其他作品）出版；发表
lots of interesting books are coming out
Example sentencesExamples
- Clarke's book didn't come out until after the film was released.
- The Review started as a monthly, and now is published daily with an expanded edition that comes out once a week.
- When contrarian books come out, newsrooms would do well to have somebody already suited up for quick sleuthing.
- It appears that when the book first came out it only cost about $29 or so.
- The book eventually came out at the start of this year with a Russian publisher.
- The chain is confidently predicting that the book will smash publishing records when it comes out on July 16.
- Even though the collection of articles that appeared in the first two years have now come out as a book, the serial continues.
- Once back in New York City, the days turned into weeks, and I began to make calls to the publisher to inquire when my book would be coming out.
- He has two children's books coming out at Christmas.
- She appeared on the show when the book just came out.
Synonyms
be published, be issued, be released, be brought out, be produced, be printed, appear, go on sale
3Declare oneself as being for or against something.
宣称支持（或反对）
residents have come out against the proposals
居民们已宣布反对这些提议。
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not ready to come out against him at this point, as I want to look at his writings before I make that determination.
- Residents have come out against making any special arrangements for the summer solstice celebrations for fear of attracting more visitors than the village can cope with.
- You're the last one left who hasn't come out against me.
- Instead, they have come out against such ill-conceived, ineffective rubbish as breed-specific legislation.
- Local politicians have come out against the proposed route.
- In July the Sunday Herald revealed that the Scottish Law Commission was sufficiently worried about the legal confusion that could be caused by the draft bill to have come out against it.
- She comes out against Democrats; you come out against Republicans.
- Lately even British crime writers have come out against her.
- You have come out against an independent investigation of all that.
- Now he's come out against the new plan for electing these folks through a complex series of town caucuses and called instead for direct nationwide elections.
4with complementAchieve a specified placing in an examination or contest.
（在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
he deservedly came out the winner on points
在比分上，他是理所当然的胜利者。
Example sentencesExamples
- The top two teams in division two went head to head with Six Bells coming out victorious against Crescent ‘A’.
- It re-ignites personal belief, faith and desire in oneself to achieve and to come out winning!
- Roy had entered some jazz contest and came out the regional champion.
- Nevertheless these girls put in a great effort and deservedly came out winners on a score of 1 goal and 2 points to 2 points.
- He wrote the commercial tax officers' examination, and came out second in the State.
- The pupils came out deserving winners in the end.
- This was a very evenly matched contest, and Crookstown came out the winners with the only score of the match.
- On Sunday morning the boys were ready and worked hard to come out victorious with a final score of 6-4.
- Admittedly there have only been two meetings between the pair, but each time Clarke has deservedly come out on top.
- The threat was clear and we managed, through a foreign policy that was realistic and vigilant, to get through it and come out victorious.
1. 4.1Acquit oneself in a specified way.
  表现；行为
  surprisingly, it's Penn who comes out best
  令人惊讶的是佩恩表现得最好。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In my unscientific examination Garry came out quite well.
5(of a stain) be removed or able to be removed.
（污迹）（能）被除去
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite her best efforts, the stain didn't come out, and Josh was only left with a large wet mark that drew more attention than the stain, itself.
- I have it all gummed up with stain remover right now and before I go to bed, I'm going to pray one more time that the stain will come out.
- If the stains didn't come out, it wouldn't be a big deal.
- Really, the only reason I went through this to begin with is because I don't want to have to buy a new purse if the stains won't come out.
- Even the toughest grease or ketchup stains will come out without effort if you catch them in their beginning stages.
- I went to the local convenience store and got a bottle with bleach alternative, and all of the stains came out!
- His self-loathing was like a stain that would never come out, no matter how many different cleaning chemicals you tried.
6Go on strike.
〈英〉罢工
Example sentencesExamples
- The union was expecting that between 300 and 400 employees out of the total workforce of 700 would come out on strike today.
- But it is the lowest paid workers in the hospital who have decided to come out on strike.
- Workers were not willing to take the risk of coming out on strike without solid union backing.
- Another 15,000 workers are now threatening to come out on a sympathy strike.
- Over the next days some 250,000 workers in all came out on strike at some point, and almost 100,000 were on all-out unofficial strike.
- The coalfield was brought to a halt as pit after pit came out on strike.
- But we don't like it and now we've all come out on strike.
- Thousands of schools and leisure centres were shut in July when local government workers came out on strike in a pay dispute.
- Two brothers I played soccer with stopped speaking to each other because one came out on strike and one kept working.
- Four months later 10 million came out on a one-day general strike against plans to cut unemployment benefit rights and 2 million demonstrated.
7Openly declare that one is homosexual.
〈非正式〉公开同性恋身份
Example sentencesExamples
- For years the now openly gay singer refrained from coming out.
- I have realized that being openly and proudly gay means coming out repeatedly.
- However, the source adds that they might never be able to come out publicly as a couple because the man is a footballer.
- There is a sense among gay men and lesbians that they can come out to family members but still cannot do so in public.
- There are more gay and lesbian students coming out, at an earlier age, than ever before.
- The new album has let her express her homosexuality and feelings about coming out, themes she's kept muted until now.
- For me, coming out meant that I was an openly gay person in the lives of all who knew me.
- Every openly gay man knows that coming out isn't just a one-time occurrence.
- In coming out, your sexuality is now freed - it's not disguised.
- Then too, as more and more gays come out and live openly, they become more conveniently available targets for homophobes.
Synonyms
declare that one is homosexual, come out of the closet
8(of a young upper-class woman) make one's debut in society.
〈英，旧〉（上流社会的年轻妇女）初次进入社交界
Synonyms
enter society, be presented, debut, make one's debut in society

come out in

(of a person's skin) break out in (spots or a similar condition)
〈英〉（人的皮肤）突然布满（斑疹，其他相似物）
Jason came out in a hot flush
Example sentencesExamples
- For weeks after each match he was mentally drained, sometimes coming out in cold sores.

come out with

Say (something) in a sudden, rude, or incautious way.
（突然地、无礼地或草率地）说出
a gentleman should not come out with those remarks
Example sentencesExamples
- You always wondered what inappropriate remark he might come out with, and what would be her state of health.
- He was already embarrassed enough coming out with all that cheesy stuff.
- Having only spoken on the issue on Friday, I wondered what new information he was going to come out with.
- It doesn't last long but it's marvellous the things he comes out with.
- Few people would be able to get away with some of the cracks he came out with!
- There we were, on the steps of the state library, sunning ourselves, and he came out with that.
- But miss her I do, for all the weird things she comes out with in her Scottish accent.
- He came out with so many good lines and injected much needed humour into it.
- She makes me laugh with the things she comes out with.
- It was the way he came out with all these things while keeping a perfectly deadpan face that got her.
Synonyms
utter, say, speak, let out, blurt out, burst out with

come over

1(of a feeling or manner) begin to affect (someone)
（感情，风格）开始影响（某人）
a great weariness came over me
Example sentencesExamples
- A most uncomfortable feeling came over me then, starting at the back of my neck and continuing down through my spine.
- Right about then a new feeling began to come over me.
- But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
- A drowning sensation began to come over me, purely as a result of the way my throat began choking up, and my eyes became glazed over with liquid.
- She winced slightly and glanced regretfully down at the soda in her hand as a familiar feeling began to come over her.
- He looked up, surprised at first, and then something uncomfortable came over his face.
- But then a queasy expression came over him and he began to fidget around.
- An uneasy feeling began to come over him as he sat up straight in his bed.
- An uncomfortable moment came over the people in the room, a sense of collective shame.
- She fell back onto the floor, and began to let darkness come over her.
1. 1.1informal with complement(of a person) suddenly start to feel a specified way.
  〈英，非正式〉（人）突然感到
  they come over all misty-eyed with nostalgia
  他们因乡愁而一下子感伤起来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not that we're getting all misty eyed and we're suddenly coming over all sympathetic for the players and the situation that they are now in.
  Asked to take a drugs test, he suddenly came over all twitchy.
  ‘I was clearing up after a cabaret night, when I suddenly came over all weird,’ he said.
  If you suddenly come over all Austro-Hungarian, head for one of Trieste's historic cafés.
  But electoral logic dictates he appeal to younger voters and suddenly the Tory leader is coming over all tolerant and inclusive.
  A game that looked incapable of serving up a goal for the majority of the first half suddenly came over all generous as the second got underway.
  The highlight of the evening was watching our producer come over exceedingly giddy when she suddenly realised that he was not only sitting at our table but was sitting next to her.
  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.
  Very occasionally the mood changes and suddenly it come over all delicate, with an almost feathery touch.
  She had suddenly come over very peculiar one afternoon.
2Change to another side or point of view.
改变立场（或观点）
a former star pitcher for the Braves, he came over to the Yankees near the end of his career
Example sentencesExamples
- Improbably, they even got one Republican to come over to their side.
- You should get over them too, and come over to my side.
- There is a long history of sections of the army and even the police coming over to the side of the people during insurrections.
- 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.
- I thought that they did not take it as seriously as rumor said they did, or else that they would see the justice of our cause and come over to our side at once.
- They play on their own existing fears and those of others to attempt to get them to come over to their side; the fewer people who accept the new information, the easier it is to invalidate.
- The waiting forces are awed by his majesty and come over to his side.
- But those rescued battery hens - a little bit like myself - have come over to the right side.
- There have been indications in government circles that the Department of Health may be coming over to his view.

come round

1Recover consciousness.
恢复知觉，苏醒
I'd just come round from a drunken stupor
我刚从酒醉不省人事中清醒过来。
Example sentencesExamples
- She lost consciousness and next remembered coming round on the floor being roused by him and two ambulancemen.
- Thankfully he did come round fairly quickly and the truth of the situation began to dawn on us.
- Then he remembered nothing apart from a brief moment of consciousness in an ambulance until he came round in York Hospital with a fractured skull.
- She undoubtedly lost consciousness and when she came round, she was in a state of abject terror and hysteria.
- She was rushed unconscious to Southend Hospital, but quickly responded to treatment and came round after a few minutes.
- The seriously-injured man had lost consciousness but had come round again by the time police arrived.
- He lost consciousness momentarily and came round to find his attacker had been pulled off him.
- I felt a bit sleepy after coming round from the anaesthetic, but not sick.
Synonyms
regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come to, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up
2Be converted to another person's opinion.
转向另一观点
I came round to her point of view
我转而同意她的观点。
Example sentencesExamples
- The more he puts his case as superbly as he did last Tuesday, the more public opinion will come round as well.
- However, by the 1960s I had several colleagues who were great fans, and public opinion gradually came round to the view that he had been foolish rather than wicked.
- I thought at the time that the cartoon was the usual poisonous attempt to shift blame, but I'm coming round to the opinion that there was some merit in the cartoon after all.
- I have a feeling though that, Scotsmen aside, at long last public opinion may have finally come round to my point of view, which is why I venture to raise the issue once again.
- Public opinion is rapidly coming round to the idea that it was seriously misled.
- Public opinion too had come round in favour of continuing broadcasting as a monopoly in the custody of the BBC, and there was no opposition to its transformation into a corporation at the end of the following year.
- When he announced his intention, towards the end of his days at Oxford, to become a rabbi, his mother accused him of doing it to spite them, although she came round quickly.
- I am coming round more and more to questioning whether we need a set, when we should be getting back to examining what the text really is and how we can present it to a modern audience.
- The differences between the two sports far outweigh the resemblances - an opinion I came round to about a year ago when I first entered a squash hall.
- There's considerable evidence that the public are coming round to our way of thinking on a wide range of issues.
Synonyms
be converted, be converted to, be won over, be won over by, agree, agree with, change one's mind, be persuaded, be persuaded by, give way, give way to, yield, yield to, relent, concede, grant
3(of a date or regular occurrence) recur; be imminent again.
（日期，定期发生事件）重现；再来；再度降临；再度发生
Friday had come round so quickly
星期五又这么快到了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rehearsals went by smoothly and lunch came round pretty quickly.
- He said: ‘We've got the June elections coming round so we are putting a big amount of national effort into that.’
- He said that matron provided training for new members of staff until the regular annual training came round.
- The worrying thing about getting older is that it all seems to come round again so much more quickly.
- He believes his side will benefit from a week's rest and may yet prevail if they still have a chance by the time the last round of matches comes round.
- Friday has come round quite quickly and I'm excited at the thought of being reunited with my family.
Synonyms
occur, take place, happen, come up, crop up, arise

come through

1Succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal)
（从疾病、严酷考验中）幸存；安然度过；脱险
she's come through the operation very well
她顺利地度过了手术关。
Example sentencesExamples
- That win stamped him as a progressive campaigner and, although he faces his biggest test to date tomorrow, he has every chance of coming through it with flying colours.
- They have come through the fires of war with their physical health and spirits intact.
- The couple arrived at court together in a united front after vowing they will come through the ordeal and will put it all behind them.
- But he also seemed very confident that the players he has used in the last two games have come through with flying colours.
- He says they are all stronger after coming through the illness and nothing can faze them.
- He said the pensioner had come through her ordeal remarkably well and was unharmed, although sadder but wiser.
- They are survivors who have come through a difficult situation wiser and stronger although undoubtedly sadder.
- Afterwards, the woman and her partner feel relief that she has come through the ordeal.
- I think we can learn from this that there will be survivors who will come through all the evils of the world.
- But they will come through this ordeal with honor and we will all be proud of them.
Synonyms
survive, get through, ride out, weather, live through, pull through, outlast, outlive
2(of a message) be sent and received.
（信息）发送；接收
a telephone call came through from Number 10
Example sentencesExamples
- The message coming through is that the public at large and businesses in particular are actually much better educated.
- The message of religious tolerance comes through more explicitly afterward.
- It's not worth it to try to specifically decipher his incoherent ramblings, but the message comes through anyway.
- That's the message that comes through loud and clear in the Labor Department data.
- Some of these messages are coming through mysteriously truncated.
- The most striking message that comes through the polls is that most Scots expect the parliament's powers to increase in the next decade.
- I'm on the ennui express, heading out of the city when the message comes through.
- This is the message that comes through so clearly, and Paul Tibbets says that he probably has a lot more in common with those Japanese men who went to war than the young Americans or Japanese.
- While it may be historically inaccurate, as some are saying, and the blood and violence may be over the top, the message is coming through loud and clear.
- I wouldn't have anything to do with it if that message didn't come through.
1. 2.1(of an official decree) be processed and notified.
  （官方法令）审议后通报
  his divorce came through
  Example sentencesExamples
  I presume that when Official Information Act requests come through they will be released according to the Act.
  Their divorce came through just weeks ago, after an eight-year separation.
  She's been with us since she was four months old; the official adoption comes through next week.
  A letter tonight declared that I am now divorced… my decree absolute has come through.
  Their final decree came through in October 2002, but by January 2003 they were a couple again.
  She remained Mrs Picasso long after the decree nisi had come through.
  ‘It will be a drug we will be looking at when it comes through the licensing process,’ said a spokeswoman for the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
  Nonetheless, when he died of a heart-attack on the day their divorce came through she remarried a week later.
  The former boy-band star apparently wants to marry her as soon as his divorce comes through.
  She went to the police the day her divorce came through.

come to

1Recover consciousness.
恢复知觉，苏醒
I came to in a corner of the room
he was struggling to come to himself
Example sentencesExamples
- Suddenly coming to himself, parched, he demanded a drink of water.
- I came to myself in the room; it was a basement of a house.
- On coming to himself on Sunday morning, he got up and walked home, and a doctor was afterwards called in.
- It was a little before noon when he came to himself again.
- Well, when the incident was over, I was on the floor in my living room and he kind of came to himself.
- ‘But knowing how defensive he can get when it comes to himself… I'm not so sure’ I sighed.
- Abruptly coming to herself, Sara hastened to touch down lightly in front of her audience.
Synonyms
regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come round, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up
2(of an expense) reach in total; amount to.
（费用）总计达
the bill came to £20,000
Example sentencesExamples
- The total bill came to £35.30, which is excellent value for quality food.
- The total bill came to a pretty reasonable £35 for an excellent meal for two, including drinks.
- Our total bill came to 35.20 leva for three of us including beers.
- The total bill came to nearly £8 billion and there were very real fears that the capital backers would be wiped out.
- Free connection has been replaced with an upfront charge, so 12 months online comes to a total bill of €400.
- With lawyers' fees plus the balance of the original bill, the total comes to almost $40,000!
- In total his bill came to about £60 and he left a generous £80 tip to the three staff serving him.
- The bill in total came to £51.30, which is generally more than you expect to pay but the food is worth it.
- Travel the whole weekend was expensive, coming to a total of just under £95 in the end!
- Together with the drinks, the total bill came to £37.50-and we added a generous tip.
Synonyms
amount to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to
3(of a ship) come to a stop.
（船）停泊；停止

come under

1Be classified as or among.
被归为（或归入）
they all come under the general heading of opinion polls
它们都被归入民意测验那一类的大标题下。
Example sentencesExamples
- These come under the general heading of product liability.
- All these features are under threat from development and mismanagement, and their protection comes under the general heading of Earth-heritage conservation.
- One of those ravages comes under the general heading of ‘tumours’.
- For some time, one of my favorite places to eat has been a chain that I suppose comes under the broad classification of ‘fast food’ but not exactly.
- Judging by the blurb it comes under the general heading of an ‘airport novel’ if the back cover is anything to go by.
- The other main arena for scientific projects and expeditions in the UK is archaeology, and this comes under the general umbrella of the Nautical Archaeology Society.
- And surely complaining about the attack comes under the general category of ‘whinery.’
- Town driving comes under the same general safety umbrella.
- All three came under the general heading of ‘natural philosophy’.
- Now Peter had to decide what classification he came under.
2Be subject to (an influence or authority)
受影响，受支配；受管辖
for a time they came under the rule of the Venetian doges
Example sentencesExamples
- Second, don't expect commercially available software to alert you if you come under the authorities' suspicion.
- He said his sister had always been totally anti smoking and drugs and it was not until she came under the influence of an older boyfriend that she started to change.
- However, they remained independent until coming under French colonial authority in 1899.
- Early in the war, he came under the influence of a middle-aged alleged mystic, a layman who had taken a vow of celibacy.
- Those who are weak, however, are more ready to come under the care and authority of someone who is stronger.
- The transportation system in Bangalore will witness a major overhaul, with the bus service and the metro coming under a common transport authority, he revealed.
- However, the convention itself makes it clear that it applies to all situations in which a subject population comes under the authority of a foreign occupier.
- The answer is that depends on whether the seller or intermediary comes under any regulatory authority and, unfortunately, not all of them do.
- The child comes under the authority of the Greek judicial system.
- Is there any type of character, in your opinion, that is more susceptible to coming under the influence of the Devil?
1. 2.1Be subjected to (pressure or aggression)
  遭受（压迫，进攻）
  his vehicle came under mortar fire
  他的车子受到了迫击炮火的轰击。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The aggressive consumer finance stocks continue to come under selling pressure.
  There are six men in the squad, and five of them saw their marriages or relationships come under severe pressure.
  The group could also come under pressure from the aggressive rollout of broadband services by rivals.
  The bill has come under severe criticism and is being redrafted.
  Both vehicles came under heavy fire from a group of men who were apparently lying in wait in bushes on the side of the road.
  Urgent action is required on milk price as dairy farmers in the West are coming under severe pressure, he said.
  The troops were hit by the exploding vehicle and then came under mortar fire, he told a news conference.
  As an activist, he came under attack from the authorities.
  If they fail to take account of local customs, they may come under attack from the authorities, competitors or criminals.
  In the late 1920s, Russian writers came under severe pressure.

come up

1(of an issue, situation, or problem) occur or present itself, especially unexpectedly.
（结果、情况或问题）（尤指出乎意料地）出现，发生
the subject has not yet come up
something must have come up
Example sentencesExamples
- The surcharge will come into effect immediately for new policies issued and for policies coming up for renewal.
- One of the issues which keeps coming up on both local and national agendas is the shortage of role models, especially for young people.
- Suppose they want to meet with you about an issue that is not coming up at council because their councillor doesn't want that to happen?
- And there are going to be a series of issues coming up in the Congress in the next few months that will test that.
- This issue just keeps coming up again and again.
- ‘Ninety-seven percent of issues that are coming up are localised,’ he said.
- I'm not even sure that I'd vote on the issue if it were coming up for legalisation in my state; there are a lot more pressing economic issues on my mind.
- He says the one issue which kept coming up on the doorsteps in the recent General Election campaign was the state of the country's health service.
- Well, I wondered how long it would take to get the values issue coming up.
- It's an old thread, but the same issues seem to keep coming up.
Synonyms
arise, present itself, occur, happen, come about, transpire, emerge, surface, crop up, turn up, pop up
1. 1.1(of a specified time or event) approach or draw near.
  （某时间，事件）接近；来临
  she's got exams coming up
  她快要考试了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  After a hard day, it's off to the student bar to talk about the events of nights past and plan the events of the night coming up.
  We've got a National Conference coming up soon where these issues will be considered.
  But if a wedding or big social event was coming up, the trip to the barber's shop was essential to look their best.
  The local branch's main fundraising event is coming up in the summer when five bikers will embark on a sponsored motorbike trip on mainland Europe from May to June.
  The events coming up this year include an art exhibition in October which helps artists earn good money for their work.
  There are several other events coming up including a talk on water drainage, pollution etc.
  If you're not available to attend tonight but would like to get involved you could give the school a telephone call at any time and they would fill you in on any other events coming up.
  A programme of events should, he believed, be targeted at fifth and sixth year students who were coming up near the voting age.
  Is there a referendum coming up in the near future?
  There are two events coming up to keep runners/joggers/walkers happy.
2. 1.2(of a legal case) reach the time when it is scheduled to be dealt with.
  （讼案）到期，开庭
2Become brighter in a specified way as a result of being polished or cleaned.
被擦亮，被擦光
I cleaned up the painting and it came up like new
Example sentencesExamples
- I took it home, and cleaned it up; and it came up a treat.
- However certain well known tunes come up extremely bright and shiny, mixed with the sparkling transient tones of his freer moments in improvisation.
3Begin one's studies at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
〈英〉上大学（尤指牛津、剑桥）
Example sentencesExamples
- Bearing this in mind, many are disadvantaged in that they come from a background of under confidence on coming up to university.
- Some freshers were so keen to get involved with the protest that they emailed her prior to coming up to Oxford at the start of this term to ask for ribbons.

come up against

Be faced with or opposed by.
I'd come up against this kind of problem before
Example sentencesExamples
- Both teams came up against very strong opposition but both teams held their own and played some very good football.
- Female journalists approached her afterwards, saying how it was about time that someone had said something about the chauvinist phenomenon they had been coming up against for the whole of their working lives.
- Our supporters would expect a victory, but it took us 60 minutes to break them down and that's the way now with all of the teams we are coming up against.
- He questioned whether enough intelligence was available to assess the number and capabilities of the forces they would come up against.
- The boys were not so successful, coming up against very strong opposition.
- One of the big questions that we're going to come up against in thinking through the home media hub will be how do we get people to buy the devices we're talking about.
- He also runs a successful retail consultancy business, helping to solve some of the problems that shops come up against.
- In fact, I've never come up against very many people who aren't willing to help me out a little.
- All the same, this is hugely damaging for him and something that he'll have to come up against constantly.
- That's something I can always remember coming up against as a player after I started out as a professional in 1987.
Synonyms
undergo, encounter, meet, have experience of, come into contact with, run into, come across, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with

come up with

Produce (something), especially when pressured or challenged.
（尤指面对压力，挑战时）提出，想出；产生
he keeps coming up with all kinds of lame excuses
Example sentencesExamples
- This is a classic case of someone putting two and two together and coming up with 83.
- I must stress that I haven't had the finished product back yet so I will have to see what the tailor comes up with.
- I'm suspending all future planning until I see what he comes up with on the report.
- We'll have to see what he comes up with, but the portents are grim.
- I say to myself that whatever he comes up with, I must try to trust his instincts.
- I'm quite excited about some of the ideas we're coming up with, but more details later.
- This is all that they are coming up with and we all know this is totally untenable.
- It's interesting to see the system in action and the ‘decisions’ it comes up with.
- Let's put the machine back on for one more spin cycle, and see what we come up with.
- The catalyst for the plot and exploration of these ideas is a cunning plan one of the trio comes up with.
Synonyms
produce, devise, propose, put forward, present, think up, submit, suggest, recommend, advocate, advance, move, introduce, bring forward, put on the table, put up, offer, proffer, tender, adduce, moot

come upon

1Attack (someone or something) by surprise.
they could come upon us without warning and wreak havoc
Example sentencesExamples
- The ferocity of her attack surprised even the fierce sea-raiders who had come upon this land from the north, and eventually she carved a path to where the banner lay on the ground.
- Later, he had pretended to come upon her by surprise and she had given him a bloody lip that was swollen for a week.
Synonyms
affect, afflict, attack, hit, smite
2
see come on (sense 2)
Example sentencesExamples
- She tells us the story of coming upon a roadkill buck while taking a much-needed break from writing college papers.
- It was like coming upon ancient ruins in a jungle.
- And we walked through churchyards at night, coming upon little patches of graves that were lit by flickering candles.
- Imagine coming upon some road works being done on a one lane bridge at milking time.
- Yet, from a reader's point of view, coming upon these sudden pockets of dread has a troubling effect.
- My previous entry dealt with coming upon a younger version of myself as the possessor of endless possibilities as far as the future was concerned.
- It was like coming upon one cameo after another of large polished foliage framed in smoky clouds.
- When a chauffeur comes upon his rich millionaire boss's tux, he can't resist trying it on.
- He noted that cougars are often mistaken for golden retrievers and his best advice for anyone who suddenly comes upon a cougar is to stay still, make no noise and, if possible, try to back away from it.
- What is the likelihood that a person who comes upon these non-professional pages will actually persist and try to find tourism-related information by other means?

Origin

Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.

Rhymes

become, benumb, Brum, bum, chum, crumb, drum, glum, gum, ho-hum, hum, Kara Kum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, Rhum, rhumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, stum, succumb, sum, swum, thrum, thumb, tum, yum-yum

Definition of come in US English:

come

verbkəmkəm

[no object]

1Move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.
来；进入
Jessica came into the kitchen
杰斯进了厨房。
I came here on holiday with my parents
he came rushing out
他冲了出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, for one thing it's OK to shriek and run away from the ball if it comes near you.
- Some people swear that he has never come near the left-field line, even to snag a simple pop-up.
- As he came towards her, she knew that she should move away, but her feet wouldn't budge.
- They are huge, ponderous things that threaten to get tangled up and knock down anyone who comes near.
- If anyone comes near me, I'll just point to my shoes and tell them I'm wired.
- The men in the bar who had been so eager to drink with him now moved away when he came near them.
- When you're in the field, you only have to move if the ball comes near you.
- No-one would come near the fence because he would start barking.
- The man had turned his head on hearing his name, and stood up, stooping under each ceiling beam as he came towards them.
- As we come near, their strange familiarity becomes simply strange.
- The torch moved, came near his face and light shone over his features.
- He waited for a moment, making sure no one was coming and moved towards the direction the man came from.
- Use your defense moves if anyone that looks suspicious comes near you.
- They fly or flee when we come near, scared that we might harm them.
- As he comes near he widens his eyes still further and arches his eyebrows in an enquiring expression but she shakes her head and he wanders away again.
- If they get upset, they may become curious and come near the boat.
- She braced her hands on the wall, getting ready to move if he came another step towards her.
- I just stared mesmerized at the advancing natural terror as it came quickly towards my home.
- If a woman wearing it comes near me I start up uncontrollable sniffing behaviour.
- The evil magpie watched in confusion, but didn't come anywhere near us.
Synonyms
move nearer, move closer, approach, advance, near, draw nigh, draw close, draw closer, draw near, draw nearer
1. 1.1 Arrive at a specified place.
  来到；到达
  we walked along till we came to a stream
  我们一路散步直至来到溪边。
  it was very late when she came back
  她回来时已很晚了。
  my trunk hasn't come yet
  我的箱子还没到。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second evening I came late back from work, the first time in six months!
  Meg and Jo wait for their mother, but she is late in coming because her train has been delayed by a snowstorm.
  The woman from her place at her wall saw them come and saw them go.
  Sometimes it gets almost to Christmas Eve and nothing has come and then suddenly it's there.
  People came to their doors and windows; everybody came and had a look.
  My prediction with the pizza was right and ten minutes after it came, she arrived.
  I don't think he will because, when he came back to the club, he didn't come as a manager or a coach.
  Most of the guests and people who arrived came with their daughters.
  The bill came and she reached into her handbag to find her wallet.
  The Brazilian comes straight from his French Open win, full of confidence but with next to no grass court practice.
  None of this puts you in a good mood, but when they came, the main courses weren't bad.
  When I arrived, she came outside with the help of 2 other guys who she works with.
  Then the treasure trove panel awarded the stone to Shetland, so it came to our local museum, which is where it would have come anyway.
  Whenever you come and wherever you sit, however, you can be assured a pleasant dining experience.
  Synonyms
  arrive, get here, get there, reach one's destination, make it, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, turn up, be along, come along, materialize
2. 1.2 (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point.
  （物）达到；延伸到；至
  women in slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes
  身着长至鞋面的瘦长连衣裙的女士们。
  the path comes straight down
  这条小路一直向前延伸。
  Synonyms
  reach, arrive at, meet, get to, get up to, get as far as, make, make it to, set foot on, gain, attain
  extend, stretch, continue, carry on, spread
3. 1.3be coming Approach.
  someone was coming
  有人来了。
  she heard the train coming
  她听到火车来了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She swerved into a spot, coming dangerously close to the car next to us.
  He had that evil aura around him and was threateningly coming closer.
  I do know an alert crewman had saved us from coming extremely close.
  Otherwise, in my mind it would have been much too awkward, especially if he felt what she felt as he was coming closer.
  He shook his head, coming even closer until his lips were inches away from her.
  He opened his mouth, looking genuinely sorry about coming that close.
  He was coming closer to me, and I could almost smell his cheap cologne surrounding me.
  But, as he neared the ground, other instructors noticed that he was coming too close to farm buildings and a spectator area.
  By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly.
  I could hear his footsteps on the pavement approaching me, coming faster and faster.
  He kept on coming until we were close, only a few centimeters apart, all I had to do was breathe in deeply and we would be touching.
  On the other, Dave is coming dangerously close to overstepping the line of acceptable behavior!
  As police sirens wailed in the distance, coming ever closer, she called her boys off.
  He must have warned them we were coming because as we approached the other two swirled around to look.
  She knew she had looked away too late, and now he was coming closer.
  I'll be honest and admit that I try always to avoid coming too close to any living soul who may be there, bringing flowers.
  I heard the rhythm of footsteps pound down the hallway, coming ever closer to the holding cells.
  This is what I mean about coming too close to something mean, nasty and permanently polluted.
  The shape darted behind trees and through the shadows, coming ever closer to the failing glow of the cinders.
  Stacey opened the door to the bathroom, looked out to make sure no one was coming near, and closed it again.
  Synonyms
  imminent, impending, close, near, approaching, coming, forthcoming, in prospect, at hand, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in the offing, in the pipeline, in the air, in the wind, in the wings, just around the corner
4. 1.4 Travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event.
  （为了陪某人、做某事或出席某活动）旅行；到来
  the police came
  警察来了。
  come and live with me
  来和我一起住。
  the electrician came to fix the stove
  这个电工来修厨灶。
  figurative we have certainly come a long way since Aristotle
  〈喻〉自亚里士多德以来，我们确实走过了漫漫长路。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then the people who did the road works came and dug the path up and found the fault.
  It is always a living Canadian author, who will come and be involved in events in the community.
  A reluctant priest came to his bedside, after Voltaire threatened legal action against him if he did not come.
  But the man had been intimidated in the same way as the rest of the room had, until I had come and freed them from the witch's curse.
  If you thought dance-film/video was all about music clips, then come and find out what else it can be.
  People from every biological discipline you can imagine would come and present their papers.
  And now you come and sit with me and look at our viewers and say here's the truth.
  Please come and read the links but don't provide any more hits than your own.
  So come and enjoy the event and let's all have a safe and fun-filled day.
  If I wasn't happy with that, I don't think I would have come and spoken to the chairman, although I am glad in a way that I did.
  If that happens to you in your life, you come and talk to me about it and reassure them that they're safe and sound in your care.
  Please come and support the event, which is being held in aid of community care.
  There were those investors who at least did come and started some ventures of some kind.
  What matters most is that the people who do come and read are enjoying what I write.
  This is the final so come and laugh at the ones that made it.
  Please come and support what will be a superb night's cricket.
  She comes over to me, sits next to me, puts her hand on my thigh and flicks her hair back, while she demands I come and dance with her.
  So come and chortle, chuckle and giggle your way through a fun filled weekend with excellent stand up comedy and family fun.
  Some of the people of Elderswood are coming, due to arrive tomorrow as witnesses.
  They might have come and said strong words against Greece.
5. 1.5 Join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action.
  一起来（参加某活动）
  do you want to come fishing tomorrow?
  你明天想一起来钓鱼吗？
6. 1.6come along/on Make progress; develop.
  进步；进展；发展
  he's coming along nicely
  他发展良好。
  she asked them how their garden was coming on
  她向他们询问他们花园的进展情况。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Early last season, this first-round pick experienced some typical rookie problems, but he came on as the season progressed.
  He noticed over the following six months that he was developing symptoms which came on after he had been lifting the heavier kegs of beer.
  Synonyms
  progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway
  progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway
7. 1.7in imperative Said to someone when correcting, reassuring, or urging them on.
  得了吧，不；放心吧；快，来吧，走吧（用于纠正、安慰或催促某人）
  “Come, come, child, no need to thank me.”
  “不，孩子，不用感谢我。”
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before coming to this CPS type approach, someone may say to you, ‘Well, come, come, are you not moving the responsibility for managing staff away from managers?’
  Oh, come, come, surely you're pouring extra olive brine into your cocktail?
2Occur; happen; take place.
发生；出现
twilight had not yet come
黎明还没来临。
a chance like this doesn't come along every day
像这样的机会不是每天都有的。
waiting for a crash that never came
等待从未发生过的碰撞。
Example sentencesExamples
- But then the real ‘boom’ is the demand for public appearances that comes as a boon for stars like him.
- It comes near the end of the track, pretty much in the outro, and it adds a cool other layer to the whole mess that's going on.
- But this scene, coming as close to the closing moments of the film as it does, confuses things.
- The move to sue comes despite concerted action to tackle bullying in schools in the past few years, including a national anti-bullying network.
- This comes as a blow for many residents who could suffer difficulties travelling to alternative branches and may find that they are overcrowded.
- It came only after yet another procedural skirmish about the agenda and the debate was quite chaotic and confusing.
- For those who haven't seen/read the play, this comes near the end when, alone and rejected, Harry has knocked over all of the chess pieces.
- But the pinnacle of her singles career came when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open last month.
- The warning in Hull comes after months of violent and abusive encounters between local teenagers and immigrants.
- It's available right now while stocks last, or until the black helicopters arrive - whichever comes soonest.
- It came without warning, as if a switch flicked, initiating a flood of brightness.
- The sounds are familiar and pleasant, but they belong to another time - a time that has not yet come.
- Yet all this came without the grinding regimen of tuition centres and coaching colleges.
- A feint can force your enemy to tie down huge amounts of forces to protect against an attack that never comes.
- Every such situation, every routine, is but an illusion, and he who is tempted to believe in it will not be prepared for the blow when it comes.
- Getting up is bad enough but when it comes after rolling over onto something cold and slimy it's just all kinds of bad.
- This comes as a great blow to Yorkshire, who have temporarily installed the shop in the new indoor centre, a place it cannot remain when all the nets are in full use.
- The week passed, and the week when her father was supposed to arrive finally came.
- This comes as a huge blow to the night scene - we have lost the venue that brought us our first ever 16-hour parties!
- The news, conveyed to customers by letter, comes as a blow to communities in areas like Cross Hills, where local amenities are heavily relied upon.
Synonyms
happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow
1. 2.1 Be heard, perceived, or experienced.
  出现（被听到、察觉或经历）
  a voice came from the kitchen
  声音从厨房传来。
  it came as a great shock
  它太令人震惊了。
  “No,” came the reply
  回答是“不”
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘It came as a big shock at the time, but it gave us the shove we needed to set up our own business,’ said Sue.
  The dramatic admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case.
  There's simply nowhere to put the patients but it came as a surprise when we heard that adults were being put in with the children's ward.
  What happened was horrendous and came as a very big shock.
  This came as quite a shock, and a fairly unwelcome one.
  So it came as something of a surprise that the dawn of the new Millennium brought nothing but catastrophe and confusion to the aerospace giant.
  The conviction, which means I can no longer practice law, came as a total surprise.
  Her death at the age of 56 came as a shock; she'd recently been touring in Europe and had been planning a US tour.
  So the discovery that he gave a short, sharp bark whenever his name is mentioned and a long loud howl whenever he hears applause came as a shock.
  This came as a surprise to the British Chambers of Commerce.
  Like others, I found the ending frustrating, but it came as a relief too.
  After two false labours, it came as a relief for all of us.
  So it came as quite a blow to hear that he was leaving.
  It came as such a shock, and our worlds literally fell in.
  This came as a total surprise to her as she was not aware that the class had proposed her for the flowers.
  I have been burgled four times before so it came as no surprise to me when I heard the news although it was still shocking.
  The admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case.
  It came as no surprise to me that this woman's music is deep and emotionally honest, just like her name.
  This came as a surprise after my wife's experience with it last week.
  He said he was aware of Ben's work but it came as a major surprise to him that the artist was now living in County Galway.
2. 2.2 (of a quality) become apparent or noticeable through actions or performance.
  （性质）体现出来
  as an actor your style and personality must come through
  作为一名演员，你必须体现出你的风格和个性。
  Synonyms
  be communicated, be perceived, penetrate, get through, get across, be got across, be clear, be understood, be comprehended, register, be taken in, sink in, be grasped, strike home
3. 2.3come across" or British "over" or US "off (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression.
  （人）看（或听）上去是；给人某种印象；表现
  he'd always come across as a decent guy
  他看上去总是像个正派人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Indeed, compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most of the cartoon fish come across as rather dull, failing to make a real impression.
  When all is said and done, they come across as a rock 'n' roll Motown wall of sound.
  Her character didn't come across as compassionate and concerned, except in how it directly influenced her.
  As a result, our songs tend to come across as sounding looser than they actually are.
  I didn't want to come across as patronising, but I did.
  I expect it would come across as a very cold, blustery place, but yet with this sort of eerie beauty of Saturn in the sky.
  While they appear to be normal - they come across as somewhat false.
  If you introduce a pre-show element, be sure it relates to the show and doesn't come across as a cheap marketing gimmick.
  But quite a few of the others come across as frivolous, apathetic, foolish or all of the above.
  This puzzles me since I'm told I'm not unattractive and I think I come across as friendly.
  But he actively engaged in bureaucratic ploys so he could come across as the loyal soldier and cover his tracks.
  It's true that blogs can be a useful tool for exploring and expressing ideas, and that they come across as relatively dynamic in today's circumstances.
  They are also blissfully unaware that, to serious thinkers, they come across as the kids we hated in high school.
  I know some of this opinion may come across as very strong, but it is something I feel so strongly about and it is something which I carry around with me everyday of my life.
  To come across as being an intellectual, one should appear to be very well-read.
  I hope that I didn't come across as hostile or anything.
  After all, I appeared to be a bookworm sort of fellow trying to come across as tough.
  But those in control, although they want to come across as one of the common people, aren't prepared to give up their handle on power.
  Many, however, come across as parodies of the cheerfully uninformed American undergraduate.
  Hence, some of the lines don't come across as winsome as they might otherwise have appeared.
  Synonyms
  seem, appear, look, sound, give the impression of being, have the air of being, have the appearance of being, strike someone as, look as though one is, look to be
4. 2.4 (of a thought or memory) enter one's mind.
  （思想，回忆）进入脑海；想起，想到
  the basic idea came to me while reading an article
  当我正在读一篇文章时，我想出了基本观点。
  a passage from a novel came back to Adam
  亚当想起了小说中的一段话。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Here the Big Idea came first, and it's the product that's being invented after the fact.
  The image that comes most readily to mind is that of a kettle failing to boil because the lid's been left off.
  What comes immediately to mind is the Multiple Universe interpretation of quantum theory.
  I am sure there are others - the above list are just those that come readily to mind.
  I've been trying to think of a slang term for garbage overproducer, but not much comes immediately to mind.
  An idea was coming quickly to mind, causing his eyes to widen slightly in realization.
  Kafka's story The Hunger Artist, the tale of an artist whose medium is public fasting, comes most vividly to mind.
  So far, though, none of the progressive groups that come readily to mind seem interested.
  These are just the ones that come immediately to mind at 6 a.m. after no sleep, I might add.
  She sinks into her bed, memories and questions coming forth in her mind.
  Yes, it came to me on a train going from Manchester to London in England and it came very suddenly.
  And the one which comes immediately to mind, is the current rigidity in the issuance of visas to would-be tourists.
  The blush only doubled after his speech, imagines coming unbidden to her mind.
  It is the memory that comes even as we walk right now, here on this bend.
  Avuncular is the word that comes most readily to mind.
  I don't know what triggered this memory but it came and flooded my senses with remembrance.
  Sentiment is not something that comes easily to mind when it could mean that silverware has to be sacrificed.
  As the building grew larger and larger with our approach, the thought came unbidden to my mind.
  A reflection came across her mind and the thought came like a slap in the face.
  The memory of this came unbidden into my mind when I read recently in the papers that beaches for dogs are one of the latest crazes.
3Take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority.
（在空间、次序或优先权中）占
prisons come far down the list of priorities
监狱在优先权名单中排在很后面。
I make sure my kids come first
我得确保我的孩子们排在首位。
Example sentencesExamples
- Had I ever to garden in a limited space, two plants that would come high on my priority list would be green beans and garlic.
1. 3.1 Achieve a specified place in a race or contest.
  （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
  she came second among sixty contestants
  她在60个竞争者中获得第二名。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I entered the contest and came second in the local finals.
  Any athlete who comes first, second or third in more than one event should tell the announcer their preference for selection before the end of the meeting.
  I am thinking of someone like our kayaker in the Olympics, who came second in his race.
  Teachers had teams in certain races and unflinchingly came last every single time.
  If it comes second you only get the winnings you would have earned if you'd only bet on it to place.
  All those children who came first, second and third in the local athletics event have qualified for the county final.
  We had three animals in two classes and they came first, second and third in both classes.
  The American firm of architects which came second in the race is also among one of seven teams up for the job.
  They have so much respect for writers, even ones that don't come first or second.
  Two: the worst thing that can possibly befall a contrada is for its horse to come second; coming last is nothing in comparison.
  Luddenden came second last year and third the year before, so villagers are hopeful they are moving nearer to taking top spot.
  If you come second in a race, you try harder, so that next time you win.
  Their next game will be on the 24th or 25th depending on whether they come first or second in Group A.
4Pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion.
变成；进入某状态（尤指分离或分裂状态）
his shirt had come undone
他的衬衫扣子松开了。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is very cool because the patented fastener is a yin yang symbol that comes apart but holds securely.
- That annoying, ugly, trick gold lamp that comes apart in the middle when you pick it up has been the scourge of my family for years.
- Things went well until we walked to the jet to preflight and saw the left main tire had started coming apart.
- Like his mother and his grandmother, he combed his hair day after day, collecting the hair that came loose.
- His mind remains sharp, even if his body, in its ninth decade, is slowly coming apart.
- She is coming apart, the way a braid does when one has been swimming a long time.
- It's all very much more fragile, and could so easily come apart.
- It seemed to be coming apart, and that seemed to, if anything, spur the negotiations.
- So it came to pass that life is coming apart - and just when I needed it to stay together.
- As a result, traditional systems of helping the aged are coming apart.
- Just when they seemed to be coming apart at the seams, they struck a purple patch and put Wicklow asleep with some wonderful football.
- I look at myself and wonder if I'm coming apart at the seams.
- Both men suffered facial injuries and one needed surgery to stitch together a piece of skin that had come apart from the left side of his nose.
- There is no seismic movement; the fabric of reality doesn't suddenly come apart at the seams.
- My own bathing attire is coming apart at the hip-side seam.
- The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together.
- Moreover, in the Homeric there exists an acute and graphic sense of how things work, are put together, come apart.
- The infamous discipline seems to be coming apart at the seams.
- This film shows the family, especially the dad, coming apart at the seams.
- It came apart easily, was as boneless as it could be but was a little dry on the outside.
Synonyms
break up, fall to bits, fall to pieces, come to bits, come to pieces, disintegrate, splinter, come unstuck, crumble, separate, split, tear, collapse, dissolve
1. 4.1come to/into Reach or be brought to a specified situation or result.
  达到某种情况（或结果）；结果是
  you will come to no harm
  你不会吃亏的。
  staff who come into contact with the public
  接触公众的职员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That resulted in the judge coming to a different conclusion.
  When it comes to a situation where parents' individual interests contravene public interests, there is a need to weigh up all the interests involved.
  We may be coming to a situation where whole families, grandparents, parents and weans are all users.
  Did you think just two years ago that the situation would come to this?
  With the battle for Spirit Group coming to a head, results from the main listed player in the pubs sector may become of more interest than usual.
  Essex Police were this week looking into the situation before coming to a decision on whether to contest the merit of the temporary order or not.
  The situation's coming to a head, and he doesn't have many more chances to stall the inevitable.
  Grandparents on both sides can also be brought in to help the parents come to a shared care situation.
  As projects come to completion, all results must be published and there must be no publication without peer review.
  On the other hand, if the global conditions continue to push oil prices higher, the Chancellor's attempts to calm the situation may come to naught.
  The lead up to Churchill coming to power was the result of the failure of the Munich agreement.
  However in their earnestness to achieve optimum results some voluntary organisations tend to lose direction, often resulting in their efforts coming to a nought.
  If it comes to a situation where we believe there are organisations that have declared war, then we have to provide defences as if there is a war.
  If it comes to the situation when it's up to me to make the decision, then naturally this will be taken into consideration.
  After evaluating ratings of articles by medical editors and narrowing the field, the staff must come to agreement on a single entry.
  Synonyms
  reach, attain, arrive at, come to, make
2. 4.2 Reach eventually a certain condition or state of mind.
  最终明白，终于了解
  he had come to realize she was no puppet
  他终于明白她绝不是个傀儡。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Through the practice of meditation one comes to realize the true nature of mind.
  The defeated ministers are slowly coming to terms with their situation.
  The album, which was two years in the making, is the result of his coming to terms with many issues in his life.
  Only in the final stages of the conflict did he come to realize that the war was lost.
  Quarter-of-an-hour after the game was over, still out on the pitch, David was trying to soak it all in, coming to terms with the result.
  In coming to terms with this situation, teachers need to accept the loss of some traditional deference.
  It is merely there for you to have in mind when you come to weigh up her evidence.
  Few great players get to know links courses, though, without coming to love them.
  We might act on a preference about what to buy or do, and then come to realize that it was not worth it.
  I'm coming to think that biting the hand that feeds me might represent a tasty alternative.
5Be sold, available, or found in a specified form.
被出售；被采用，可用；可找到
the cars come with a variety of extras
这些汽车与各种额外配件一起出售。
they come in three sizes
它们有三种尺码。
Example sentencesExamples
- The asking price for the building, which comes with adjoining ramp space, is $4 million.
- The vehicles themselves are designed to accommodate up to four people, and come complete with stowage space for bicycles.
- In reality, only the mussels arrived, but came with a rich tomato sauce and a strong but not overwhelming celery edge.
- Take out the material that comes with the thermometer and read it.
- It comes with two car-parking spaces at an adjoining property, and there is scope for extension on to the roof itself.
- There are only two of these houses, which come with garages, still available.
- The build quality was up to scratch, the cars looked gorgeous and came, of course, with those pacy motors.
- Everything else comes with health warnings, so why not?
- They come with a coppery glow in the aura and always bring transformation of the soul, if you will let them.
- It comes with 25 activity cards each with two sides.
- The router is also a space saver and comes with an accessory stand that lets you position the device on its side.
- We order a pavlova that comes with meringue so rock solid and hard we would have been better off with pneumatic drill than a spoon.
- This is how I came to imagine some kind of film thesaurus, a little like the one that comes with a word processor.
- They seem to produce the best images and come with the best feature mix for a reasonable cost.
- Whether the bulbs come in the mail, or from the local garden center, they usually come with instructions.
- Different functionalities make it possible to do one thing much more easily or effectively, but they come with a smaller cost elsewhere.
- Internet radio may be growing, but it doesn't yet come with pictures.
- The meals, which cost £3.99 each, come with a choice of four salads plus any drink.
- It came with two large orders of mashed potatoes and coleslaw and a bunch of biscuits.
- I take numerous pills and every container I open comes with a pamphlet warning of possible side effects.
Synonyms
be available, be made, be produced, be for sale, be on offer
6informal Have an orgasm.
〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮
Synonyms
climax, achieve orgasm, orgasm

prepositionkəmkəm

informal

When a specified time is reached or event happens.
〈非正式〉当（时间）来临；当（事件）发生
I don't think that they'll be far away from honors come the new season
当新的季节到来时，我想他们离优等生也不远了。
Example sentencesExamples
- We can only hope for a repeat performance of last week come this weekend.
- Imagine slipping this on come boxing day when the family comes around?
- And he predicted that the continuing fall-out from the war could prove crucial come polling day.
- If come January, he's way ahead in the polls, Clark will be able to get away with this approach.
- It should be interesting come qualifying Saturday and hopefully in the race.
- Five years may have slipped away since my grandad's passing, but come Saturday he'll be there next to me again.
- The grotto guide is a brilliantly jaded girl whose patience is obviously waning come November.
- And, likewise, a Republican defeat now would only make them leaner and stronger come 2008.
- She would enjoy his young years and try to gave him a base foundation to work with come his adolescent years.
- Saying that, the siege mentality that the players have displayed will doubtless be beneficial come Euro 2004.

nounkəmkəm

informal

Semen ejaculated at an orgasm.
〈非正式〉性交高潮时射出的精液

Usage

The use of come followed by and, as in come and see for yourself, dates back to Old English, but is seen by some as incorrect or only suitable for informal English. For more details, see and

Phrases

as — as they come

Used to describe someone or something that is a supreme example of the quality specified.
最…的；非常…的
Smith is as tough as they come
史密斯非常强壮。
Example sentencesExamples
- He's everything a football player should be - he's as tough as they come.
- He is as versatile as they come and he has so many quality strings to his bow that he is well tuned up in every aspect of the game.
- ‘We always knew it would be tough, but this is as tough as they come,’ he said.
- To give a little background, the Aunt - while a wonderful woman - is as nosy and as pushy as they come.
- It's difficult not to be impressed by this outrageous concrete hyperbole, but he is as right-on as they come and says he despises it as a symbol of tyranny.
- He's as big as they come, both literally and figuratively.
- But then one of friends is about as fey as they come.
- He is as tough as they come and never gives and inch.
- She had everything going for her - Olympic glory, good looks, personality, and as articulate as they come.
- These lessons, these stories, are as essential as they come.

come again?

informal Used to ask someone to repeat or explain something they have said.
〈非正式〉你说什么；请再说一遍；请解释一下

come and go

1Arrive and then depart again; move around freely.
来了又走，来来往往；自由走动
Example sentencesExamples
- The great flood of January 4th has come and gone, and all the excitement over it has dwindled.
- There were no extra guards at the gates, and anyone can come and go freely.
- Dolly has come and gone, but the implications of her design have begun a new chapter in life, ethics and possibilities.
- Some have even returned to the fray for second helpings, while journeymen pros have come and gone like travelling salesmen.
- I grew up in God's country, east Tennessee, and I have always come and gone as I please.
- We need to have doors in our walls with guards at the doors, but let's let people come and go freely.
- We're only realizing it now, just how long it's been and all the groups that have come and gone since we've been in this.
- Others have come and gone, some even had a spell, maybe even a season or two in the sun, but few truly prospered long-term.
- Some people are, however, going to be disappointed to learn that his chance at a Booker has already come and gone.
- We did not know when we can come and go freely.
1. 1.1Exist or be present for a limited time; be transitory.
  瞬息即逝，昙花一现
  health fads come and go
  Example sentencesExamples
  Novelty events come and go and are of limited appeal but a good musical act covers a multitude and keeps the crowd happy.
  Organic food is a middle-class fad that can come and go according to sentiment.
  In my years of experience, I have seen many language and programming fads come and go.
  Like the yo-yo, the hula hoop, and the Mohican haircut, vehicle fads come and go.
  Booms may come and go, but the analysis of the data must go on forever.
  You can't force a style on people, and trends and fads come and go at different intervals.
  Looking at all those illustrations, one can learn first hand about how fashions come and go in repeated cycles.
  Directors rise and fall, fads come and go, but cinema is just as exciting as it's always been.
  Artists come and go, gaining notoriety and popularity before heading off into distant horizons.
  This is so because political parties come and go, but the nation remains.

come from behind

Win after lagging.
后来居上
Example sentencesExamples
- This team is pretty good at coming from behind and staying tough.
- Great credit must go to the latter for coming from behind to force the late draw.
- She won easily after coming from behind.
- They were fitter and sharper and deserve enormous credit in coming from behind not just once, but twice.
- At Sandown yesterday, his performance in coming from behind to destroy a field of handicappers even had the bookmakers raving.
- Naturally enough, they were rooting for the guy coming from behind because they wanted an exciting finish.
- They continued their good start to the campaign by coming from behind to beat Buxton 2-1.
- The aspect of that win which was most pleasing was they won coming from behind, the converse of some earlier games.
- Westport United showed admirable resilience and courage in coming from behind twice to book a place in the last four of the League Cup.
- They are limping their way towards the play-offs after coming from behind twice in two games.

come off it

informal in imperativeSaid when vigorously expressing disbelief.
〈非正式〉住口；别胡说；别吹了；别装了
Example sentencesExamples
- Oh, come off it, it's true that they can be justly blamed for all sorts of devilish chicanery, but your presumption is crazy.
- Indeed, she claims that there is an unspoken English rule that she calls ‘the importance of not being earnest’, along with a peculiarly English injunction to say, ‘Oh, come off it!’
- Come off it, that's not something ‘worth remembering’.
- I can accept there would be a little disappointment associated with a camp designed for children's activities being cancelled but come off it, surely the child could make do with either the swimming pool or the beach.
- Well, I say hooray for the older man, too, but come off it.
- My honest (and admittedly, somewhat cruel) reaction is ‘Oh, come off it, you're not that special.’
- ‘Oh come off it, mate,’ he said, because he is not only a hawk, but has a keen and impatient mind.
- OK, there are bound to be borderlines for teenagers - but come off it.
- ‘Oh, come off it,’ I said, when they started raving.
- So everything I do, there's this little bit of me that's saying, Hey, come off it, you can't do this.

come to nothing

Have no significant or successful result in the end.
落空；徒劳无功；没有结果
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result another good idea came to nothing and another report ended up gathering dust in some warehouse.
- I'd hate to see all the work he's done coming to nothing just because of the generally idiotic circumstances that prevail around here when anyone tries to stick their neck out and do something original.
- As a result, ‘it becomes sentimentalism and comes to nothing.’
- As he talks, the grey-haired retired policeman holds his head in his hands out of sheer frustration that his views have still come to nothing.
- But, overall, it was vacuous stuff, came to nothing, and fizzled out.
- But this came to nothing and it fell to the French to pioneer international sport in keeping with their long diplomatic traditions.
- That the speculation came to nothing is a result of different aspects of a goalkeeper's skill-set being of interest to different managers.
- But constant failure to agree on anything meant all of this came to nothing, and now these opportunities have been lost.
- Confidence was now high but a succession of further chances came to nothing.
- In fact, even if the writing comes to nothing, and nothing much happens for the rest of my life, I'm happy that I've changed from the person I was.
Synonyms
fail, meet with failure, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, be frustrated, break down, collapse, founder, fold, come to nothing, come to naught

come to pass

literary Happen; occur.
〈主诗/文〉发生；出现
it came to pass that she had two sons
她真的有两个儿子。
Example sentencesExamples
- The party's boasts during the last parliament that it had replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition did not come to pass.
- As if to allow their predictions to come true, the international community has presided over the coming to pass of a deteriorating socio-economic climate for young people.
- As it is still being run by a management team, not all of these things have come to pass although they they probably will when a new franchisee has been found.
- And there is an acknowledgement that the truly big occasions must be savoured to the full lest they never come to pass again.
- And so it has come to pass, but in a rather different way than she predicted.
- That's a pretty hopeful view; it would be nice to see it come to pass, if only partially.
- He suggested that it was likely I was going get an interview, and indeed that did come to pass.
- And that's exactly what's come to pass - they won the war, then they seemed to be at a total loss as to what to do next.
- But if such a ban did indeed come to pass, would that make the system stable?
- And tell him to take this opportunity to make sure that doesn't come to pass.
Synonyms
happen, come about, occur, transpire, arise

come to that (or if it comes to that)

informal In fact (said to introduce an additional point)
〈非正式〉事实上；其实（用于引出另一点）
there isn't a clock on the mantelpiece—come to that, there isn't a mantelpiece!
壁炉架上并没有钟——事实上，也根本没有壁炉架。
Example sentencesExamples
- But nobody should have their past held against them - or their future, come to that.
- In fact come to that there wasn't a car park as such either, more of a development site with vehicles strewn about across it.
- Actually, come to that - when did you last see a Top of the Pops dressing room?
- Well, the grannies and, come to that, the great grannies that I know are otherwise engaged.
- I thought people would never stop carping about the green light business, or the parking come to that.
- Nor, if it comes to that, is there any justification in the way that executives awarded themselves multi-million bonuses while axing 170 rural branches.
- He now exposes the grandiose follies of Oxford University itself, and a few other universities as well, come to that.
- And come to that how many people can get any of the fancy new digital channels - of the BBC or anyone else?
- It's dead easy to make with spinach beet, or real spinach come to that.
- It isn't that I don't like drugs, or his work come to that, it's that they don't agree with me.

come to think of it

On reflection (said when an idea or point occurs to one while one is speaking).
（讲话时）突然想起来
Example sentencesExamples
- And come to think of it, he's one of the few singers around today that will still have a career in ten years time!
- He came on Wednesday, which come to think of it, wasn't that much of a surprise, given that he was due last Saturday.
- And, come to think of it, the window frames look pretty ropey as well.
- He would make an ideal jumping supremo, come to think of it.
- So I am a bit unsure if I like the movie come to think of it.
- And come to think of it most of the victims I have seen being carried home as trophies by cats have been birds, dormice and voles.
- In fact I went through most of my fly box come to think of it.
- Very graceful it was too, like a blue bird of prey but without feathers or wings or talons or any other bird features, come to think of it.
- And, come to think of it, I am unable to spend the day laying a new patio.
- I'm not sure that reading his diary is such a great idea after all, come to think of it.

come what may

No matter what happens.
无论如何；不管发生什么
Example sentencesExamples
- Don't enter training without intending to complete it, come what may (barring only the most extreme circumstances).
- Nevertheless a piece was required every day, come what may.
- When I started practising trance music, the main intention was to make people dance, come what may.
- She is busy trying to find the basic cost of £600 to pay for the trip to Germany but is determined to get there come what may as she takes a big step towards her dream of playing in next year's world championships.
- The members were obviously rattled at the presence of residents and it was apparent that this proposal will happen come what may with no regard to local residents.
- In other words, the rich countries have perfected a well-established state intervention programme to ensure that their farmers get a minimum level of income, come what may.
- A recent torn hamstring followed by a dispute with her coach could mean she doesn't even start the opening 100m hurdles on Saturday despite her protestations that she will be lining up come what may.
- It's the arrogance that galls - an arrogance that she can afford to entertain because, come what may, the invitations to share what pass for her thoughts will never be withdrawn.
- Claims that he was determined to call a referendum this Parliament, come what may and regardless of the five tests, were wrong, he told them.
- All this meant they did not have all their eggs in one basket, so when one section was doing badly, another would perhaps be all right and so, by dint of thrift and hard work, they managed to make a living, come what may.
Synonyms
in spite of everything, in spite of that, nonetheless, even so, however, but, still, yet, though, be that as it may, for all that, despite everything, despite that, after everything, having said that, that said, just the same, all the same, at the same time, in any event, come what may, at any rate, notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow

have it coming (to one)

informal Be due for retribution on account of something bad that one has done.
〈非正式〉活该
his uppity sister-in-law had it coming to her
他那自负的小姨子活该。
Example sentencesExamples
- They had it coming to them, but does one wrong ever justify another?
- He did not look around, for he knew he'd have it coming to him.
- But hell, it's not like the other guy didn't have it coming to him, being on the other team and all.
- And anyway, if you really did it, I'm quite sure they had it coming to them.
- The international community, on the other hand, will say that they had it coming to them.
- ‘I suppose I had it coming to me, though,’ he added.
- Really, the subliminal message here is that this woman had it coming to her.
- Yet it is too simplistic to suggest that these raiders had it coming to them.
- The dialogue reinforces the mob suggestions: ‘There's nothing I can do, he's had it coming to him,’ says a barman.
- I stole a lot when I was younger, so I definitely had it coming to me.

how come?

informal Said when asking how or why something happened or is the case.
〈非正式〉怎么会这样；为什么会发生
how come you never married, Jimmy?
你怎么会从未结婚呢，吉米？
Example sentencesExamples
- I told him, ‘If we are not China and we are not Taiwan, then how come?’
- She frowned at me, looking disappointed, and he raised a curious eyebrow, asking, silently, ‘how come?’
- Long-lost customers show up saying ‘Wow, heard you were closing, how come?’
- He rubbed his palms together ‘Could you explain to us how come?’
- He said nonsensical things like, ‘You're so many colors all over, how come?’
- He smiled faintly at Michael, ‘I don't mean to sound pressuring or anything, but how come?’

to come

(following a noun) in the future.
跟在名词之后未来的；将来的
films that would inspire generations to come
将鼓舞未来一代代人的电影。
in years to come
在未来的岁岁年年中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Everybody turned up for a meeting to chat about the summer just past and the one to come.
- Schools reflect what is in society as a whole and they help shape the society to come.
- He is a great player to play off so I'm just hoping its the start of many more goals to come.
- I think we may well find ourselves walking out that way quite a lot in the months to come.
- We have a team of fine young players, who it is hoped can progress in seasons to come.
- In years to come it will probably seem amazing that we lived our lives any other way.
- It was a great way to spend a summer afternoon and there is still much more to come.
- Over the weeks and months to come, we will no doubt find out more about why they died.
- Otherwise, it may be evidence that this is a bad deal and there is more trouble to come.
- He said the gangland murder could be one of the cases that police turn back to in years to come.

where someone is coming from

informal Someone's meaning, motivation, or personality.
〈非正式〉（人的）意图；动机；个性
Example sentencesExamples
- Well, I can understand where he is coming from.
- While I understand where he is coming from, I think his post actually betrays a misguided set of moral priorities across the entire political landscape.
- And as a result, I don't think the electorate understands where it is coming from,’ he says.
- A handful of Latino-accented films on screens recently show a decidedly mixed picture of where Hollywood is coming from and where it thinks it's going.
- I understand exactly where he is coming from.
- It is becoming increasingly difficult to work out where she is coming from.
- You've got to understand where he is coming from.
- So if you really want to argue with that, please, pick up the book - it's a good, quick read, and at least you'll know where Johnson is coming from.
- I know exactly where he is coming from - there's no time to pander to people's emotions.
- I can readily identify with where the Judge is coming from, because with solicitors being directly involved on the day in different cases that are listed in both courts the inevitability is that problems will arise.

Phrasal Verbs

come about

1Happen; take place.
发生；出现
the relative speed with which emancipation came about
解放实现的相对速度。
Example sentencesExamples
- This fallacy came about because of English painters during the Victorian era.
- He, however, sees regime change coming about through somewhat more direct means.
- This additional post came about due to the refitting of the Lincoln store.
- Yet belief also comes about through direct experience.
- This came about as the direct result of a fatality that happened here in the early 80s.
- The interest in marine biology came about when he was in college working in the steel mills.
- Most of these shipwrecks came about by collision, by storm, or by bad navigation.
- But what are the odds of life coming about by sheer chance?
- The delay came about because the tunnel had come up short of a screen of trees, slowing the flow of escaping airmen.
- The amendment, which extends the recall statute to 10 years, comes about in response to a Congressional proposal.
Synonyms
happen, occur, take place, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow
2(of a ship) change direction.
（船）改变方向
Example sentencesExamples
- Lisan just sat there in her floating command chair, her focus was not upon the exploding ships but at the war cruisers that were slowly coming about and from the looks of it, they weren't planning on a retreat any time soon.
- Five days more they sailed, eventually coming about to face northwest.
- Starboard oars pushing and port oars pulling, she came about rapidly and chased after the Isis.
- I came about and headed for home but my little boat didn't beat into the wind very well.
- As the Lexington heeled over and started to come about and face the tanker fleet.
- The command ship, designated as the Chasing Death, drove forward into the nearest enemy destroyers, who were coming about to meet them, along with the heavy cruiser.
- As we came about, I heard a grinding noise and watched the mast lean over and fall into the water.
- Signaling with one long shrill of his whistle followed by one short blast, he waits for an echo from the harbormaster, then comes about and eases his boat against the wharf of a two-story shed.
Synonyms
change course, change direction, change heading

come across

1Meet or find by chance.
偶然遇见；偶然发现
I came across these old photos recently
最近我偶然发现了这些旧照片。
Example sentencesExamples
- So the courtiers arranged for the emperor to take a walk in his park, where he ‘chanced’ to come upon a ‘wandering’ giraffe.
- Does it not mean making preparation to meet the things that come upon us?
- By chance they come upon her in her hide-out.
- I do need to know what things look like in the rare chance that I ever come upon them.
- It might be that you know from the literature that there are specific employers or companies attending that you want to meet with, or you might just come upon them by chance as you wander around.
- I came upon your website by chance and am quite impressed by the content and quality of your coverage.
- The building itself was largely destroyed, but by chance I had come upon the entry way into the subway line on my first tour through the city.
- Police, calling at a house to trace a former occupant, by chance came upon a case of extreme hardship.
- There's also a chance of coming upon a riotous migration party - bands of warblers passing through.
- He came upon the channel by chance when he noticed that there was a call-in taking place.
2Hand over or provide what is wanted.
〈非正式〉交，交出（或提供）（所需之物）
she has come across with some details
她已提供了一些详细资料。
Example sentencesExamples
- So if they thought she'd come across with some blockbuster testimony, they'd put her up there.
- Whether we come across with little or much, the mere gesture can be a spiritually lightening experience.
Synonyms
hand over, give, deliver, produce, part with, pay up
1. 2.1(of a woman) agree to have sexual intercourse with a man.
  （妇女）同意与男性性交
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had a date at eight with Holly, but she wasn't ready to come across yet.

come along

1Arrive.
a chance like this doesn't come along every day
像这样的机会不是每天都有的。
Synonyms
arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize
2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone or telling them to hurry up.
加把劲；快来，赶快（用于鼓励或催促某人）
That's our man, Watson! Come along!
Synonyms
hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come on, look lively, speed up, move faster

come around

1Recover consciousness.
恢复知觉，苏醒
I'd just come around from a drunken stupor
我刚从酒醉不省人事中清醒过来。
Example sentencesExamples
- After I came round from the op I wanted to cry but thought if I started I would never stop.
- Hope your friend comes around all right.
- On coming round, she called for a priest.
- When Michael came round it fell to Diana to tell him about his friend Matthew's death.
- Just as the coffin was being lowered into the grave he came round and his cries for help were heard.
- John Rusius, for Yasin, said the officer slapped the defendant across the face more than once and when he came round, he wondered what was going on.
- But as soon as I came around I couldn't resist a peek at my boobs.
Synonyms
regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come to, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up
2Be converted to another person's opinion.
转向另一观点
I came around to her point of view
我转而同意她的观点。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have a feeling though that, Scotsmen aside, at long last public opinion may have finally come round to my point of view, which is why I venture to raise the issue once again.
- I thought at the time that the cartoon was the usual poisonous attempt to shift blame, but I'm coming round to the opinion that there was some merit in the cartoon after all.
- However, by the 1960s I had several colleagues who were great fans, and public opinion gradually came round to the view that he had been foolish rather than wicked.
- There's considerable evidence that the public are coming round to our way of thinking on a wide range of issues.
- Public opinion too had come round in favour of continuing broadcasting as a monopoly in the custody of the BBC, and there was no opposition to its transformation into a corporation at the end of the following year.
- The more he puts his case as superbly as he did last Tuesday, the more public opinion will come round as well.
- Public opinion is rapidly coming round to the idea that it was seriously misled.
- When he announced his intention, towards the end of his days at Oxford, to become a rabbi, his mother accused him of doing it to spite them, although she came round quickly.
- I am coming round more and more to questioning whether we need a set, when we should be getting back to examining what the text really is and how we can present it to a modern audience.
- The differences between the two sports far outweigh the resemblances - an opinion I came round to about a year ago when I first entered a squash hall.
Synonyms
be converted, be converted to, be won over, be won over by, agree, agree with, change one's mind, be persuaded, be persuaded by, give way, give way to, yield, yield to, relent, concede, grant
3(of a date or regular occurrence) recur; be imminent again.
（日期，定期发生事件）重现；再来；再度降临；再度发生
Friday had come around so quickly
星期五又这么快到了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rehearsals went by smoothly and lunch came round pretty quickly.
- He said: ‘We've got the June elections coming round so we are putting a big amount of national effort into that.’
- He said that matron provided training for new members of staff until the regular annual training came round.
- The worrying thing about getting older is that it all seems to come round again so much more quickly.
- He believes his side will benefit from a week's rest and may yet prevail if they still have a chance by the time the last round of matches comes round.
- Friday has come round quite quickly and I'm excited at the thought of being reunited with my family.
Synonyms
occur, take place, happen, come up, crop up, arise

come at

Launch oneself at (someone); attack.
冲向，扑向；攻击
Example sentencesExamples
- Armed police called to a York restaurant had to fire baton rounds at a man coming at them with a carving knife.
- You can even lift opponents in the air, swing them around and then come at them in a vertical attack.
- It seems the only way to stop someone coming at you to do your harm is to carry weapons of your own and never mind the stupid laws that don't do any good.
- He could see him coming at him in his sleep for weeks after.
- The only future I can see is the drunks coming at you at all times of the day and night.
- Whatever, it's coming at us every day, on programme after programme, bulletin after bulletin.
- That's where they controlled the game and they'd just keep coming at you.
- But he looked up, saw a couple of lumbering behemoths coming at him and calmly danced past them.
- One theory is that a fly cannot cope with two threats at once, so coming at it with two hands, from opposite sides, often catches it out.
- I found him coming at me, and I decided to show him the outside.

come away

Be left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something.
做某事后觉得（或留下印象、得到结果）
she came away feeling upset
她结束后觉得不安。
Example sentencesExamples
- This will be a tough grand prix, but we'll do our best to come away with another positive result for the team.
- The reality is that Dubrovnik is a little bit of everything, and each visitor comes away with a different impression and experience.
- The other impression I have come away with is that the Dutch are generally physically imposing.
- The Gazette is also sure that such an observer would come away with the impression that some sort of solution is needed.
- All the guys that have flown the aeroplane come away with the same impression.
- We are going there to get a result but we will really have to dig deep to come away from there with a victory.
- But in the end the viewer comes away with more sensory impressions - visual, auditory and otherwise - than any clear moral messages.
- At the end of the launch, I came away with highly favourable impressions of the car.
- It was an amazing experience, and I came away with impressions that will be with me always.
- And I came away with the distinct impression that the Mozart Effect does not exist.

come back

1(in sports) recover from a deficit.
（运动）从失利中复原，东山再起
the Mets came back from a 3–0 deficit
梅茨队从0比3失利的阴影中走了出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was an incredible turn of events to concede a goal after a couple of minutes and then come back in that way.
- We lost our way last Saturday and allowed Kendal to come back from a goal down to beat us.
- However, Coventry came back with a try from their centre.
2Reply or respond to someone, especially vigorously.
〈主北美〉（尤指有力地）回答；反驳；回击；报复
he came back at Judy with a vengeance
他激烈地反驳朱迪。
Example sentencesExamples
- There can have been little cheer as he came back at them like a pack of Jack Russells.
- We took control early on but they came back at us, and we could have let them.
- Park came back at Albion and took the lead through a well taken converted try.
- Chelsea had a good period early in the second half, but we weathered that and came back at them.
Synonyms
answer, respond
respond, answer, say in response, rejoin, return

come before

Be dealt with by (a judge or court)
被交由（法官，法庭）处理
it is the most controversial issue to come before the Supreme Court
它是交由最高法庭处理的最具争议性的问题。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have already said that the matter first came before a District Judge.
- The application for possession then comes before the County Court.
- I think the issue will come before the Supreme Court again in the next couple of years.
- That could happen in almost every case in which a trial is dealt with at first instance and comes before a court of appeal.
- It is not the case, with respect to my learned friend, that this is the first time this issue has come before the court.
- Preparations are forging ahead for a judicial review, which will come before a High Court judge in Swansea.
- When the assessment came before the Judge the claim was under four heads of damage.
- I appealed to the Federal Court of Australia and my matter came before a single judge of that court.
- It seems to me unfortunate that cases are coming before the courts regularly now which deal with these issues where the parties are still not aware of the approach taken by the Court of Appeal.
- We must therefore always be aware of the substantive issues that come before the Court.

come between

Interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people)
妨碍（或干扰）（两人之间的）关系
I let my stupid pride come between us
我让我那愚蠢的骄傲阻碍了我们的关系。
Example sentencesExamples
- Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks.
- Almost nothing comes between me and my cricket.
- All this time the ex was aware of the connection we had made and was intent on coming between us.
- Nothing must be allowed to interfere with this work - nothing must come between them and their giving themselves utterly to it.
- This film is all about ego clashes that couples usually have and how pride often comes between two people.
- This relationship was unrealistic, and doomed from the outset, came between Wilde and his art, and became his ruination.
- A couple in a relationship can expect any number of barriers to come between them.
- It is a sentimentally realistic account of a woman's coming between a man and his life-work.
- We talked about the usual things, but there was something coming between us.
- It is always stressful when something comes between you and the person you love.
Synonyms
alienate, estrange, separate, divide, split up, break up, disunite, disaffect, pit against one another, set against one another, cause disagreement between, sow dissension between, set at odds, set at variance

come by

1Call casually and briefly as a visitor.
〈主北美〉随意而简短的拜访；串门
his friends came by
他的朋友们串门来了。
she came by the house
她到那栋房子串门。
Example sentencesExamples
- A young priest and family friend, Patrick, came by regularly to offer John and his family spiritual and moral support.
- So, I mean, the last time I saw her was in October when she came by the house and appeared to be pregnant.
- We have lots of family and friends coming by; my brother and I stayed at my Mum's house for much of that time.
- Planning for the wedding was dull for the first hour, and then family members and friends came by.
- This one time my friends were all coming by and they were partying, and there were all these rollerbladers at the park.
- What if one of my kid's friends comes by without an appointment?
- A friend from church comes by each Friday morning and takes me.
- So when you feel hot, you take a shower and when a friend comes by to visit, you wrap a towel around your waist and watch TV with them.
- He said, ‘I'll hang around here until my friend comes by.’
- Meantime, neighbors, friends and supporters came by the house to drop notes and flowers.
2Manage to acquire or obtain (something).
获得，得到
Example sentencesExamples
- There's a gripping tension to it that's hard to come by in comics designed to be all-ages entertainment.
- Not only are some of these operating as local businesses, they are also bringing jobs and wealth to areas that find both hard to come by.
- He had been playing the flute for some time when he realized that high quality flute repairmen were hard to come by.
- Apparently good knife-grade steel was hard to come by, and I had some of the best.
- The precise details of such disputes usually are hard to come by.
- Apprenticeships were hard to come by and for most of his classmates the only work available was in England.
- Bear in mind that good managers are hard to come by.
- The sides were well matched and with good defending and sharp goal keepers on both sides scores were hard to come by.
- Fairytales are hard to come by, especially in New York these days, but the gift of hope brings a magic of its own.
- She took some art materials for the children, knowing that they are hard to come by in the detention centres.
Synonyms
obtain, acquire, gain, get, find, pick up, lay hold of, possess oneself of, come to have, procure, secure, get possession of

come down

1(of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished.
（建筑物，其他结构）倒塌，崩溃；被毁
Example sentencesExamples
- It happened this morning, and now officials are worried more of that building could come down.
- They succeeded in knocking a hole in one wall, but still the building wouldn't come down.
- And the fact that one brick or two bricks are unconstitutional doesn't mean the entire structure ought to come down.
- There are still a few old industrial buildings to come down, but eventually the area will be a blend of residential and recreational facilities.
- The old Victorian buildings have since come down amid plans for a business park which would create 1,200 office jobs, and a new sports centre.
- One survivor said the building came down in the blink of an eye.
- The police department knew that the buildings were coming down.
- Nearly 20 trees came down in a single building operation.
- When the collapse started, the building came down so incredibly fast that none of them had a chance to react.
- Never in my wildest imagination did I think these buildings were going to come down.
1. 1.1(of an aircraft) crash or crash-land.
  （飞机）坠毁（或紧急迫降）
  Example sentencesExamples
  They saw some actual video from toll plaza cameras that recorded the aircraft coming down.
  The remotely piloted aircraft came down in the ocean, within the confines of the test range, west of the facility.
  A local recently told the Heritage Trust that she saw the aircraft come down in the sea, and later saw the pilot sitting on the wing waiting to be rescued.
  He died after the aircraft in which he was travelling came down in the south of the country.
  I mean, there is no doubt that those two planes came down because they crashed into each other.
  He used his cell phone to call his father who was the local sheriff and his father told him to follow the aircraft and report where it came down.
  It was great fun watching people go grey as they heard how unlikely it was for anybody to survive should their aircraft come down at six hundred miles an hour into a mountain range.
  He is firstly seeking details of an aircraft which came down near his house.
  For example, when a helicopter comes down the whole descent and eventual crash is depicted in intricate detail.
  The two escaped with minor injuries when the aircraft came down in County Meath.
  Synonyms
  drop, drop down, plummet, descend, come down, go down, plunge, sink, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch
2Be handed down by tradition or inheritance.
（经由传统、继承）流传下来
the name has come down from the last century
这个名字是从上个世纪传下来的。
3Reach a decision or recommendation in favor of one side or another.
决定（或建议）支持
advisers and inspectors came down on our side
顾问和督学决定站在我们这一边。
Example sentencesExamples
- On 28 May, after three days of discussions, the British cabinet finally came down against Halifax.
- I thought long and hard about putting photos in this blog, and eventually came down against it as a general working principle.
- I was very much of the opinion that it was definitional, but I did side with Jean in the second half of the debate where I came down against skulking.
- He comes down in favour of a voluntary system in which family members can choose whether or not to pool part or all of their incomes for tax purposes, and he list various ways in which this might be done in practice.
- The prison review group came down against needle exchanges because of an ‘unacceptable’ risk to prison officers.
- This exercise could no doubt produce different answers but, for my own part, I come down decisively on the side of the plaintiff.
- In our submission, that is not obvious from a reading of the various decisions of the High Court which have come down in favour of not disturbing such verdicts.
- However, he comes down in favour of the company on this key issue.
- But I have a really bad feeling that these people tend to err on whichever side comes down in their favor.
- I have come down in favour of passing the bill, and I have advised the Progressives to come down in favour of passing it.
Synonyms
decide, conclude, settle, reach a decision
4Leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, after finishing one's studies.
〈英〉（尤指自牛津或剑桥大学）大学毕业
Example sentencesExamples
- I married Ann when we came down from Cambridge in 1960, and we had a three-week honeymoon in Sicily.
5Experience the lessening of an excited or euphoric feeling, especially one produced by a narcotic drug.
〈非正式〉渐由兴奋（或愉快）的感觉中平静清醒（尤指麻醉药引起者）
Example sentencesExamples
- Has the country come down from its collective trip down memory lane after last weekend's outdoor hockey extravaganza in Edmonton?
- I heard tell that the smoothies may or may not be marketed as aids to coming down off of various illicit drugs.
- This film's characters don't develop and, in a crystal meth haze, they never quite come down from their high.
- We were later explained that this woman was probably coming down from taking drugs the night before and was experiencing excruciating pain in the process.
- All in all, the night was nearly impossible to come down from.
- New pillowtop mattresses, fleece blankets and moldable pillows await after you come down from your caffeine high.
- The drug had worn off and I could feel myself coming down.
- No one has gotten closer to the beauty and loneliness of the drug culture, where everything, finally, is about coming down.

come down on

Criticize or punish (someone) harshly.
严责，申斥；严厉惩罚
she came down on me like a ton of bricks
她气势汹汹地斥责我。
Example sentencesExamples
- And the taxation system favours big business while coming down on the small businessman.
- It'd be good to see referees coming down on this like a ton of bricks.
- I have never done ANYTHING wrong to these people, and yet they are coming down on me without reason.
- It is hard to keep coming down on them in a town where there is nothing for them to do.
- It was not a case of us coming down on them because they weren't performing or any other issues.
- One kind of crime the former drugs squad officer is determined to come down on heavily, he warned, is the pushing of illegal drugs.
- The first time I heard of you guys, it was in an article about the police coming down on one of your shows.
- It seems I have upset one of the more remote of my readers when I came down a wee bit heavily on divers using hard drugs.
- I did come down pretty hard on her illegal drug use, so I can evaluate her response to that in order to gauge the rest.
- Consequently, the reaction - coming down on her like a ton of bricks - should be seen to express how society at large views racism.
Synonyms
reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure

come down to

(of a situation or outcome) be dependent on (a specified factor)
（情况，结果）由（某因素）决定，依赖（某因素）
it came down to her word against Guy's
这取决于她和盖伊的话有否出入。
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess a lot of it comes down to what you really expected to see when you entered the theater.
- We had been told that in the last part of the race it would come down to who wanted it more.
- In my view the outcome will come down to who wants the victory most, and I feel we do.
- If one listens to those in the industry, it comes down to who is getting the grants, and for what.
- It amazes me how some people can be so selfish, and that's what it all comes down to.
- But effectively it's coming down to where the teacher meets his or her student in the classroom.
- I think that it really comes down to what trousers you were wearing with the shirt.
- I had enough money in the bank to buy gas, food, and perhaps rent a dog sled if it came down to that.
- Given the soft ground, in the end it will come down to which horse is fittest and wants it most.
- The last federal election came down to literally a handful of votes in some ridings.
Synonyms
amount to, add up to, constitute, be tantamount to, approximate to, boil down to, be equivalent to, comprise, count as

come down with

Begin to suffer from (a specified illness)
得，染上（疾病）
I came down with influenza
我得了流行性感冒。
Example sentencesExamples
- Imagine the scenario: you are in a foreign country, you do not speak a word of the language and you come down with some mystery illness.
- I must be coming down with some rare and dangerous illness.
- And there were some pretty serious health problems that he came down with as a result of that.
- By Friday night Lucy had come down with a terrible illness that kept her feverishly in bed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
- In fact, he felt positively weak as though he was coming down with some sort of illness.
- And once they're infected, it's usually just a matter of time before the whole family comes down with the same illness.
- Years passed, and one day the farmer came down with a mysterious illness that none of the doctors could cure.
- To avoid coming down with the illness, he recommends that elders, the very young, or caregivers receive flu shots.
- It's the recognition that we all risk some day of coming down with a catastrophic illness or having an accident and it's a risk we want to protect ourselves from.
- This comes shortly after hundreds of people came down with a similar illness on a cruise.
Synonyms
become ill with, become sick with, fall ill with, fall sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of, become infected with, get, catch, develop, contract, take, sicken for, fall victim to, be struck down with, be stricken with

come for

(of police or other officials) arrive to arrest or detain (someone).
（警察，其他公务员）来逮捕（或拘留）
Example sentencesExamples
- At the age of eight in a Moscow hotel she experienced how the secret service came for her parents.
- Brandon was still recuperating himself at home when the police came for him.
- Branded a murderer, the police would come for him and lock him away.
- The alarm had just gone off and several guards where coming for me.
- She felt a slight panic rip at her, and she tried her hardest to play her cards right without him finding up the cops were coming for him.

come forward

Volunteer oneself for a task or post or to give evidence about a crime.
自告奋勇；主动争取；自愿作证
Example sentencesExamples
- The present manager is resigning at the end of March and a volunteer has yet to come forward to take over.
- The police are quoted as saying that no-one came forward with evidence or identification.
- None of his victims, who were praised for their bravery in coming forward and giving evidence, was in court to hear the verdict.
- He is also appealing for volunteers to come forward to help during the two days.
- So far no witnesses have come forward who claim to have seen people acting suspiciously.
- But the woman never came forward to report a crime and has never been identified.
- He also praised Mr and Mrs Brown for coming forward to give evidence.
- This week she returned to the scene of the crime for the first time to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
- He doesn't want to be telling them one story and then later on when the DNA evidence comes forward, have to tell them something different.
- Donations flooded in and over a hundred volunteers came forward to help.
Synonyms
volunteer, step forward, offer one's services, make oneself available

come from

1Originate in; have as its source.
来自；源自
the word caviar comes from the Italian caviale
caviar这个单词源于意大利语中的caviale。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think everyone loves to hear how wonderful they are even if it's coming from an unreliable source.
- There are some excellent voices from Canada and they are coming from unexpected sources.
- It may be that there will be ten pieces of information, all coming from completely different sources.
- The origination of these messages should come from a central source close to the top politician.
- Their informant was the landlord, and, coming from such a source, the information could not have been discounted.
- The first is to increase the amount of energy coming from renewable sources like bio - fuels, wind and waves.
- Inspiration for original writing comes from many different sources.
- Much of our source material comes from early versions of these same songs from the first record.
- This is especially handy when your compilations will be coming from diverse sources.
- It comes mainly from building materials, oil-based paint, furniture made of compressed wood and personal care products.
Synonyms
originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from
1. 1.1Be the result of.
  是…的结果；由…造成
  a dignity that comes from being in control
  由掌权而得来的尊严。
  Synonyms
  have its origins in, arise from, originate from, spring from, derive from, come from, be rooted in, emanate from, issue from, flow from, proceed from, result from, be consequent on
2. 1.2Have as one's place of birth or residence.
  来自；出生于；居住于
  I come from the Bronx
  Example sentencesExamples
  I have never been to Wales even though all my family comes from there.
  Synonyms
  be from, be a native of, have been born in, hail from, originate in, have one's roots in, be …, be … by birth
3. 1.3Be descended from.
  为…的后裔；出身于
  he comes from a family of artists
  她出身于一个穆斯林学者家庭。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Linda was a bubbly, happy, cheerful girl who came from a big loving family.
  A relaxed charmer with an eye for girls, he came from a family of gentlemen amateurs.
  I come from a family of three girls, and my dad had always said you can be whatever you want to be.
  Besides coming from a political family, she is a lawyer who has fought cases in the Supreme Court of India.
  It's been interesting for me, coming from a family who has been in the sport so long.
  Angel is a very pretty girl, she's a hard worker and she comes from a richer family than most in this town.
  Over the last few days, students coming from well-to-do families are in the news for the wrong reasons.
  He comes from a family of five, with two younger twin sisters.
  My mother is French, and comes from a family of excellent cooks.
  It is understood she comes from a musical family so we're expecting great things from her on the night.

come in

1Join or become involved in an enterprise.
加入，参加；卷入
that's where Jack comes in
那就是杰克卷入之处。
I agreed to come in on the project
我同意加入此计划。
Example sentencesExamples
- Then they come in on the act and we try to finalise the list of televised matches as early as possible.
- I mentioned at the beginning that he is the one commander of a militia force who hasn't come in on this deal.
- They would have won, had the French not come in on our side.
- When I think of other players who I've seen come in on free transfers or for a million pounds or whatever, I'm not certain if they could handle the pressures that I have.
- Twelve new players have come in on sensible wages and a handsome bonus system.
- I've got to get a break and we'll come right back and we'll let Kim respond, and then Dr. Jones and Tony come in on it.
1. 1.1Have a useful role or function.
  有用；起作用
  this is where grammar comes in
  这就是语法的用处所在。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And I think where I come in on that is I've got to trust my president and his cabinet and intelligence and military people.
  The said guy will get very upset and this is where my role comes in.
2. 1.2Prove to have a specified good quality.
  证明有某种好处
  the money came in handy for treating his cronies at the tavern
  Example sentencesExamples
  And I tend to remember things, thinking they just might come in useful.
  And sometimes, those old habits of command come in useful.
  Old washing-up bowls, for example, which will come in useful one day when we do some decorating, despite the fact that the last time I personally picked up a paintbrush was 1994.
  The boy must rid himself of doubt (a quality that might actually come in handy should he ever need to enter a voting booth).
  But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role.
  Allow me a repeat post here, so I can prove to you that some idiosyncrasies do come in handy.
  ‘The knowledge and experience I gained is coming in useful as I'm actually working in television,’ he said.
  I knew her wisdom would come in useful somewhere.
  Though no revolution in technology, it should come in quite useful.
  It's dark down here - the ice above is covered by a layer of snow, blocking out much of the daylight - so the torch comes in useful as David points out various ice formations.
2Finish a race in a specified position.
在赛跑中得名次
the favorite came in first
最受欢迎的选手跑了第一名。
Example sentencesExamples
- The fifth candidate came in sixth in the race for five seats.
- He either wins the race or comes in second place.
- Last Sunday he became the only driver to record back-to-back top-five finishes by coming in fifth at Dover.
- The US were pretty confident of that race and they only came in third.
- She came in ninth in her race and did really well against tough competition.
- He eventually came in third and received a fantastic reception.
- I decided to try and come in as high a position as possible, so every few strides became a race against whoever was near to me.
- You don't have control over where you come in a race.
- This is raising a lot of questions about whether he can stay in this race if he comes in third.
3(of money) be earned or received regularly.
（钱）定期被挣得（或收到）
Example sentencesExamples
- We have tried to close the appeal a number of times but more money kept coming in.
- It is vital to the club to keep some form of finance coming in on a regular basis and the Club is indebted to all those in the community who have supported the Club in whatever way possible.
- Payments came in regularly until January when no money turned up.
- So far, we've raised more than £1,000 and the money is still coming in and I'm planning to do it again next year.
- We should have money coming in, in another 30 days.
- The lab's finances were in serious disarray but money was coming in - projects to put old movies onto DVD and transfer them to in-flight movies were underway.
- For someone running a betting operation, is the volume of money coming in significantly greater than the regular season?
- The regular cash that came in, each and every month, enabled people to feed themselves and to pay the bills.
- The money is still coming in so we are hoping that the final total will be higher.
- Congress is increasingly a battleground on such matters, and elected representatives tend to cave to special interest groups if there is no money coming in on the other side.
4in imperativeBegin speaking or make contact, especially in radio communication.
（尤指无线电通讯中）开始讲话（或接通、互通信息）
come in, London
请讲，伦敦。
5(of a tide) rise; flow.
〈南非〉（河）涨潮
Example sentencesExamples
- We never found anything valuable, but we nearly got trapped by the tide coming in more than once and arrived home completely wet from having to swim from one rock to another.
- Even then, at the beginnings of the 80s, that tide was coming in.
- Once the tide starts coming in your time is running out.
- Some flooding occurred in the Salthill area when the tide was coming in and the only people to be seen walking on the promenade during the day were some photographers.
- The tide was coming in when the rescue happened.
- When the tide comes in the sea water rises above the little weir to enter the river.
- ‘When it rises, our tides are bigger and come in faster and there is more chance of people getting cut off,’ he warned.
- He said: ‘The tide was coming in and we had to carry on as waves lapped over our feet.’
- The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach, gathered up their belongings and began walking towards the town.
- The tide, coming in, had just caught the corners…

come in for

Receive or be the object of (a reaction), typically a negative one.
得到，招致（尤指消极反应）
he has come in for a lot of criticism
他已受到了许多批评。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's good to see any part of it so nicely commended because it usually comes in for criticism and negative reportage.
- It comes in for so much criticism, I felt I must write to tell you about my treatment.
- He casts a jaundiced eye on all the major institutions, but none comes in for more criticism than this.
- Care homes in recent years have come in for much negative publicity.
- After all, it is she who once again seems to be coming in for all the flack.
- He is now coming in for criticism from colleagues, who assert that his absence is further proof of the leader's casual approach to the job.
- Despite its academic credentials, it comes in for equally vehement condemnation from the traditionalists.
- The poor old supporters have been coming in for an awful lot of stick over the past few weeks.
- But the bank is coming in for heavy criticism of its handling of the report.
- He led by example in the middle of the field despite coming in for a lot of physical attention throughout the game.
Synonyms
receive, experience, sustain, undergo, meet with, encounter, face, go through, be subjected to, be the object of, bear the brunt of, suffer, have to put up with, have to bear, have to endure

come into

Suddenly receive (money or property), especially by inheriting it.
突然收到（金钱，财产）（尤指继承）
Example sentencesExamples
- Imagine you've come into a sum of money, such as a bequest or a lottery win.
- What about the case of someone who suddenly comes into good fortune, perhaps entirely by his or her own efforts?
- How he has changed since coming into his inheritance; you would barely know the man.
- In addition, when you do come into a relatively large sum of money, you have to decide what to do with it.
Synonyms
inherit, be heir to, become heir to, be left, be willed, be bequeathed

come of

1Result from.
由…引起；起因于
no good will come of it
这不会有好结果的。
Example sentencesExamples
- In my case they are invariably the result of carelessness and clumsiness, which comes of going to too many meetings and not making enough lemon tarts.
- And really, not much came of those trials because they were so small and the results weren't all that significant.
- Keep this guy as a friend, and if something more comes of that as a result of the friendship, great!
- Nothing came of the resultant free-kick.
- Whatever comes of their efforts, we hope that one result will be a simplified, more transparent system that all the stakeholders in the process find easier to understand.
- But the only result that comes of such haste is burnout.
- There was of course also the year that I found out what it was like to get pushed too far by other kids, and what sort of teacher responses came of acting like an intelligent psycho as a result.
- He takes the resulting corner but nothing comes of it.
1. 1.1Be descended from.
  为…的后裔；出身于
  she came of Neapolitan stock
  她是多塞特家族的后裔。
  Example sentencesExamples
  To the surprise of absolutely no one, the results confirmed their earlier conclusion that snakes came of marine ancestry.
  Chaucer, who came of London merchant stock, grew up in aristocratic and royal circles, and he was one of the most lionized and richly rewarded poets of any age.
  They came of gentry stock, and their father exhibited one of the occasional weaknesses of that origin - an incurable optimism in money matters which left him penniless.
  Katie comes of a family long associated with Irish music, the most famous of them being her great grand uncle Dame Normanly, of Bellaghy, who was the most famous violinist in all Connacht in his time.
  His paternal family comes of a long line of priests.
  He came of London mercantile stock, went to Oxford but socialised too much to take a degree, and married the daughter of Field-Marshall Lord Chetwode.
  He came of an impoverished farming family in the inner Hebrides in Scotland.

come off

1(of an action) succeed; be accomplished.
（行动）成功，完成，实现
Example sentencesExamples
- No-one minds when things don't always come off and that also helps me have the confidence to do them again.
- Keane never hides on the pitch, and if one effort doesn't come off, he'll always come back for more.
- The warm reception that he received refuted those who wondered whether the summit would come off, or if it could accomplish anything.
- It is dangerous and, of course, it doesn't always come off, but this time it did.
- Fowler's flicks do not always come off, but when they do, they inflict damage.
- It is as if she is striving for a kind of mythic quality that does not always come off.
- And it always came off well; he was so well respected that they greeted his little flourish with cheers.
Synonyms
succeed, be successful, be a success, pan out, work, turn out well, work out, go as planned, produce the desired result, get results
1. 1.1Fare in a specified way in a contest.
  （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
  Jeff always came off worse in an argument
  杰弗里在争论中总是越来越处于下风。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There was also a tug of war competition with Trowbridge Rugby Club battling Wiltshire Fire Brigade and coming off the worse.
  Compare the tale of the noble fighter to the tale of the snake, and see who comes off the worse!
  At any rate, they crudely counterpose that sort of existence to the one led by her lower middle class family, with the latter coming off far worse.
  At a parish council meeting last Monday they said they wanted to remind owners that they are responsible for their animals, who would almost always come off worse in a stand-off with a swan.
  Friends have advised me that, even though I might be a ham-fisted brute, I won't always come off better, and therefore, to curb my enthusiastic vigilanteism.
  A Japanese film crew also comes off the worse against Bob's wit.
  Dogs going down burrows will often come off the worse for wear too, or may even be killed, as the wombat will crush the dog to the roof of the burrow as a form of self defence.
  But she also said that the appellant always seemed to have come off worse.
  The hooligans always came off best because they could damage you more than you could damage them.
  Upon reflection, I realise that I was indeed very lucky, as I could have come off far worse.
  Synonyms
  end up, finish up
2Become detached or be detachable from something.
（可）脱落；（可）分离
Example sentencesExamples
- It's astounding how quickly the wheels can come off.
- Trailing at half time it looked as if the wheels were coming off but a brilliant second half display put our title charge back on the rails and from there they never looked back.
- The wheels haven't come off, but it looks to me like the wheel nuts are coming off.
- The front bogey wheel of the engine came off the tracks requiring staff to jack it back onto the line.
- I did not realize that a tire had come off the wheel.
- The slide came, the slope caught them and the wheels came off.
- If the wheels can come off something, they probably will.
- Boy, the wheels are really coming off the wagon.
- Mr O'Sullivan said the wheels have been coming off the wagon over the past two years.
- When you're first starting off, believe me, you're wondering if the training wheels are coming off.

come on

1(of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen.
（状态，情况）开始；来到；发生
she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on
她开始感到有点轻微的鼻塞。
it was coming on to rain
开始下雨了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The condition, which came on gradually from the age of ten, also affects Victoria's speech.
- It was a condition that had been coming on for years.
- The condition affects both eyes and comes on very gradually, with little or no symptoms initially.
- It probably is coming on, before the summer arrives.
- The condition, which came on gradually from when she was 10, also affects her speech.
- Medically, the condition is described as a facial paralysis that comes on suddenly and has no obvious cause (such as an injury).
- If your condition comes on every time you stroke the cat, find it a new home or stop patting the feline.
- But even under those conditions, and the blindness that came on, he continued his scientific work.
2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone to do something or to hurry up or when one feels that someone is wrong or foolish.
来吧；快点，赶快；得啦（用于鼓励、催促某人、觉得某人错了或犯傻）
Come on! We must hurry!
快来！我们得赶紧了！
Example sentencesExamples
- But, come on, the snapping mandibles bit's just wrong.
- ‘Oh come on; be a man,’ she encouraged mockingly, heading for the door.
- That's why I like you, you will always tell me to come on and hurry up with a review!
- I mean it is not wrong to be calm in a bad situation but come on, show some emotion.
- ‘Well, come on,’ encouraged Matt, smiling suspiciously as if he knew something the others didn't.
- So far the response has been very encouraging so come on all you lads who might have been thinking of turning up; there's still plenty of time.
- Come on, if any situation was a condition red, this is it.
- We better hurry before the tide comes in, come on love.
- ‘Oh, come on now, time to get up,’ Genevieve encouraged, clapping her hands together.
- Police encouraging her to come on, keep running, keep running to them.
1. 2.1Said or shouted to express support, for example for a sports team.
  加油（表示支持，如运动队）
  Example sentencesExamples
  You put your pint on your head and shout come on!
3Meet or find by chance.
偶然遇见；偶然发现

come on to

Make sexual advances toward.
〈非正式〉献殷勤；求爱；求欢
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a lady at work who is constantly coming on to me.
- ‘She seems to always be coming on to me, and it's really starting to get awkward,’ he said as he sat down on the counter.
- He came on to me, and before I knew what was happening, we were in the sack.
- One woman did come on to me when I was 19 or 21, when I was at the end of drama school.
- Even more, I don't want to come on to her and end up making work a difficult place for her to be.
- They read poetry and talked until four in the morning, but she didn't think he was interested, because he wasn't coming on to her.
- She basically said he was coming on to her when he knew she was my girl.
- The three of us worked together and I was worried that I wouldn't survive working with him because it would hurt too much to see him come on to her.
- On top of that, she showed up at my house drunk and came on to me in front of my parents.
- They really came on to me, with intense bedroom eyes and all that kind of stuff.
Synonyms
court, woo, pursue, run after, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with, romance

come out

1(of a fact) emerge; become known.
（事实）显现，暴露；（真相）大白
it came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote
被告被发现非法登记投票。
Example sentencesExamples
- But we all said our piece, and then it just came out that heck, this is business, and we treat all our clients and customers with respect, right?
- But later that weekend, it came out that everyone was enamoured with a piece of land near Fairlie, so sights had been set, plans had to be made.
- Then the news came out that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, but he was going to try and make one more album before he died.
- She withdrew under a stormy cloud after it came out that she hadn't paid Social Security taxes on her housekeeper.
- This was before it came out that he had only adopted a Liverpudlian accent in the first place to get a job with a radio station in Oklahoma, where all Brits were expected to sound like the Beatles.
- Mid-April, it came out that the contract had gone $60 million over an $180 million budget.
- Then it came out that a wheelie bin being used by a contractor to store computer backup data tapes for five departments had been disposed of as garbage.
- Somehow it came out that he was seventy years old, a fact that my father repeated politely for my mother and me.
- And the word came out that everyone not in should stay away, and that those who were in should stay in the office as it was safest, and it just got more and more surreal.
- She says the system worked in this case because your case was reversed before it came out that these guys had confessed.
Synonyms
become known, become common knowledge, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire
1. 1.1Develop or happen as a result.
  作为结果发生；由…导致
  something good can come out of something that went wrong
  坏事也能带来好结果。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is, however, one valuable result that might come out of the leadership campaign.
  So there's a definite commercial value that has come out of developing the technology behind the torch.
  It's not as if a good result has come out of nowhere.
  On the contrary, the autonomy of phonology is one of the firmest results to have come out of the past couple of decades of phonological research.
  We are quite worried about this development as it has come out of the blue.
  They come forward fearlessly with the research that they have undertaken and the results that have come out of it.
  She said proposals to change policy or procedure in response to survey results will come out of the standing committees of the council in the next year or two.
  We have seen some fantastic results come out of this and now that we have funding for two more years no doubt we will see a lot more.
  Somehow, I don't think that's the only result that will come out of this before it's all over, though.
  One of the main developments to have come out of the past two decades was the realisation of the need to diversify the economy to other equally promising alternatives.
  Synonyms
  end, finish, conclude, terminate, develop, result, work out, turn out
2. 1.2(of a photograph) be produced satisfactorily or in a specified way.
  （照片）照得好；显得
  I hope my photographs come out all right
  我希望我的照片照得好。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The features which occur in the largest number of the faces photographed coincide and come out strongest, and give the typical face.
  I'm not the best photographer, so I hope they come out ok!
  I tried taking a photograph but it come out as just a white blur in the distance across the usual city-scape.
  They all took some photos which I hope will come out.
  There are two more in the eyes, but this does not come out so clearly in the photograph.
  The meerkats seemed to be posing for her, so I just hope the pics come out ok.
  Very rarely does a photograph come out exactly as I viewed it in my mind.
  I hope they come out well enough I can just put them all up sight unseen at the end of the month.
  Caterers go out of business; weddings have to be postponed or cancelled due to accidents and illness; wedding dresses get damaged and photographs don't come out.
  In the 1950s photographs often didn't come out at all, or were so fuzzy that they were thrown away.
3. 1.3(of the result of a calculation or measurement) emerge at a specified figure.
  （计算、测量的结果）达，计；得出，被算出
  rough cider usually comes out at about eight percent alcohol
  烈性苹果酒通常含百分之八的酒精量。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When the expenditure by other Government Departments involved with the Presidency is taken into account, the overall cost comes out at over 9 million.
  That comes out at around £150 a week take home, and you have to try and live on that.
  Four thousand times even the low-end figure of $500,000 comes out to $2 billion.
  Well that's a revelation: Victoria's road-related death rate comes out at 0.01%!
  They still have five or six million in sterling and US dollars and even divided among twenty robbers that still comes out at a tidy sum.
  But with airport taxes the return fare comes out at £26.
  As a percentage of gross national product, that comes out at 0.4%.
  When this was factored in, the actual figures came out as having one speed camera every 29 miles on the most dangerous roads, but only one every 35 miles on the safest.
  The profit to income percentage comes out at 4.74 per cent.
  This complex calculation apparently comes out at £3.7b, a whisker under the mid-price for the offer.
2(of a book or other work) appear; be released or published.
（书，其他作品）出版；发表
Example sentencesExamples
- Even though the collection of articles that appeared in the first two years have now come out as a book, the serial continues.
- The chain is confidently predicting that the book will smash publishing records when it comes out on July 16.
- She appeared on the show when the book just came out.
- The Review started as a monthly, and now is published daily with an expanded edition that comes out once a week.
- It appears that when the book first came out it only cost about $29 or so.
- Once back in New York City, the days turned into weeks, and I began to make calls to the publisher to inquire when my book would be coming out.
- Clarke's book didn't come out until after the film was released.
- He has two children's books coming out at Christmas.
- The book eventually came out at the start of this year with a Russian publisher.
- When contrarian books come out, newsrooms would do well to have somebody already suited up for quick sleuthing.
Synonyms
be published, be issued, be released, be brought out, be produced, be printed, appear, go on sale
3Declare oneself as being for or against something.
宣称支持（或反对）
residents have come out against the proposals
居民们已宣布反对这些提议。
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead, they have come out against such ill-conceived, ineffective rubbish as breed-specific legislation.
- She comes out against Democrats; you come out against Republicans.
- Residents have come out against making any special arrangements for the summer solstice celebrations for fear of attracting more visitors than the village can cope with.
- In July the Sunday Herald revealed that the Scottish Law Commission was sufficiently worried about the legal confusion that could be caused by the draft bill to have come out against it.
- Local politicians have come out against the proposed route.
- Now he's come out against the new plan for electing these folks through a complex series of town caucuses and called instead for direct nationwide elections.
- You're the last one left who hasn't come out against me.
- I'm not ready to come out against him at this point, as I want to look at his writings before I make that determination.
- Lately even British crime writers have come out against her.
- You have come out against an independent investigation of all that.
4Achieve a specified placing in an examination or contest.
（在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次
he deservedly came out the winner on points
在比分上，他是理所当然的胜利者。
she came out victorious
她获得了胜利。
Example sentencesExamples
- The top two teams in division two went head to head with Six Bells coming out victorious against Crescent ‘A’.
- This was a very evenly matched contest, and Crookstown came out the winners with the only score of the match.
- On Sunday morning the boys were ready and worked hard to come out victorious with a final score of 6-4.
- Admittedly there have only been two meetings between the pair, but each time Clarke has deservedly come out on top.
- The threat was clear and we managed, through a foreign policy that was realistic and vigilant, to get through it and come out victorious.
- He wrote the commercial tax officers' examination, and came out second in the State.
- The pupils came out deserving winners in the end.
- It re-ignites personal belief, faith and desire in oneself to achieve and to come out winning!
- Roy had entered some jazz contest and came out the regional champion.
- Nevertheless these girls put in a great effort and deservedly came out winners on a score of 1 goal and 2 points to 2 points.
1. 4.1Acquit oneself in a specified way.
  表现；行为
  surprisingly, it's Penn who comes out best
  令人惊讶的是佩恩表现得最好。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In my unscientific examination Garry came out quite well.
5(of a stain) be removed or able to be removed.
（污迹）（能）被除去
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite her best efforts, the stain didn't come out, and Josh was only left with a large wet mark that drew more attention than the stain, itself.
- Even the toughest grease or ketchup stains will come out without effort if you catch them in their beginning stages.
- I went to the local convenience store and got a bottle with bleach alternative, and all of the stains came out!
- I have it all gummed up with stain remover right now and before I go to bed, I'm going to pray one more time that the stain will come out.
- His self-loathing was like a stain that would never come out, no matter how many different cleaning chemicals you tried.
- Really, the only reason I went through this to begin with is because I don't want to have to buy a new purse if the stains won't come out.
- If the stains didn't come out, it wouldn't be a big deal.
6Openly declare one's sexual or gender identity.
Example sentencesExamples
- For me, coming out meant that I was an openly gay person in the lives of all who knew me.
- There is a sense among gay men and lesbians that they can come out to family members but still cannot do so in public.
- For years the now openly gay singer refrained from coming out.
- Then too, as more and more gays come out and live openly, they become more conveniently available targets for homophobes.
- There are more gay and lesbian students coming out, at an earlier age, than ever before.
- In coming out, your sexuality is now freed - it's not disguised.
- The new album has let her express her homosexuality and feelings about coming out, themes she's kept muted until now.
- Every openly gay man knows that coming out isn't just a one-time occurrence.
- I have realized that being openly and proudly gay means coming out repeatedly.
- However, the source adds that they might never be able to come out publicly as a couple because the man is a footballer.
Synonyms
declare that one is homosexual, come out of the closet
7(of a young upper-class woman) make one's debut in society.
〈英，旧〉（上流社会的年轻妇女）初次进入社交界
Synonyms
enter society, be presented, debut, make one's debut in society

come out in

(of a person's skin) break out in (pimples or a similar condition).
〈英〉（人的皮肤）突然布满（斑疹，其他相似物）
Example sentencesExamples
- For weeks after each match he was mentally drained, sometimes coming out in cold sores.

come out with

Say (something) in a sudden, rude, or incautious way.
（突然地、无礼地或草率地）说出
Example sentencesExamples
- Having only spoken on the issue on Friday, I wondered what new information he was going to come out with.
- He was already embarrassed enough coming out with all that cheesy stuff.
- Few people would be able to get away with some of the cracks he came out with!
- There we were, on the steps of the state library, sunning ourselves, and he came out with that.
- It was the way he came out with all these things while keeping a perfectly deadpan face that got her.
- It doesn't last long but it's marvellous the things he comes out with.
- He came out with so many good lines and injected much needed humour into it.
- You always wondered what inappropriate remark he might come out with, and what would be her state of health.
- But miss her I do, for all the weird things she comes out with in her Scottish accent.
- She makes me laugh with the things she comes out with.
Synonyms
utter, say, speak, let out, blurt out, burst out with

come over

1(of a feeling or manner) begin to affect (someone).
（感情，风格）开始影响（某人）
Example sentencesExamples
- She winced slightly and glanced regretfully down at the soda in her hand as a familiar feeling began to come over her.
- An uncomfortable moment came over the people in the room, a sense of collective shame.
- An uneasy feeling began to come over him as he sat up straight in his bed.
- Right about then a new feeling began to come over me.
- A drowning sensation began to come over me, purely as a result of the way my throat began choking up, and my eyes became glazed over with liquid.
- But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
- She fell back onto the floor, and began to let darkness come over her.
- A most uncomfortable feeling came over me then, starting at the back of my neck and continuing down through my spine.
- But then a queasy expression came over him and he began to fidget around.
- He looked up, surprised at first, and then something uncomfortable came over his face.
2Change to another side or point of view.
改变立场（或观点）
Example sentencesExamples
- Improbably, they even got one Republican to come over to their side.
- But those rescued battery hens - a little bit like myself - have come over to the right side.
- You should get over them too, and come over to my side.
- Even my parents have come over to the plastic side, with their fibre optic tree and tasteful glow-in-the-dark cherub ornaments.
- They play on their own existing fears and those of others to attempt to get them to come over to their side; the fewer people who accept the new information, the easier it is to invalidate.
- The waiting forces are awed by his majesty and come over to his side.
- She has come over to the dark side.
- I thought that they did not take it as seriously as rumor said they did, or else that they would see the justice of our cause and come over to our side at once.
- There have been indications in government circles that the Department of Health may be coming over to his view.
- There is a long history of sections of the army and even the police coming over to the side of the people during insurrections.

come round

see come around

come through

1Succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal)
（从疾病、严酷考验中）幸存；安然度过；脱险
she's come through the operation very well
她顺利地度过了手术关。
Example sentencesExamples
- They have come through the fires of war with their physical health and spirits intact.
- But he also seemed very confident that the players he has used in the last two games have come through with flying colours.
- Afterwards, the woman and her partner feel relief that she has come through the ordeal.
- They are survivors who have come through a difficult situation wiser and stronger although undoubtedly sadder.
- But they will come through this ordeal with honor and we will all be proud of them.
- I think we can learn from this that there will be survivors who will come through all the evils of the world.
- That win stamped him as a progressive campaigner and, although he faces his biggest test to date tomorrow, he has every chance of coming through it with flying colours.
- The couple arrived at court together in a united front after vowing they will come through the ordeal and will put it all behind them.
- He said the pensioner had come through her ordeal remarkably well and was unharmed, although sadder but wiser.
- He says they are all stronger after coming through the illness and nothing can faze them.
Synonyms
survive, get through, ride out, weather, live through, pull through, outlast, outlive
2(of a message) be sent and received.
（信息）发送；接收
Example sentencesExamples
- While it may be historically inaccurate, as some are saying, and the blood and violence may be over the top, the message is coming through loud and clear.
- The message coming through is that the public at large and businesses in particular are actually much better educated.
- Some of these messages are coming through mysteriously truncated.
- I wouldn't have anything to do with it if that message didn't come through.
- It's not worth it to try to specifically decipher his incoherent ramblings, but the message comes through anyway.
- The most striking message that comes through the polls is that most Scots expect the parliament's powers to increase in the next decade.
- The message of religious tolerance comes through more explicitly afterward.
- That's the message that comes through loud and clear in the Labor Department data.
- I'm on the ennui express, heading out of the city when the message comes through.
- This is the message that comes through so clearly, and Paul Tibbets says that he probably has a lot more in common with those Japanese men who went to war than the young Americans or Japanese.
1. 2.1(of an official decree) be processed and notified.
  （官方法令）审议后通报
  Example sentencesExamples
  She's been with us since she was four months old; the official adoption comes through next week.
  I presume that when Official Information Act requests come through they will be released according to the Act.
  ‘It will be a drug we will be looking at when it comes through the licensing process,’ said a spokeswoman for the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
  The former boy-band star apparently wants to marry her as soon as his divorce comes through.
  Nonetheless, when he died of a heart-attack on the day their divorce came through she remarried a week later.
  A letter tonight declared that I am now divorced… my decree absolute has come through.
  She remained Mrs Picasso long after the decree nisi had come through.
  Their final decree came through in October 2002, but by January 2003 they were a couple again.
  She went to the police the day her divorce came through.
  Their divorce came through just weeks ago, after an eight-year separation.

come to

1Recover consciousness.
恢复知觉，苏醒
Example sentencesExamples
- I came to as a ship rose up on the stage and men in kilts marched about for the ‘Sailing’ finale.
2(of an expense) reach in total; amount to.
（费用）总计达
he hasn't the least idea of how much it will come to
他对总共要花多少钱一无所知。
Example sentencesExamples
- The total bill came to a pretty reasonable £35 for an excellent meal for two, including drinks.
- In total his bill came to about £60 and he left a generous £80 tip to the three staff serving him.
- Free connection has been replaced with an upfront charge, so 12 months online comes to a total bill of €400.
- The bill in total came to £51.30, which is generally more than you expect to pay but the food is worth it.
- Our total bill came to 35.20 leva for three of us including beers.
- Travel the whole weekend was expensive, coming to a total of just under £95 in the end!
- With lawyers' fees plus the balance of the original bill, the total comes to almost $40,000!
- The total bill came to nearly £8 billion and there were very real fears that the capital backers would be wiped out.
- The total bill came to £35.30, which is excellent value for quality food.
- Together with the drinks, the total bill came to £37.50-and we added a generous tip.
Synonyms
amount to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to
3(of a ship) come to a stop.
（船）停泊；停止

come under

1Be classified as or among.
被归为（或归入）
they all come under the general heading of opinion polls
它们都被归入民意测验那一类的大标题下。
Example sentencesExamples
- One of those ravages comes under the general heading of ‘tumours’.
- Judging by the blurb it comes under the general heading of an ‘airport novel’ if the back cover is anything to go by.
- For some time, one of my favorite places to eat has been a chain that I suppose comes under the broad classification of ‘fast food’ but not exactly.
- Town driving comes under the same general safety umbrella.
- All three came under the general heading of ‘natural philosophy’.
- Now Peter had to decide what classification he came under.
- All these features are under threat from development and mismanagement, and their protection comes under the general heading of Earth-heritage conservation.
- The other main arena for scientific projects and expeditions in the UK is archaeology, and this comes under the general umbrella of the Nautical Archaeology Society.
- These come under the general heading of product liability.
- And surely complaining about the attack comes under the general category of ‘whinery.’
2Be subject to (an influence or authority).
受影响，受支配；受管辖
Example sentencesExamples
- He said his sister had always been totally anti smoking and drugs and it was not until she came under the influence of an older boyfriend that she started to change.
- The answer is that depends on whether the seller or intermediary comes under any regulatory authority and, unfortunately, not all of them do.
- However, the convention itself makes it clear that it applies to all situations in which a subject population comes under the authority of a foreign occupier.
- However, they remained independent until coming under French colonial authority in 1899.
- The transportation system in Bangalore will witness a major overhaul, with the bus service and the metro coming under a common transport authority, he revealed.
- Is there any type of character, in your opinion, that is more susceptible to coming under the influence of the Devil?
- Second, don't expect commercially available software to alert you if you come under the authorities' suspicion.
- Early in the war, he came under the influence of a middle-aged alleged mystic, a layman who had taken a vow of celibacy.
- The child comes under the authority of the Greek judicial system.
- Those who are weak, however, are more ready to come under the care and authority of someone who is stronger.
1. 2.1Be subjected to (pressure or aggression)
  遭受（压迫，进攻）
  his vehicle came under mortar fire
  他的车子受到了迫击炮火的轰击。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The bill has come under severe criticism and is being redrafted.
  The troops were hit by the exploding vehicle and then came under mortar fire, he told a news conference.
  If they fail to take account of local customs, they may come under attack from the authorities, competitors or criminals.
  Urgent action is required on milk price as dairy farmers in the West are coming under severe pressure, he said.
  The aggressive consumer finance stocks continue to come under selling pressure.
  There are six men in the squad, and five of them saw their marriages or relationships come under severe pressure.
  Both vehicles came under heavy fire from a group of men who were apparently lying in wait in bushes on the side of the road.
  The group could also come under pressure from the aggressive rollout of broadband services by rivals.
  In the late 1920s, Russian writers came under severe pressure.
  As an activist, he came under attack from the authorities.

come up

1(of an issue, situation, or problem) occur or present itself, especially unexpectedly.
（结果、情况或问题）（尤指出乎意料地）出现，发生
Example sentencesExamples
- The surcharge will come into effect immediately for new policies issued and for policies coming up for renewal.
- This issue just keeps coming up again and again.
- Suppose they want to meet with you about an issue that is not coming up at council because their councillor doesn't want that to happen?
- It's an old thread, but the same issues seem to keep coming up.
- I'm not even sure that I'd vote on the issue if it were coming up for legalisation in my state; there are a lot more pressing economic issues on my mind.
- He says the one issue which kept coming up on the doorsteps in the recent General Election campaign was the state of the country's health service.
- And there are going to be a series of issues coming up in the Congress in the next few months that will test that.
- Well, I wondered how long it would take to get the values issue coming up.
- One of the issues which keeps coming up on both local and national agendas is the shortage of role models, especially for young people.
- ‘Ninety-seven percent of issues that are coming up are localised,’ he said.
Synonyms
arise, present itself, occur, happen, come about, transpire, emerge, surface, crop up, turn up, pop up
1. 1.1(of a specified time or event) approach or draw near.
  （某时间，事件）接近；来临
  she's got exams coming up
  她快要考试了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But if a wedding or big social event was coming up, the trip to the barber's shop was essential to look their best.
  There are two events coming up to keep runners/joggers/walkers happy.
  After a hard day, it's off to the student bar to talk about the events of nights past and plan the events of the night coming up.
  If you're not available to attend tonight but would like to get involved you could give the school a telephone call at any time and they would fill you in on any other events coming up.
  Is there a referendum coming up in the near future?
  A programme of events should, he believed, be targeted at fifth and sixth year students who were coming up near the voting age.
  There are several other events coming up including a talk on water drainage, pollution etc.
  The local branch's main fundraising event is coming up in the summer when five bikers will embark on a sponsored motorbike trip on mainland Europe from May to June.
  The events coming up this year include an art exhibition in October which helps artists earn good money for their work.
  We've got a National Conference coming up soon where these issues will be considered.
2. 1.2(of a legal case) reach the time when it is scheduled to be dealt with.
  （讼案）到期，开庭
2Begin one's studies at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
〈英〉上大学（尤指牛津、剑桥）
Example sentencesExamples
- Some freshers were so keen to get involved with the protest that they emailed her prior to coming up to Oxford at the start of this term to ask for ribbons.
- Bearing this in mind, many are disadvantaged in that they come from a background of under confidence on coming up to university.

come up against

Be faced with or opposed by (something such as an enemy or problem).
面对（敌人、问题等）；遇到反对
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the big questions that we're going to come up against in thinking through the home media hub will be how do we get people to buy the devices we're talking about.
- Both teams came up against very strong opposition but both teams held their own and played some very good football.
- The boys were not so successful, coming up against very strong opposition.
- He also runs a successful retail consultancy business, helping to solve some of the problems that shops come up against.
- He questioned whether enough intelligence was available to assess the number and capabilities of the forces they would come up against.
- Female journalists approached her afterwards, saying how it was about time that someone had said something about the chauvinist phenomenon they had been coming up against for the whole of their working lives.
- That's something I can always remember coming up against as a player after I started out as a professional in 1987.
- In fact, I've never come up against very many people who aren't willing to help me out a little.
- Our supporters would expect a victory, but it took us 60 minutes to break them down and that's the way now with all of the teams we are coming up against.
- All the same, this is hugely damaging for him and something that he'll have to come up against constantly.
Synonyms
undergo, encounter, meet, have experience of, come into contact with, run into, come across, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with

come up with

Produce (something), especially when pressured or challenged.
（尤指面对压力，挑战时）提出，想出；产生
Example sentencesExamples
- I must stress that I haven't had the finished product back yet so I will have to see what the tailor comes up with.
- I'm suspending all future planning until I see what he comes up with on the report.
- Let's put the machine back on for one more spin cycle, and see what we come up with.
- This is a classic case of someone putting two and two together and coming up with 83.
- I say to myself that whatever he comes up with, I must try to trust his instincts.
- It's interesting to see the system in action and the ‘decisions’ it comes up with.
- I'm quite excited about some of the ideas we're coming up with, but more details later.
- The catalyst for the plot and exploration of these ideas is a cunning plan one of the trio comes up with.
- We'll have to see what he comes up with, but the portents are grim.
- This is all that they are coming up with and we all know this is totally untenable.
Synonyms
produce, devise, propose, put forward, present, think up, submit, suggest, recommend, advocate, advance, move, introduce, bring forward, put on the table, put up, offer, proffer, tender, adduce, moot

come upon

1Attack by surprise.
突袭，突击
Example sentencesExamples
- The ferocity of her attack surprised even the fierce sea-raiders who had come upon this land from the north, and eventually she carved a path to where the banner lay on the ground.
- Later, he had pretended to come upon her by surprise and she had given him a bloody lip that was swollen for a week.
Synonyms
affect, afflict, attack, hit, smite
2
see come on (sense 2)
Example sentencesExamples
- What is the likelihood that a person who comes upon these non-professional pages will actually persist and try to find tourism-related information by other means?
- When a chauffeur comes upon his rich millionaire boss's tux, he can't resist trying it on.
- My previous entry dealt with coming upon a younger version of myself as the possessor of endless possibilities as far as the future was concerned.
- It was like coming upon ancient ruins in a jungle.
- And we walked through churchyards at night, coming upon little patches of graves that were lit by flickering candles.
- She tells us the story of coming upon a roadkill buck while taking a much-needed break from writing college papers.
- It was like coming upon one cameo after another of large polished foliage framed in smoky clouds.
- Yet, from a reader's point of view, coming upon these sudden pockets of dread has a troubling effect.
- Imagine coming upon some road works being done on a one lane bridge at milking time.
- He noted that cougars are often mistaken for golden retrievers and his best advice for anyone who suddenly comes upon a cougar is to stay still, make no noise and, if possible, try to back away from it.

come after

Pursue or hunt down (someone).
Example sentencesExamples
- That is, his records will be far beyond the reach of those who come after him.
- A senior Revenue official said yesterday: "Step forward now, because we will come after you anyway."
- She could see William was about to leave but Charles came after him.
- I think they didn't come after him while he was alive, because he would have died rather than give it to them.
- "So, Frederick had seen you and come after you?"
- She is terrified that there could be someone who could come after her.
- I think he realized that that had affirmed what he had said was true, so that might be one of the reasons why he came after me.
- When the Egyptians saw Caesar coming after their unwelcome guest, they discreetly murdered Pompey.
- I knew I had hit him with at least one bullet, but I didn't budge, expecting him to come after me.
- This animal, it can wait for months without eating and it'll come after you.

Origin

Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.

词汇	come
释义	Definition of come in English: come verbcame kʌmkəm 1no object, usually with adverbial of direction Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. 来；进入 Jess came into the kitchen 杰斯进了厨房。 I came here on holiday with my parents he came rushing out 他冲了出来。 Example sentencesExamples As he comes near he widens his eyes still further and arches his eyebrows in an enquiring expression but she shakes her head and he wanders away again. If a woman wearing it comes near me I start up uncontrollable sniffing behaviour. The torch moved, came near his face and light shone over his features. They fly or flee when we come near, scared that we might harm them. No-one would come near the fence because he would start barking. I just stared mesmerized at the advancing natural terror as it came quickly towards my home. Well, for one thing it's OK to shriek and run away from the ball if it comes near you. As we come near, their strange familiarity becomes simply strange. The man had turned his head on hearing his name, and stood up, stooping under each ceiling beam as he came towards them. Use your defense moves if anyone that looks suspicious comes near you. The men in the bar who had been so eager to drink with him now moved away when he came near them. If they get upset, they may become curious and come near the boat. Some people swear that he has never come near the left-field line, even to snag a simple pop-up. When you're in the field, you only have to move if the ball comes near you. If anyone comes near me, I'll just point to my shoes and tell them I'm wired. As he came towards her, she knew that she should move away, but her feet wouldn't budge. He waited for a moment, making sure no one was coming and moved towards the direction the man came from. They are huge, ponderous things that threaten to get tangled up and knock down anyone who comes near. The evil magpie watched in confusion, but didn't come anywhere near us. She braced her hands on the wall, getting ready to move if he came another step towards her. Synonyms move nearer, move closer, approach, advance, near, draw nigh, draw close/closer, draw near/nearer proceed, make progress, make headway, forge 1.1 Arrive at a specified place. 来到；到达 we walked along till we came to a stream 我们一路散步直至来到溪边。 it was very late when she came back 她回来时已很晚了。 my trunk hasn't come yet 我的箱子还没到。 Example sentencesExamples The Brazilian comes straight from his French Open win, full of confidence but with next to no grass court practice. My prediction with the pizza was right and ten minutes after it came, she arrived. The bill came and she reached into her handbag to find her wallet. Most of the guests and people who arrived came with their daughters. Whenever you come and wherever you sit, however, you can be assured a pleasant dining experience. Sometimes it gets almost to Christmas Eve and nothing has come and then suddenly it's there. I don't think he will because, when he came back to the club, he didn't come as a manager or a coach. Then the treasure trove panel awarded the stone to Shetland, so it came to our local museum, which is where it would have come anyway. Meg and Jo wait for their mother, but she is late in coming because her train has been delayed by a snowstorm. When I arrived, she came outside with the help of 2 other guys who she works with. The woman from her place at her wall saw them come and saw them go. The second evening I came late back from work, the first time in six months! People came to their doors and windows; everybody came and had a look. None of this puts you in a good mood, but when they came, the main courses weren't bad. Synonyms arrive, get here/there, reach one's destination, make it, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, turn up, be along, come along, materialize West Indian reach informal show up, show, roll in, roll up, blow in, show one's face 1.2 (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point. （物）达到；延伸到；至 women in slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes 身着长至鞋面的瘦长连衣裙的女士们。 the path comes straight down 这条小路一直向前延伸。 Synonyms extend, stretch, continue, carry on, spread reach, come as far as, not stop until 1.3be coming Approach. someone was coming 有人来了。 she heard the train coming 她听到火车来了。 Example sentencesExamples Otherwise, in my mind it would have been much too awkward, especially if he felt what she felt as he was coming closer. He kept on coming until we were close, only a few centimeters apart, all I had to do was breathe in deeply and we would be touching. As police sirens wailed in the distance, coming ever closer, she called her boys off. She swerved into a spot, coming dangerously close to the car next to us. I heard the rhythm of footsteps pound down the hallway, coming ever closer to the holding cells. He had that evil aura around him and was threateningly coming closer. This is what I mean about coming too close to something mean, nasty and permanently polluted. Stacey opened the door to the bathroom, looked out to make sure no one was coming near, and closed it again. He shook his head, coming even closer until his lips were inches away from her. On the other, Dave is coming dangerously close to overstepping the line of acceptable behavior! He must have warned them we were coming because as we approached the other two swirled around to look. I do know an alert crewman had saved us from coming extremely close. The shape darted behind trees and through the shadows, coming ever closer to the failing glow of the cinders. I'll be honest and admit that I try always to avoid coming too close to any living soul who may be there, bringing flowers. By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly. I could hear his footsteps on the pavement approaching me, coming faster and faster. But, as he neared the ground, other instructors noticed that he was coming too close to farm buildings and a spectator area. He opened his mouth, looking genuinely sorry about coming that close. He was coming closer to me, and I could almost smell his cheap cologne surrounding me. She knew she had looked away too late, and now he was coming closer. Synonyms imminent, impending, close, near, approaching, coming, forthcoming, in prospect, at hand, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in the offing, in the pipeline, in the air, in the wind, in the wings, just around the corner 1.4 Travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event. （为了陪某人、做某事或出席某活动）旅行；到来 the police came 警察来了。 come and live with me 来和我一起住。 with infinitive the electrician came to mend the cooker 这个电工来修厨灶。 figurative we have come a long way since Aristotle 〈喻〉自亚里士多德以来，我们确实走过了漫漫长路。 Example sentencesExamples This is the final so come and laugh at the ones that made it. If you thought dance-film/video was all about music clips, then come and find out what else it can be. Please come and support the event, which is being held in aid of community care. So come and chortle, chuckle and giggle your way through a fun filled weekend with excellent stand up comedy and family fun. They might have come and said strong words against Greece. If that happens to you in your life, you come and talk to me about it and reassure them that they're safe and sound in your care. People from every biological discipline you can imagine would come and present their papers. Please come and support what will be a superb night's cricket. Some of the people of Elderswood are coming, due to arrive tomorrow as witnesses. So come and enjoy the event and let's all have a safe and fun-filled day. There were those investors who at least did come and started some ventures of some kind. But the man had been intimidated in the same way as the rest of the room had, until I had come and freed them from the witch's curse. Please come and read the links but don't provide any more hits than your own. It is always a living Canadian author, who will come and be involved in events in the community. If I wasn't happy with that, I don't think I would have come and spoken to the chairman, although I am glad in a way that I did. A reluctant priest came to his bedside, after Voltaire threatened legal action against him if he did not come. What matters most is that the people who do come and read are enjoying what I write. Then the people who did the road works came and dug the path up and found the fault. And now you come and sit with me and look at our viewers and say here's the truth. She comes over to me, sits next to me, puts her hand on my thigh and flicks her hair back, while she demands I come and dance with her. 1.5with present participle Join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action. 一起来（参加某活动） do you want to come fishing tomorrow? 你明天想一起来钓鱼吗？ 1.6come along/on Make progress; develop. 进步；进展；发展 he's coming along nicely 他发展良好。 she asked them how their garden was coming on 她向他们询问他们花园的进展情况。 Example sentencesExamples Early last season, this first-round pick experienced some typical rookie problems, but he came on as the season progressed. He noticed over the following six months that he was developing symptoms which came on after he had been lifting the heavier kegs of beer. Synonyms progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway come on, turn out, take shape, go improve, show improvement, get better, pick up, rally, recover, mend progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway come along, turn out, take shape improve, show improvement 1.7in imperative Said to someone when correcting or reassuring someone. 得了吧，不；放心吧；快，来吧，走吧（用于纠正、安慰或催促某人） Come, come, child, don't thank me “不，孩子，不用感谢我。” Example sentencesExamples Oh, come, come, surely you're pouring extra olive brine into your cocktail? Before coming to this CPS type approach, someone may say to you, ‘Well, come, come, are you not moving the responsibility for managing staff away from managers?’ 2no object Occur; happen; take place. 发生；出现 twilight had not yet come 黎明还没来临。 his father waited for a phone call that never came a chance like this doesn't come along every day 像这样的机会不是每天都有的。 Example sentencesExamples Yet all this came without the grinding regimen of tuition centres and coaching colleges. The news, conveyed to customers by letter, comes as a blow to communities in areas like Cross Hills, where local amenities are heavily relied upon. A feint can force your enemy to tie down huge amounts of forces to protect against an attack that never comes. This comes as a huge blow to the night scene - we have lost the venue that brought us our first ever 16-hour parties! The move to sue comes despite concerted action to tackle bullying in schools in the past few years, including a national anti-bullying network. It's available right now while stocks last, or until the black helicopters arrive - whichever comes soonest. But then the real ‘boom’ is the demand for public appearances that comes as a boon for stars like him. But the pinnacle of her singles career came when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open last month. The warning in Hull comes after months of violent and abusive encounters between local teenagers and immigrants. It came without warning, as if a switch flicked, initiating a flood of brightness. This comes as a great blow to Yorkshire, who have temporarily installed the shop in the new indoor centre, a place it cannot remain when all the nets are in full use. For those who haven't seen/read the play, this comes near the end when, alone and rejected, Harry has knocked over all of the chess pieces. This comes as a blow for many residents who could suffer difficulties travelling to alternative branches and may find that they are overcrowded. The sounds are familiar and pleasant, but they belong to another time - a time that has not yet come. But this scene, coming as close to the closing moments of the film as it does, confuses things. The week passed, and the week when her father was supposed to arrive finally came. Getting up is bad enough but when it comes after rolling over onto something cold and slimy it's just all kinds of bad. It came only after yet another procedural skirmish about the agenda and the debate was quite chaotic and confusing. It comes near the end of the track, pretty much in the outro, and it adds a cool other layer to the whole mess that's going on. Every such situation, every routine, is but an illusion, and he who is tempted to believe in it will not be prepared for the blow when it comes. Synonyms happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow literary come to pass, befall, betide archaic hap rare eventuate 2.1 Be heard, perceived, or experienced. 出现（被听到、察觉或经历） a voice came from the kitchen 声音从厨房传来。 it came as a great shock 它太令人震惊了。 Example sentencesExamples This came as a surprise after my wife's experience with it last week. This came as quite a shock, and a fairly unwelcome one. So it came as something of a surprise that the dawn of the new Millennium brought nothing but catastrophe and confusion to the aerospace giant. This came as a surprise to the British Chambers of Commerce. So it came as quite a blow to hear that he was leaving. It came as such a shock, and our worlds literally fell in. Her death at the age of 56 came as a shock; she'd recently been touring in Europe and had been planning a US tour. So the discovery that he gave a short, sharp bark whenever his name is mentioned and a long loud howl whenever he hears applause came as a shock. ‘It came as a big shock at the time, but it gave us the shove we needed to set up our own business,’ said Sue. Like others, I found the ending frustrating, but it came as a relief too. He said he was aware of Ben's work but it came as a major surprise to him that the artist was now living in County Galway. There's simply nowhere to put the patients but it came as a surprise when we heard that adults were being put in with the children's ward. What happened was horrendous and came as a very big shock. It came as no surprise to me that this woman's music is deep and emotionally honest, just like her name. I have been burgled four times before so it came as no surprise to me when I heard the news although it was still shocking. The conviction, which means I can no longer practice law, came as a total surprise. After two false labours, it came as a relief for all of us. The dramatic admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case. The admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case. This came as a total surprise to her as she was not aware that the class had proposed her for the flowers. 2.2with adverbial (of a quality) become apparent or noticeable through actions or performance. （性质）体现出来 as an actor your style and personality must come through 作为一名演员，你必须体现出你的风格和个性。 Synonyms be communicated, be perceived, penetrate, get through, get across, be got across, be clear, be understood, be comprehended, register, be taken in, sink in, be grasped, strike home 2.3come across" or British "over" or US "off (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression. （人）看（或听）上去是；给人某种印象；表现 he'd always come across as a decent sort 他看上去总是像个正派人。 Example sentencesExamples Hence, some of the lines don't come across as winsome as they might otherwise have appeared. But he actively engaged in bureaucratic ploys so he could come across as the loyal soldier and cover his tracks. While they appear to be normal - they come across as somewhat false. Her character didn't come across as compassionate and concerned, except in how it directly influenced her. As a result, our songs tend to come across as sounding looser than they actually are. I know some of this opinion may come across as very strong, but it is something I feel so strongly about and it is something which I carry around with me everyday of my life. To come across as being an intellectual, one should appear to be very well-read. It's true that blogs can be a useful tool for exploring and expressing ideas, and that they come across as relatively dynamic in today's circumstances. But those in control, although they want to come across as one of the common people, aren't prepared to give up their handle on power. If you introduce a pre-show element, be sure it relates to the show and doesn't come across as a cheap marketing gimmick. Many, however, come across as parodies of the cheerfully uninformed American undergraduate. I hope that I didn't come across as hostile or anything. When all is said and done, they come across as a rock 'n' roll Motown wall of sound. After all, I appeared to be a bookworm sort of fellow trying to come across as tough. This puzzles me since I'm told I'm not unattractive and I think I come across as friendly. But quite a few of the others come across as frivolous, apathetic, foolish or all of the above. I didn't want to come across as patronising, but I did. Indeed, compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most of the cartoon fish come across as rather dull, failing to make a real impression. They are also blissfully unaware that, to serious thinkers, they come across as the kids we hated in high school. I expect it would come across as a very cold, blustery place, but yet with this sort of eerie beauty of Saturn in the sky. Synonyms seem, appear, look, sound, give the impression of being, have the appearance/air of being, strike someone as, look as though one is, look to be British come over North American come off 2.4 (of a thought or memory) enter one's mind. （思想，回忆）进入脑海；想起，想到 the basic idea came to me while reading an article 当我正在读一篇文章时，我想出了基本观点。 a passage from a novel came back to Adam 亚当想起了小说中的一段话。 Example sentencesExamples She sinks into her bed, memories and questions coming forth in her mind. So far, though, none of the progressive groups that come readily to mind seem interested. It is the memory that comes even as we walk right now, here on this bend. The blush only doubled after his speech, imagines coming unbidden to her mind. I don't know what triggered this memory but it came and flooded my senses with remembrance. The image that comes most readily to mind is that of a kettle failing to boil because the lid's been left off. Sentiment is not something that comes easily to mind when it could mean that silverware has to be sacrificed. I've been trying to think of a slang term for garbage overproducer, but not much comes immediately to mind. Here the Big Idea came first, and it's the product that's being invented after the fact. What comes immediately to mind is the Multiple Universe interpretation of quantum theory. An idea was coming quickly to mind, causing his eyes to widen slightly in realization. I am sure there are others - the above list are just those that come readily to mind. As the building grew larger and larger with our approach, the thought came unbidden to my mind. Kafka's story The Hunger Artist, the tale of an artist whose medium is public fasting, comes most vividly to mind. And the one which comes immediately to mind, is the current rigidity in the issuance of visas to would-be tourists. The memory of this came unbidden into my mind when I read recently in the papers that beaches for dogs are one of the latest crazes. Yes, it came to me on a train going from Manchester to London in England and it came very suddenly. These are just the ones that come immediately to mind at 6 a.m. after no sleep, I might add. A reflection came across her mind and the thought came like a slap in the face. Avuncular is the word that comes most readily to mind. 3no object, with complement Take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority. （在空间、次序或优先权中）占 prisons come well down the list of priorities 监狱在优先权名单中排在很后面。 I make sure my kids come first 我得确保我的孩子们排在首位。 Example sentencesExamples Had I ever to garden in a limited space, two plants that would come high on my priority list would be green beans and garlic. 3.1 Achieve a specified place in a race or contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 she came second among sixty contestants 她在60个竞争者中获得第二名。 Example sentencesExamples I entered the contest and came second in the local finals. Two: the worst thing that can possibly befall a contrada is for its horse to come second; coming last is nothing in comparison. Their next game will be on the 24th or 25th depending on whether they come first or second in Group A. If it comes second you only get the winnings you would have earned if you'd only bet on it to place. We had three animals in two classes and they came first, second and third in both classes. All those children who came first, second and third in the local athletics event have qualified for the county final. Teachers had teams in certain races and unflinchingly came last every single time. If you come second in a race, you try harder, so that next time you win. I am thinking of someone like our kayaker in the Olympics, who came second in his race. The American firm of architects which came second in the race is also among one of seven teams up for the job. Luddenden came second last year and third the year before, so villagers are hopeful they are moving nearer to taking top spot. Any athlete who comes first, second or third in more than one event should tell the announcer their preference for selection before the end of the meeting. They have so much respect for writers, even ones that don't come first or second. 4no object, with complement Pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion. 变成；进入某状态（尤指分离或分裂状态） his shirt had come undone 他的衬衫扣子松开了。 Example sentencesExamples Moreover, in the Homeric there exists an acute and graphic sense of how things work, are put together, come apart. It seemed to be coming apart, and that seemed to, if anything, spur the negotiations. There is no seismic movement; the fabric of reality doesn't suddenly come apart at the seams. The infamous discipline seems to be coming apart at the seams. So it came to pass that life is coming apart - and just when I needed it to stay together. His mind remains sharp, even if his body, in its ninth decade, is slowly coming apart. It is very cool because the patented fastener is a yin yang symbol that comes apart but holds securely. It's all very much more fragile, and could so easily come apart. As a result, traditional systems of helping the aged are coming apart. She is coming apart, the way a braid does when one has been swimming a long time. It came apart easily, was as boneless as it could be but was a little dry on the outside. This film shows the family, especially the dad, coming apart at the seams. Like his mother and his grandmother, he combed his hair day after day, collecting the hair that came loose. I look at myself and wonder if I'm coming apart at the seams. Both men suffered facial injuries and one needed surgery to stitch together a piece of skin that had come apart from the left side of his nose. The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together. Things went well until we walked to the jet to preflight and saw the left main tire had started coming apart. My own bathing attire is coming apart at the hip-side seam. That annoying, ugly, trick gold lamp that comes apart in the middle when you pick it up has been the scourge of my family for years. Just when they seemed to be coming apart at the seams, they struck a purple patch and put Wicklow asleep with some wonderful football. Synonyms break up, fall to bits/pieces, come to bits/pieces, disintegrate, splinter, come unstuck, crumble, separate, split, tear, collapse, dissolve 4.1come to/into Reach or be brought to a specified situation or result. 达到某种情况（或结果）；结果是 you will come to no harm 你不会吃亏的。 staff who come into contact with the public 接触公众的职员。 the vehicle came to rest against a traffic signal Example sentencesExamples That resulted in the judge coming to a different conclusion. With the battle for Spirit Group coming to a head, results from the main listed player in the pubs sector may become of more interest than usual. If it comes to the situation when it's up to me to make the decision, then naturally this will be taken into consideration. The situation's coming to a head, and he doesn't have many more chances to stall the inevitable. Did you think just two years ago that the situation would come to this? After evaluating ratings of articles by medical editors and narrowing the field, the staff must come to agreement on a single entry. Essex Police were this week looking into the situation before coming to a decision on whether to contest the merit of the temporary order or not. Grandparents on both sides can also be brought in to help the parents come to a shared care situation. If it comes to a situation where we believe there are organisations that have declared war, then we have to provide defences as if there is a war. When it comes to a situation where parents' individual interests contravene public interests, there is a need to weigh up all the interests involved. We may be coming to a situation where whole families, grandparents, parents and weans are all users. However in their earnestness to achieve optimum results some voluntary organisations tend to lose direction, often resulting in their efforts coming to a nought. On the other hand, if the global conditions continue to push oil prices higher, the Chancellor's attempts to calm the situation may come to naught. The lead up to Churchill coming to power was the result of the failure of the Munich agreement. As projects come to completion, all results must be published and there must be no publication without peer review. Synonyms reach, attain, arrive at, come to, make 4.2with infinitive Eventually reach a certain condition or state of mind. 最终明白，终于了解 he had come to realize she was no puppet 他终于明白她绝不是个傀儡。 Example sentencesExamples In coming to terms with this situation, teachers need to accept the loss of some traditional deference. It is merely there for you to have in mind when you come to weigh up her evidence. Few great players get to know links courses, though, without coming to love them. Quarter-of-an-hour after the game was over, still out on the pitch, David was trying to soak it all in, coming to terms with the result. Only in the final stages of the conflict did he come to realize that the war was lost. I'm coming to think that biting the hand that feeds me might represent a tasty alternative. The defeated ministers are slowly coming to terms with their situation. We might act on a preference about what to buy or do, and then come to realize that it was not worth it. Through the practice of meditation one comes to realize the true nature of mind. The album, which was two years in the making, is the result of his coming to terms with many issues in his life. 5no object, with adverbial Be sold, available, or found in a specified form. 被出售；被采用，可用；可找到 the cars come with a variety of extras 这些汽车与各种额外配件一起出售。 the shirts come in three sizes 它们有三种尺码。 Example sentencesExamples They come with a coppery glow in the aura and always bring transformation of the soul, if you will let them. Whether the bulbs come in the mail, or from the local garden center, they usually come with instructions. This is how I came to imagine some kind of film thesaurus, a little like the one that comes with a word processor. The build quality was up to scratch, the cars looked gorgeous and came, of course, with those pacy motors. I take numerous pills and every container I open comes with a pamphlet warning of possible side effects. Internet radio may be growing, but it doesn't yet come with pictures. We order a pavlova that comes with meringue so rock solid and hard we would have been better off with pneumatic drill than a spoon. In reality, only the mussels arrived, but came with a rich tomato sauce and a strong but not overwhelming celery edge. It came with two large orders of mashed potatoes and coleslaw and a bunch of biscuits. They seem to produce the best images and come with the best feature mix for a reasonable cost. Everything else comes with health warnings, so why not? Take out the material that comes with the thermometer and read it. Different functionalities make it possible to do one thing much more easily or effectively, but they come with a smaller cost elsewhere. The asking price for the building, which comes with adjoining ramp space, is $4 million. It comes with 25 activity cards each with two sides. The meals, which cost £3.99 each, come with a choice of four salads plus any drink. The router is also a space saver and comes with an accessory stand that lets you position the device on its side. It comes with two car-parking spaces at an adjoining property, and there is scope for extension on to the roof itself. The vehicles themselves are designed to accommodate up to four people, and come complete with stowage space for bicycles. There are only two of these houses, which come with garages, still available. Synonyms be available, be made, be produced, be for sale, be on offer 6informal no object Have an orgasm. 〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮 Synonyms climax, achieve orgasm, orgasm prepositionkʌmkəm informal When a specified time is reached or event happens. 〈非正式〉当（时间）来临；当（事件）发生 I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season 当新的季节到来时，我想他们离优等生也不远了。 Example sentencesExamples Saying that, the siege mentality that the players have displayed will doubtless be beneficial come Euro 2004. It should be interesting come qualifying Saturday and hopefully in the race. We can only hope for a repeat performance of last week come this weekend. Five years may have slipped away since my grandad's passing, but come Saturday he'll be there next to me again. And, likewise, a Republican defeat now would only make them leaner and stronger come 2008. If come January, he's way ahead in the polls, Clark will be able to get away with this approach. She would enjoy his young years and try to gave him a base foundation to work with come his adolescent years. And he predicted that the continuing fall-out from the war could prove crucial come polling day. The grotto guide is a brilliantly jaded girl whose patience is obviously waning come November. Imagine slipping this on come boxing day when the family comes around? noun kʌmkəm mass nouninformal Semen ejaculated at an orgasm. 〈非正式〉性交高潮时射出的精液 Usage The use of come followed by and, as in come and see for yourself, dates back to Old English, but is seen by some as incorrect or only suitable for informal English: for more details see and Phrases as — as they come Used to describe someone or something that is a supreme example of the quality specified. 最…的；非常…的 Smith is as tough as they come 史密斯非常强壮。 Example sentencesExamples He is as versatile as they come and he has so many quality strings to his bow that he is well tuned up in every aspect of the game. These lessons, these stories, are as essential as they come. He's everything a football player should be - he's as tough as they come. He is as tough as they come and never gives and inch. She had everything going for her - Olympic glory, good looks, personality, and as articulate as they come. To give a little background, the Aunt - while a wonderful woman - is as nosy and as pushy as they come. But then one of friends is about as fey as they come. ‘We always knew it would be tough, but this is as tough as they come,’ he said. It's difficult not to be impressed by this outrageous concrete hyperbole, but he is as right-on as they come and says he despises it as a symbol of tyranny. He's as big as they come, both literally and figuratively. come again? informal Used to ask someone to repeat or explain something they have said. 〈非正式〉你说什么；请再说一遍；请解释一下 ‘It's a bit like Sherlock Holmes's dog.’ ‘Come again?’ Madge looked blankly at her. ‘Come again?’ come and go 1Arrive and then depart again; move around freely. 来了又走，来来往往；自由走动 he continued to come and go as he pleased Example sentencesExamples There were no extra guards at the gates, and anyone can come and go freely. We need to have doors in our walls with guards at the doors, but let's let people come and go freely. We did not know when we can come and go freely. I grew up in God's country, east Tennessee, and I have always come and gone as I please. Dolly has come and gone, but the implications of her design have begun a new chapter in life, ethics and possibilities. Some people are, however, going to be disappointed to learn that his chance at a Booker has already come and gone. Others have come and gone, some even had a spell, maybe even a season or two in the sun, but few truly prospered long-term. We're only realizing it now, just how long it's been and all the groups that have come and gone since we've been in this. Some have even returned to the fray for second helpings, while journeymen pros have come and gone like travelling salesmen. The great flood of January 4th has come and gone, and all the excitement over it has dwindled. 1.1Exist or be present for a limited time; be transitory. 瞬息即逝，昙花一现 kings and queens may come and go, but the Crown goes on forever 国王和王后们也许是昙花一现，但王权是永恒不变的。 Example sentencesExamples In my years of experience, I have seen many language and programming fads come and go. Like the yo-yo, the hula hoop, and the Mohican haircut, vehicle fads come and go. Organic food is a middle-class fad that can come and go according to sentiment. Novelty events come and go and are of limited appeal but a good musical act covers a multitude and keeps the crowd happy. Directors rise and fall, fads come and go, but cinema is just as exciting as it's always been. This is so because political parties come and go, but the nation remains. Booms may come and go, but the analysis of the data must go on forever. You can't force a style on people, and trends and fads come and go at different intervals. Looking at all those illustrations, one can learn first hand about how fashions come and go in repeated cycles. Artists come and go, gaining notoriety and popularity before heading off into distant horizons. come from behind Win after lagging. 后来居上 Example sentencesExamples Great credit must go to the latter for coming from behind to force the late draw. Westport United showed admirable resilience and courage in coming from behind twice to book a place in the last four of the League Cup. This team is pretty good at coming from behind and staying tough. At Sandown yesterday, his performance in coming from behind to destroy a field of handicappers even had the bookmakers raving. She won easily after coming from behind. They continued their good start to the campaign by coming from behind to beat Buxton 2-1. Naturally enough, they were rooting for the guy coming from behind because they wanted an exciting finish. The aspect of that win which was most pleasing was they won coming from behind, the converse of some earlier games. They are limping their way towards the play-offs after coming from behind twice in two games. They were fitter and sharper and deserve enormous credit in coming from behind not just once, but twice. come off it informal in imperativeSaid when vigorously expressing disbelief. 〈非正式〉住口；别胡说；别吹了；别装了 ‘Come off it, he'll know that's a lie.’ Example sentencesExamples OK, there are bound to be borderlines for teenagers - but come off it. ‘Oh come off it, mate,’ he said, because he is not only a hawk, but has a keen and impatient mind. My honest (and admittedly, somewhat cruel) reaction is ‘Oh, come off it, you're not that special.’ ‘Oh, come off it,’ I said, when they started raving. Oh, come off it, it's true that they can be justly blamed for all sorts of devilish chicanery, but your presumption is crazy. Indeed, she claims that there is an unspoken English rule that she calls ‘the importance of not being earnest’, along with a peculiarly English injunction to say, ‘Oh, come off it!’ So everything I do, there's this little bit of me that's saying, Hey, come off it, you can't do this. Well, I say hooray for the older man, too, but come off it. Come off it, that's not something ‘worth remembering’. I can accept there would be a little disappointment associated with a camp designed for children's activities being cancelled but come off it, surely the child could make do with either the swimming pool or the beach. come right informal Have a good outcome; end well. 〈非正式〉有好结果 don't worry—I'm sure it'll come right Example sentencesExamples It adds to the growing body of evidence that at last things are starting to come right for it. As it happens, everything comes right in the end. The political importance of the Dome is such that we can expect major government efforts to ensure the presentation comes right. At times like that you have just got to dig deep and hopefully things will come right on Saturday. Plus there was a naïve hope that things would come right in the end - as they did. A 90% mark in his prelim allowed him some room for confidence that things would come right. I'd hate to see them go but they aren't right and will never come right. The danger would be getting too concerned about the way we are playing because I am sure it will come right. We just have to be patient so everything comes right. He was killed just as his life was about to come right. come the — informal Play the part of; behave like. 〈非正式〉装出；假装 don't come the innocent with me 别在我面前装出无辜的样子。 come to nothing Have no significant or successful result in the end. 落空；徒劳无功；没有结果 he is convinced talk of a leadership challenge will come to nothing Example sentencesExamples As a result another good idea came to nothing and another report ended up gathering dust in some warehouse. But, overall, it was vacuous stuff, came to nothing, and fizzled out. Confidence was now high but a succession of further chances came to nothing. In fact, even if the writing comes to nothing, and nothing much happens for the rest of my life, I'm happy that I've changed from the person I was. But this came to nothing and it fell to the French to pioneer international sport in keeping with their long diplomatic traditions. I'd hate to see all the work he's done coming to nothing just because of the generally idiotic circumstances that prevail around here when anyone tries to stick their neck out and do something original. As he talks, the grey-haired retired policeman holds his head in his hands out of sheer frustration that his views have still come to nothing. As a result, ‘it becomes sentimentalism and comes to nothing.’ But constant failure to agree on anything meant all of this came to nothing, and now these opportunities have been lost. That the speculation came to nothing is a result of different aspects of a goalkeeper's skill-set being of interest to different managers. Synonyms fail, meet with failure, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, be frustrated, break down, collapse, founder, fold, come to nothing, come to naught come to pass literary Happen; occur. 〈主诗/文〉发生；出现 it came to pass that she had two sons 她真的有两个儿子。 Example sentencesExamples That's a pretty hopeful view; it would be nice to see it come to pass, if only partially. As it is still being run by a management team, not all of these things have come to pass although they they probably will when a new franchisee has been found. As if to allow their predictions to come true, the international community has presided over the coming to pass of a deteriorating socio-economic climate for young people. The party's boasts during the last parliament that it had replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition did not come to pass. He suggested that it was likely I was going get an interview, and indeed that did come to pass. And so it has come to pass, but in a rather different way than she predicted. But if such a ban did indeed come to pass, would that make the system stable? And there is an acknowledgement that the truly big occasions must be savoured to the full lest they never come to pass again. And that's exactly what's come to pass - they won the war, then they seemed to be at a total loss as to what to do next. And tell him to take this opportunity to make sure that doesn't come to pass. Synonyms happen, come about, occur, transpire, arise come to that (or if it comes to that) informal In fact (said to introduce an additional point) 〈非正式〉事实上；其实（用于引出另一点） there isn't a clock on the mantelpiece—come to that, there isn't a mantelpiece! 壁炉架上并没有钟——事实上，也根本没有壁炉架。 Example sentencesExamples I thought people would never stop carping about the green light business, or the parking come to that. Well, the grannies and, come to that, the great grannies that I know are otherwise engaged. He now exposes the grandiose follies of Oxford University itself, and a few other universities as well, come to that. It's dead easy to make with spinach beet, or real spinach come to that. In fact come to that there wasn't a car park as such either, more of a development site with vehicles strewn about across it. Actually, come to that - when did you last see a Top of the Pops dressing room? Nor, if it comes to that, is there any justification in the way that executives awarded themselves multi-million bonuses while axing 170 rural branches. But nobody should have their past held against them - or their future, come to that. It isn't that I don't like drugs, or his work come to that, it's that they don't agree with me. And come to that how many people can get any of the fancy new digital channels - of the BBC or anyone else? come to think of it On reflection (said when an idea or point occurs to one while one is speaking) （讲话时）突然想起来 come to think of it, that was very daring of you Example sentencesExamples Very graceful it was too, like a blue bird of prey but without feathers or wings or talons or any other bird features, come to think of it. And come to think of it, he's one of the few singers around today that will still have a career in ten years time! And, come to think of it, the window frames look pretty ropey as well. I'm not sure that reading his diary is such a great idea after all, come to think of it. He came on Wednesday, which come to think of it, wasn't that much of a surprise, given that he was due last Saturday. And, come to think of it, I am unable to spend the day laying a new patio. And come to think of it most of the victims I have seen being carried home as trophies by cats have been birds, dormice and voles. He would make an ideal jumping supremo, come to think of it. In fact I went through most of my fly box come to think of it. So I am a bit unsure if I like the movie come to think of it. come what may No matter what happens. 无论如何；不管发生什么 they're going to make the change, come what may Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless a piece was required every day, come what may. Claims that he was determined to call a referendum this Parliament, come what may and regardless of the five tests, were wrong, he told them. It's the arrogance that galls - an arrogance that she can afford to entertain because, come what may, the invitations to share what pass for her thoughts will never be withdrawn. All this meant they did not have all their eggs in one basket, so when one section was doing badly, another would perhaps be all right and so, by dint of thrift and hard work, they managed to make a living, come what may. A recent torn hamstring followed by a dispute with her coach could mean she doesn't even start the opening 100m hurdles on Saturday despite her protestations that she will be lining up come what may. When I started practising trance music, the main intention was to make people dance, come what may. In other words, the rich countries have perfected a well-established state intervention programme to ensure that their farmers get a minimum level of income, come what may. She is busy trying to find the basic cost of £600 to pay for the trip to Germany but is determined to get there come what may as she takes a big step towards her dream of playing in next year's world championships. Don't enter training without intending to complete it, come what may (barring only the most extreme circumstances). The members were obviously rattled at the presence of residents and it was apparent that this proposal will happen come what may with no regard to local residents. Synonyms in spite of everything, in spite of that, nonetheless, even so, however, but, still, yet, though, be that as it may, for all that, despite everything, despite that, after everything, having said that, that said, just the same, all the same, at the same time, in any event, come what may, at any rate, notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow have it coming (to one) informal Be due for retribution on account of something bad that one has done. 〈非正式〉活该 his uppity sister-in-law had it coming to her 他那自负的小姨子活该。 Example sentencesExamples Yet it is too simplistic to suggest that these raiders had it coming to them. Really, the subliminal message here is that this woman had it coming to her. And anyway, if you really did it, I'm quite sure they had it coming to them. The international community, on the other hand, will say that they had it coming to them. I stole a lot when I was younger, so I definitely had it coming to me. The dialogue reinforces the mob suggestions: ‘There's nothing I can do, he's had it coming to him,’ says a barman. But hell, it's not like the other guy didn't have it coming to him, being on the other team and all. They had it coming to them, but does one wrong ever justify another? He did not look around, for he knew he'd have it coming to him. ‘I suppose I had it coming to me, though,’ he added. how come? informal Said when asking how or why something happened or is the case. 〈非正式〉怎么会这样；为什么会发生 how come you never married, Jimmy? 你怎么会从未结婚呢，吉米？ Example sentencesExamples He smiled faintly at Michael, ‘I don't mean to sound pressuring or anything, but how come?’ He rubbed his palms together ‘Could you explain to us how come?’ He said nonsensical things like, ‘You're so many colors all over, how come?’ I told him, ‘If we are not China and we are not Taiwan, then how come?’ Long-lost customers show up saying ‘Wow, heard you were closing, how come?’ She frowned at me, looking disappointed, and he raised a curious eyebrow, asking, silently, ‘how come?’ to come (following a noun) in the future. 跟在名词之后未来的；将来的 films that would inspire generations to come 将鼓舞未来一代代人的电影。 in years to come 在未来的岁岁年年中。 Example sentencesExamples It was a great way to spend a summer afternoon and there is still much more to come. In years to come it will probably seem amazing that we lived our lives any other way. He said the gangland murder could be one of the cases that police turn back to in years to come. Otherwise, it may be evidence that this is a bad deal and there is more trouble to come. Everybody turned up for a meeting to chat about the summer just past and the one to come. We have a team of fine young players, who it is hoped can progress in seasons to come. Schools reflect what is in society as a whole and they help shape the society to come. I think we may well find ourselves walking out that way quite a lot in the months to come. Over the weeks and months to come, we will no doubt find out more about why they died. He is a great player to play off so I'm just hoping its the start of many more goals to come. when it comes to — When the specified matter is under consideration. it pays to be proactive when it comes to your health Example sentencesExamples The department has long been a leader when it comes to energy innovation in the public sector. What's your best advice to others in your position when it comes to building the proper security program? Obviously, he handled a lot of big items when it comes to the recession. Edwards is hesitant when it comes to product innovation. He's still the administration's best salesman when it comes to dealing with the economic recovery. What people need is accurate information about the things that really make a difference when it comes to looking after themselves. Some of the smallest cars on the road carry some of the biggest risks when it comes to keeping you safe in a crash. where someone is coming from informal Someone's meaning, motivation, or personality. 〈非正式〉（人的）意图；动机；个性 George doesn't know me, he doesn't know where I'm coming from Example sentencesExamples I know exactly where he is coming from - there's no time to pander to people's emotions. I understand exactly where he is coming from. Well, I can understand where he is coming from. While I understand where he is coming from, I think his post actually betrays a misguided set of moral priorities across the entire political landscape. You've got to understand where he is coming from. And as a result, I don't think the electorate understands where it is coming from,’ he says. So if you really want to argue with that, please, pick up the book - it's a good, quick read, and at least you'll know where Johnson is coming from. I can readily identify with where the Judge is coming from, because with solicitors being directly involved on the day in different cases that are listed in both courts the inevitability is that problems will arise. It is becoming increasingly difficult to work out where she is coming from. A handful of Latino-accented films on screens recently show a decidedly mixed picture of where Hollywood is coming from and where it thinks it's going. Phrasal Verbs come about 1Happen; take place. 发生；出现 the relative speed with which emancipation came about 解放实现的相对速度。 Example sentencesExamples The interest in marine biology came about when he was in college working in the steel mills. He, however, sees regime change coming about through somewhat more direct means. This came about as the direct result of a fatality that happened here in the early 80s. But what are the odds of life coming about by sheer chance? The delay came about because the tunnel had come up short of a screen of trees, slowing the flow of escaping airmen. This additional post came about due to the refitting of the Lincoln store. This fallacy came about because of English painters during the Victorian era. Most of these shipwrecks came about by collision, by storm, or by bad navigation. The amendment, which extends the recall statute to 10 years, comes about in response to a Congressional proposal. Yet belief also comes about through direct experience. Synonyms happen, occur, take place, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow 2(of a ship) change direction. （船）改变方向 Example sentencesExamples Lisan just sat there in her floating command chair, her focus was not upon the exploding ships but at the war cruisers that were slowly coming about and from the looks of it, they weren't planning on a retreat any time soon. The command ship, designated as the Chasing Death, drove forward into the nearest enemy destroyers, who were coming about to meet them, along with the heavy cruiser. Five days more they sailed, eventually coming about to face northwest. As the Lexington heeled over and started to come about and face the tanker fleet. Signaling with one long shrill of his whistle followed by one short blast, he waits for an echo from the harbormaster, then comes about and eases his boat against the wharf of a two-story shed. Starboard oars pushing and port oars pulling, she came about rapidly and chased after the Isis. I came about and headed for home but my little boat didn't beat into the wind very well. As we came about, I heard a grinding noise and watched the mast lean over and fall into the water. Synonyms change course, change direction, change heading come across 1Meet or find by chance. 偶然遇见；偶然发现 I came across these old photos recently 最近我偶然发现了这些旧照片。 Example sentencesExamples Even though the book is a popular one, chances of school children coming across it are minimal. Sometimes acquaintances tip him off about such books and at other times he comes across them by chance. I have ‘met’ or come across people who care about where they live, are moved by what goes on near and far. He was probably the only of the teens she had come across with a typically pleasant demeanor, and she tended to find it rather refreshing. While he was tidying up his desk one day, he came across a promotional leaflet about a broadband connection provider. They are deep below the ground and, unless you knew where to find them you'd probably never come across them by chance as the entrance is just a small door on the side of the road. Just in case I never come across it by chance, I sowed some seed last spring, since it is a garden plant. Thankfully, I came across a web site which provided some insight and presented a different solution to my dilemma. Most places we visited did provide high-chairs, though, and coming across a grumpy, unhelpful Kiwi is more of a rarity than spotting an example of the national bird species of the same name. In your practice till now have you ever come across with so many controversies like the ones you have come across in Bulgaria? Synonyms reach, arrive at, meet, get to, get up to, get as far as, make, make it to, set foot on, gain, attain find by chance, meet by chance, meet up with, run into, run across, come upon, chance on, stumble on, happen on, light on, hit on 2Hand over or provide what is wanted. 〈非正式〉交，交出（或提供）（所需之物） she has come across with some details 她已提供了一些详细资料。 Example sentencesExamples Whether we come across with little or much, the mere gesture can be a spiritually lightening experience. So if they thought she'd come across with some blockbuster testimony, they'd put her up there. Synonyms hand over, give, deliver, produce, part with, pay up 2.1(of a woman) agree to have sexual intercourse with a man. （妇女）同意与男性性交 Example sentencesExamples I had a date at eight with Holly, but she wasn't ready to come across yet. come along 1Arrive. a chance like this doesn't come along every day 像这样的机会不是每天都有的。 Synonyms arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize 2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone or telling them to hurry up. 加把劲；快来，赶快（用于鼓励或催促某人） That's our man, Watson! Come along! Synonyms hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come on, look lively, speed up, move faster come amid (of an action or event) be accompanied by; happen at the same time as. the cuts come amid increasing competition in Hong Kong Example sentencesExamples The previously undisclosed problems come amid estimates of growing hunger in the isolated communist country. The budget on Thursday will come amid a week of reminders of the nation's fiscal plight. The aggressive head-hunter approach comes amid a competitive market for school administrators. The number of youngsters spending high amounts of time in nurseries comes amid growing controversy over the impact of full-time child care on development. Sir Ian's criticism of targets comes amid signs of a growing rebellion over red tape among senior officers. The comments come amid widespread concern about knife crime. The suicide attack at the army's headquarters came amid efforts to try to put the peace process back on track. Today's announcement comes amid a dismal earnings report. The failed operation with the Jordanian agent comes amid new criticism about the quality of American intelligence collection in Afghanistan. The announcement, made by e-commerce Minister Douglas Alexander, came amid concerns about the effects of emissions on public health. come at Launch oneself at (someone) to attack them. 冲向，扑向；攻击 he shot an officer who came at him from behind Example sentencesExamples That's where they controlled the game and they'd just keep coming at you. It seems the only way to stop someone coming at you to do your harm is to carry weapons of your own and never mind the stupid laws that don't do any good. The only future I can see is the drunks coming at you at all times of the day and night. One theory is that a fly cannot cope with two threats at once, so coming at it with two hands, from opposite sides, often catches it out. He could see him coming at him in his sleep for weeks after. Whatever, it's coming at us every day, on programme after programme, bulletin after bulletin. But he looked up, saw a couple of lumbering behemoths coming at him and calmly danced past them. You can even lift opponents in the air, swing them around and then come at them in a vertical attack. Armed police called to a York restaurant had to fire baton rounds at a man coming at them with a carving knife. I found him coming at me, and I decided to show him the outside. come away Be left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something. 做某事后觉得（或留下印象、得到结果） she came away feeling upset 她结束后觉得不安。 Example sentencesExamples The reality is that Dubrovnik is a little bit of everything, and each visitor comes away with a different impression and experience. At the end of the launch, I came away with highly favourable impressions of the car. The other impression I have come away with is that the Dutch are generally physically imposing. And I came away with the distinct impression that the Mozart Effect does not exist. The Gazette is also sure that such an observer would come away with the impression that some sort of solution is needed. But in the end the viewer comes away with more sensory impressions - visual, auditory and otherwise - than any clear moral messages. We are going there to get a result but we will really have to dig deep to come away from there with a victory. All the guys that have flown the aeroplane come away with the same impression. It was an amazing experience, and I came away with impressions that will be with me always. This will be a tough grand prix, but we'll do our best to come away with another positive result for the team. come back 1(in sport) recover from a deficit. （运动）从失利中复原，东山再起 the Mets came back from a 3–0 deficit 梅茨队从0比3失利的阴影中走了出来。 Example sentencesExamples It was an incredible turn of events to concede a goal after a couple of minutes and then come back in that way. We lost our way last Saturday and allowed Kendal to come back from a goal down to beat us. However, Coventry came back with a try from their centre. 2Reply or respond to someone, especially vigorously. 〈主北美〉（尤指有力地）回答；反驳；回击；报复 he came back at Judy with a vengeance 他激烈地反驳朱迪。 Example sentencesExamples We took control early on but they came back at us, and we could have let them. Park came back at Albion and took the lead through a well taken converted try. There can have been little cheer as he came back at them like a pack of Jack Russells. Chelsea had a good period early in the second half, but we weathered that and came back at them. Synonyms answer, respond respond, answer, say in response, rejoin, return come before Be dealt with by (a judge or court) 被交由（法官，法庭）处理 it is the most controversial issue to come before the Supreme Court 它是交由最高法庭处理的最具争议性的问题。 Example sentencesExamples I have already said that the matter first came before a District Judge. I appealed to the Federal Court of Australia and my matter came before a single judge of that court. It is not the case, with respect to my learned friend, that this is the first time this issue has come before the court. That could happen in almost every case in which a trial is dealt with at first instance and comes before a court of appeal. We must therefore always be aware of the substantive issues that come before the Court. I think the issue will come before the Supreme Court again in the next couple of years. It seems to me unfortunate that cases are coming before the courts regularly now which deal with these issues where the parties are still not aware of the approach taken by the Court of Appeal. When the assessment came before the Judge the claim was under four heads of damage. The application for possession then comes before the County Court. Preparations are forging ahead for a judicial review, which will come before a High Court judge in Swansea. come between Interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people) 妨碍（或干扰）（两人之间的）关系 I let my stupid pride come between us 我让我那愚蠢的骄傲阻碍了我们的关系。 Example sentencesExamples All this time the ex was aware of the connection we had made and was intent on coming between us. This film is all about ego clashes that couples usually have and how pride often comes between two people. Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks. We talked about the usual things, but there was something coming between us. Almost nothing comes between me and my cricket. This relationship was unrealistic, and doomed from the outset, came between Wilde and his art, and became his ruination. A couple in a relationship can expect any number of barriers to come between them. It is a sentimentally realistic account of a woman's coming between a man and his life-work. It is always stressful when something comes between you and the person you love. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with this work - nothing must come between them and their giving themselves utterly to it. Synonyms alienate, estrange, separate, divide, split up, break up, disunite, disaffect, pit against one another, set against one another, cause disagreement between, sow dissension between, set at odds, set at variance come by 1Call casually and briefly as a visitor. 〈主北美〉随意而简短的拜访；串门 his friends came by 他的朋友们串门来了。 she came by the house 她到那栋房子串门。 Example sentencesExamples A young priest and family friend, Patrick, came by regularly to offer John and his family spiritual and moral support. So when you feel hot, you take a shower and when a friend comes by to visit, you wrap a towel around your waist and watch TV with them. A friend from church comes by each Friday morning and takes me. What if one of my kid's friends comes by without an appointment? Meantime, neighbors, friends and supporters came by the house to drop notes and flowers. So, I mean, the last time I saw her was in October when she came by the house and appeared to be pregnant. This one time my friends were all coming by and they were partying, and there were all these rollerbladers at the park. Planning for the wedding was dull for the first hour, and then family members and friends came by. We have lots of family and friends coming by; my brother and I stayed at my Mum's house for much of that time. He said, ‘I'll hang around here until my friend comes by.’ 2Manage to acquire or obtain (something) 获得，得到 the remoteness of the region makes accurate information hard to come by Example sentencesExamples Not only are some of these operating as local businesses, they are also bringing jobs and wealth to areas that find both hard to come by. She took some art materials for the children, knowing that they are hard to come by in the detention centres. Apparently good knife-grade steel was hard to come by, and I had some of the best. Apprenticeships were hard to come by and for most of his classmates the only work available was in England. Bear in mind that good managers are hard to come by. The precise details of such disputes usually are hard to come by. Fairytales are hard to come by, especially in New York these days, but the gift of hope brings a magic of its own. The sides were well matched and with good defending and sharp goal keepers on both sides scores were hard to come by. He had been playing the flute for some time when he realized that high quality flute repairmen were hard to come by. There's a gripping tension to it that's hard to come by in comics designed to be all-ages entertainment. Synonyms obtain, acquire, gain, get, find, pick up, lay hold of, possess oneself of, come to have, procure, secure, get possession of come down 1(of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished. （建筑物，其他结构）倒塌，崩溃；被毁 we were lucky the bridge didn't come down the whole ceiling had to come down Example sentencesExamples They succeeded in knocking a hole in one wall, but still the building wouldn't come down. The police department knew that the buildings were coming down. The old Victorian buildings have since come down amid plans for a business park which would create 1,200 office jobs, and a new sports centre. When the collapse started, the building came down so incredibly fast that none of them had a chance to react. And the fact that one brick or two bricks are unconstitutional doesn't mean the entire structure ought to come down. There are still a few old industrial buildings to come down, but eventually the area will be a blend of residential and recreational facilities. It happened this morning, and now officials are worried more of that building could come down. One survivor said the building came down in the blink of an eye. Nearly 20 trees came down in a single building operation. Never in my wildest imagination did I think these buildings were going to come down. 1.1(of an aircraft) crash or crash-land. （飞机）坠毁（或紧急迫降） the aircraft came down during an attempt to land in bad weather Example sentencesExamples He is firstly seeking details of an aircraft which came down near his house. He used his cell phone to call his father who was the local sheriff and his father told him to follow the aircraft and report where it came down. I mean, there is no doubt that those two planes came down because they crashed into each other. A local recently told the Heritage Trust that she saw the aircraft come down in the sea, and later saw the pilot sitting on the wing waiting to be rescued. The two escaped with minor injuries when the aircraft came down in County Meath. They saw some actual video from toll plaza cameras that recorded the aircraft coming down. It was great fun watching people go grey as they heard how unlikely it was for anybody to survive should their aircraft come down at six hundred miles an hour into a mountain range. The remotely piloted aircraft came down in the ocean, within the confines of the test range, west of the facility. He died after the aircraft in which he was travelling came down in the south of the country. For example, when a helicopter comes down the whole descent and eventual crash is depicted in intricate detail. Synonyms drop, drop down, plummet, descend, come down, go down, plunge, sink, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch 2Be handed down by tradition or inheritance. （经由传统、继承）流传下来 the name has come down from the last century 这个名字是从上个世纪传下来的。 3Reach a decision or recommendation in favour of one side or another. 决定（或建议）支持 advisers and inspectors came down on our side 顾问和督学决定站在我们这一边。 Example sentencesExamples In our submission, that is not obvious from a reading of the various decisions of the High Court which have come down in favour of not disturbing such verdicts. I thought long and hard about putting photos in this blog, and eventually came down against it as a general working principle. But I have a really bad feeling that these people tend to err on whichever side comes down in their favor. I was very much of the opinion that it was definitional, but I did side with Jean in the second half of the debate where I came down against skulking. This exercise could no doubt produce different answers but, for my own part, I come down decisively on the side of the plaintiff. I have come down in favour of passing the bill, and I have advised the Progressives to come down in favour of passing it. However, he comes down in favour of the company on this key issue. The prison review group came down against needle exchanges because of an ‘unacceptable’ risk to prison officers. He comes down in favour of a voluntary system in which family members can choose whether or not to pool part or all of their incomes for tax purposes, and he list various ways in which this might be done in practice. On 28 May, after three days of discussions, the British cabinet finally came down against Halifax. Synonyms decide, conclude, settle, reach a decision 4Leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, after finishing one's studies. 〈英〉（尤指自牛津或剑桥大学）大学毕业 Jarvis came down from Cambridge with a degree in engineering Example sentencesExamples I married Ann when we came down from Cambridge in 1960, and we had a three-week honeymoon in Sicily. 5Experience the lessening of an excited or euphoric feeling, especially one produced by a narcotic drug. 〈非正式〉渐由兴奋（或愉快）的感觉中平静清醒（尤指麻醉药引起者） I felt like a raver who has just come down from an ecstasy tablet Example sentencesExamples We were later explained that this woman was probably coming down from taking drugs the night before and was experiencing excruciating pain in the process. This film's characters don't develop and, in a crystal meth haze, they never quite come down from their high. Has the country come down from its collective trip down memory lane after last weekend's outdoor hockey extravaganza in Edmonton? New pillowtop mattresses, fleece blankets and moldable pillows await after you come down from your caffeine high. I heard tell that the smoothies may or may not be marketed as aids to coming down off of various illicit drugs. The drug had worn off and I could feel myself coming down. No one has gotten closer to the beauty and loneliness of the drug culture, where everything, finally, is about coming down. All in all, the night was nearly impossible to come down from. come down on Criticize or punish (someone) harshly. 严责，申斥；严厉惩罚 she came down on me like a ton of bricks 她气势汹汹地斥责我。 Example sentencesExamples Consequently, the reaction - coming down on her like a ton of bricks - should be seen to express how society at large views racism. I did come down pretty hard on her illegal drug use, so I can evaluate her response to that in order to gauge the rest. It is hard to keep coming down on them in a town where there is nothing for them to do. I have never done ANYTHING wrong to these people, and yet they are coming down on me without reason. It was not a case of us coming down on them because they weren't performing or any other issues. It seems I have upset one of the more remote of my readers when I came down a wee bit heavily on divers using hard drugs. It'd be good to see referees coming down on this like a ton of bricks. One kind of crime the former drugs squad officer is determined to come down on heavily, he warned, is the pushing of illegal drugs. And the taxation system favours big business while coming down on the small businessman. The first time I heard of you guys, it was in an article about the police coming down on one of your shows. Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure come down to (of a situation or outcome) be dependent on (a specified factor) （情况，结果）由（某因素）决定，依赖（某因素） it came down to her word against Guy's 这取决于她和盖伊的话有否出入。 Example sentencesExamples I think that it really comes down to what trousers you were wearing with the shirt. In my view the outcome will come down to who wants the victory most, and I feel we do. It amazes me how some people can be so selfish, and that's what it all comes down to. If one listens to those in the industry, it comes down to who is getting the grants, and for what. The last federal election came down to literally a handful of votes in some ridings. Given the soft ground, in the end it will come down to which horse is fittest and wants it most. We had been told that in the last part of the race it would come down to who wanted it more. I had enough money in the bank to buy gas, food, and perhaps rent a dog sled if it came down to that. But effectively it's coming down to where the teacher meets his or her student in the classroom. I guess a lot of it comes down to what you really expected to see when you entered the theater. Synonyms amount to, add up to, constitute, be tantamount to, approximate to, boil down to, be equivalent to, comprise, count as come down with Begin to suffer from (a specified illness) 得，染上（疾病） I came down with influenza 我得了流行性感冒。 Example sentencesExamples And there were some pretty serious health problems that he came down with as a result of that. Imagine the scenario: you are in a foreign country, you do not speak a word of the language and you come down with some mystery illness. In fact, he felt positively weak as though he was coming down with some sort of illness. To avoid coming down with the illness, he recommends that elders, the very young, or caregivers receive flu shots. Years passed, and one day the farmer came down with a mysterious illness that none of the doctors could cure. This comes shortly after hundreds of people came down with a similar illness on a cruise. It's the recognition that we all risk some day of coming down with a catastrophic illness or having an accident and it's a risk we want to protect ourselves from. And once they're infected, it's usually just a matter of time before the whole family comes down with the same illness. I must be coming down with some rare and dangerous illness. By Friday night Lucy had come down with a terrible illness that kept her feverishly in bed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Synonyms become ill with, become sick with, fall ill with, fall sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of, become infected with, get, catch, develop, contract, take, sicken for, fall victim to, be struck down with, be stricken with come for 1Arrive to arrest or detain (someone) （警察，其他公务员）来逮捕（或拘留） the cops came for her husband Example sentencesExamples At the age of eight in a Moscow hotel she experienced how the secret service came for her parents. Brandon was still recuperating himself at home when the police came for him. She felt a slight panic rip at her, and she tried her hardest to play her cards right without him finding up the cops were coming for him. The alarm had just gone off and several guards where coming for me. Branded a murderer, the police would come for him and lock him away. 2Launch oneself at (someone) to attack them. 冲向，扑向；攻击 he came for me with his fists 他冲向我并用拳头攻击我。 Example sentencesExamples At one point he was coming for me so I was aware of the situation I was in, but you have to react to it. And then I realize I'm the guy he's shouting at, because there's no one else out here and he's coming for me. come forward Volunteer oneself for a task or post or to give evidence about a crime. 自告奋勇；主动争取；自愿作证 two witnesses have come forward with information no one would come forward to claim the body Example sentencesExamples The present manager is resigning at the end of March and a volunteer has yet to come forward to take over. So far no witnesses have come forward who claim to have seen people acting suspiciously. He doesn't want to be telling them one story and then later on when the DNA evidence comes forward, have to tell them something different. He is also appealing for volunteers to come forward to help during the two days. The police are quoted as saying that no-one came forward with evidence or identification. None of his victims, who were praised for their bravery in coming forward and giving evidence, was in court to hear the verdict. But the woman never came forward to report a crime and has never been identified. He also praised Mr and Mrs Brown for coming forward to give evidence. Donations flooded in and over a hundred volunteers came forward to help. This week she returned to the scene of the crime for the first time to appeal for witnesses to come forward. Synonyms volunteer, step forward, offer one's services, make oneself available come from 1Originate in; have as its source. 来自；源自 the word caviar comes from Italian caviar这个单词源于意大利语中的caviale。 Example sentencesExamples This is especially handy when your compilations will be coming from diverse sources. Much of our source material comes from early versions of these same songs from the first record. It comes mainly from building materials, oil-based paint, furniture made of compressed wood and personal care products. The first is to increase the amount of energy coming from renewable sources like bio - fuels, wind and waves. The origination of these messages should come from a central source close to the top politician. I think everyone loves to hear how wonderful they are even if it's coming from an unreliable source. There are some excellent voices from Canada and they are coming from unexpected sources. It may be that there will be ten pieces of information, all coming from completely different sources. Inspiration for original writing comes from many different sources. Their informant was the landlord, and, coming from such a source, the information could not have been discounted. Synonyms originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from 1.1Be the result of. 是…的结果；由…造成 a dignity that comes from being in control 由掌权而得来的尊严。 Synonyms have its origins in, arise from, originate from, spring from, derive from, come from, be rooted in, emanate from, issue from, flow from, proceed from, result from, be consequent on 1.2Have as one's place of birth or residence. 来自；出生于；居住于 I come from Sheffield 我是设菲尔德人。 Example sentencesExamples I have never been to Wales even though all my family comes from there. Synonyms be from, be a native of, have been born in, hail from, originate in, have one's roots in, be …, be … by birth 1.3Be descended from. 为…的后裔；出身于 she comes from a family of Muslim scholars 她出身于一个穆斯林学者家庭。 Example sentencesExamples A relaxed charmer with an eye for girls, he came from a family of gentlemen amateurs. It is understood she comes from a musical family so we're expecting great things from her on the night. Over the last few days, students coming from well-to-do families are in the news for the wrong reasons. Angel is a very pretty girl, she's a hard worker and she comes from a richer family than most in this town. It's been interesting for me, coming from a family who has been in the sport so long. He comes from a family of five, with two younger twin sisters. My mother is French, and comes from a family of excellent cooks. Linda was a bubbly, happy, cheerful girl who came from a big loving family. Besides coming from a political family, she is a lawyer who has fought cases in the Supreme Court of India. I come from a family of three girls, and my dad had always said you can be whatever you want to be. come in 1Join or become involved in an enterprise. 加入，参加；卷入 that's where Jack comes in 那就是杰克卷入之处。 I agreed to come in on the project 我同意加入此计划。 Example sentencesExamples I've got to get a break and we'll come right back and we'll let Kim respond, and then Dr. Jones and Tony come in on it. I mentioned at the beginning that he is the one commander of a militia force who hasn't come in on this deal. They would have won, had the French not come in on our side. Twelve new players have come in on sensible wages and a handsome bonus system. When I think of other players who I've seen come in on free transfers or for a million pounds or whatever, I'm not certain if they could handle the pressures that I have. Then they come in on the act and we try to finalise the list of televised matches as early as possible. 1.1Have a useful role or function. 有用；起作用 this is where grammar comes in 这就是语法的用处所在。 Example sentencesExamples The said guy will get very upset and this is where my role comes in. And I think where I come in on that is I've got to trust my president and his cabinet and intelligence and military people. 1.2with complementProve to have a specified good quality. 证明有某种好处 a car comes in handy for day trips from the city Example sentencesExamples But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role. Though no revolution in technology, it should come in quite useful. And sometimes, those old habits of command come in useful. And I tend to remember things, thinking they just might come in useful. ‘The knowledge and experience I gained is coming in useful as I'm actually working in television,’ he said. Old washing-up bowls, for example, which will come in useful one day when we do some decorating, despite the fact that the last time I personally picked up a paintbrush was 1994. The boy must rid himself of doubt (a quality that might actually come in handy should he ever need to enter a voting booth). Allow me a repeat post here, so I can prove to you that some idiosyncrasies do come in handy. It's dark down here - the ice above is covered by a layer of snow, blocking out much of the daylight - so the torch comes in useful as David points out various ice formations. I knew her wisdom would come in useful somewhere. 2with complementFinish a race in a specified position. 在赛跑中得名次 the favourite came in first 最受欢迎的选手跑了第一名。 Example sentencesExamples She came in ninth in her race and did really well against tough competition. The fifth candidate came in sixth in the race for five seats. He either wins the race or comes in second place. The US were pretty confident of that race and they only came in third. You don't have control over where you come in a race. I decided to try and come in as high a position as possible, so every few strides became a race against whoever was near to me. Last Sunday he became the only driver to record back-to-back top-five finishes by coming in fifth at Dover. He eventually came in third and received a fantastic reception. This is raising a lot of questions about whether he can stay in this race if he comes in third. 3(of money) be earned or received regularly. （钱）定期被挣得（或收到） there's me and Mum to keep, and no money coming in Example sentencesExamples Congress is increasingly a battleground on such matters, and elected representatives tend to cave to special interest groups if there is no money coming in on the other side. For someone running a betting operation, is the volume of money coming in significantly greater than the regular season? The regular cash that came in, each and every month, enabled people to feed themselves and to pay the bills. Payments came in regularly until January when no money turned up. The lab's finances were in serious disarray but money was coming in - projects to put old movies onto DVD and transfer them to in-flight movies were underway. We should have money coming in, in another 30 days. We have tried to close the appeal a number of times but more money kept coming in. So far, we've raised more than £1,000 and the money is still coming in and I'm planning to do it again next year. The money is still coming in so we are hoping that the final total will be higher. It is vital to the club to keep some form of finance coming in on a regular basis and the Club is indebted to all those in the community who have supported the Club in whatever way possible. 4in imperativeBegin speaking or make contact, especially in radio communication. （尤指无线电通讯中）开始讲话（或接通、互通信息） come in, London 请讲，伦敦。 5(of a tide) rise; flow. 〈南非〉（河）涨潮 the tide was coming in Example sentencesExamples Once the tide starts coming in your time is running out. The tide was coming in when the rescue happened. Even then, at the beginnings of the 80s, that tide was coming in. The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach, gathered up their belongings and began walking towards the town. We never found anything valuable, but we nearly got trapped by the tide coming in more than once and arrived home completely wet from having to swim from one rock to another. Some flooding occurred in the Salthill area when the tide was coming in and the only people to be seen walking on the promenade during the day were some photographers. ‘When it rises, our tides are bigger and come in faster and there is more chance of people getting cut off,’ he warned. When the tide comes in the sea water rises above the little weir to enter the river. He said: ‘The tide was coming in and we had to carry on as waves lapped over our feet.’ The tide, coming in, had just caught the corners… come in for Receive or be the object of (a reaction), typically a negative one. 得到，招致（尤指消极反应） he has come in for a lot of criticism 他已受到了许多批评。 Example sentencesExamples The poor old supporters have been coming in for an awful lot of stick over the past few weeks. It's good to see any part of it so nicely commended because it usually comes in for criticism and negative reportage. After all, it is she who once again seems to be coming in for all the flack. He is now coming in for criticism from colleagues, who assert that his absence is further proof of the leader's casual approach to the job. He casts a jaundiced eye on all the major institutions, but none comes in for more criticism than this. But the bank is coming in for heavy criticism of its handling of the report. It comes in for so much criticism, I felt I must write to tell you about my treatment. He led by example in the middle of the field despite coming in for a lot of physical attention throughout the game. Care homes in recent years have come in for much negative publicity. Despite its academic credentials, it comes in for equally vehement condemnation from the traditionalists. Synonyms receive, experience, sustain, undergo, meet with, encounter, face, go through, be subjected to, be the object of, bear the brunt of, suffer, have to put up with, have to bear, have to endure come into Suddenly receive (money or property), especially by inheriting it. 突然收到（金钱，财产）（尤指继承） he came into an inheritance Example sentencesExamples How he has changed since coming into his inheritance; you would barely know the man. Imagine you've come into a sum of money, such as a bequest or a lottery win. In addition, when you do come into a relatively large sum of money, you have to decide what to do with it. What about the case of someone who suddenly comes into good fortune, perhaps entirely by his or her own efforts? Synonyms inherit, be heir to, become heir to, be left, be willed, be bequeathed come of 1Result from. 由…引起；起因于 no good will come of it 这不会有好结果的。 Example sentencesExamples Whatever comes of their efforts, we hope that one result will be a simplified, more transparent system that all the stakeholders in the process find easier to understand. He takes the resulting corner but nothing comes of it. And really, not much came of those trials because they were so small and the results weren't all that significant. Nothing came of the resultant free-kick. But the only result that comes of such haste is burnout. In my case they are invariably the result of carelessness and clumsiness, which comes of going to too many meetings and not making enough lemon tarts. There was of course also the year that I found out what it was like to get pushed too far by other kids, and what sort of teacher responses came of acting like an intelligent psycho as a result. Keep this guy as a friend, and if something more comes of that as a result of the friendship, great! 1.1Be descended from. 为…的后裔；出身于 she came of Dorset stock 她是多塞特家族的后裔。 Example sentencesExamples He came of London mercantile stock, went to Oxford but socialised too much to take a degree, and married the daughter of Field-Marshall Lord Chetwode. Katie comes of a family long associated with Irish music, the most famous of them being her great grand uncle Dame Normanly, of Bellaghy, who was the most famous violinist in all Connacht in his time. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the results confirmed their earlier conclusion that snakes came of marine ancestry. They came of gentry stock, and their father exhibited one of the occasional weaknesses of that origin - an incurable optimism in money matters which left him penniless. His paternal family comes of a long line of priests. He came of an impoverished farming family in the inner Hebrides in Scotland. Chaucer, who came of London merchant stock, grew up in aristocratic and royal circles, and he was one of the most lionized and richly rewarded poets of any age. come off 1(of an action) succeed; be accomplished. （行动）成功，完成，实现 this was a bold experiment which did not come off Example sentencesExamples No-one minds when things don't always come off and that also helps me have the confidence to do them again. Keane never hides on the pitch, and if one effort doesn't come off, he'll always come back for more. Fowler's flicks do not always come off, but when they do, they inflict damage. The warm reception that he received refuted those who wondered whether the summit would come off, or if it could accomplish anything. And it always came off well; he was so well respected that they greeted his little flourish with cheers. It is dangerous and, of course, it doesn't always come off, but this time it did. It is as if she is striving for a kind of mythic quality that does not always come off. Synonyms succeed, be successful, be a success, pan out, work, turn out well, work out, go as planned, produce the desired result, get results 1.1Fare in a specified way in a contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 Geoffrey always came off worse in an argument 杰弗里在争论中总是越来越处于下风。 Example sentencesExamples Friends have advised me that, even though I might be a ham-fisted brute, I won't always come off better, and therefore, to curb my enthusiastic vigilanteism. Dogs going down burrows will often come off the worse for wear too, or may even be killed, as the wombat will crush the dog to the roof of the burrow as a form of self defence. Upon reflection, I realise that I was indeed very lucky, as I could have come off far worse. Compare the tale of the noble fighter to the tale of the snake, and see who comes off the worse! There was also a tug of war competition with Trowbridge Rugby Club battling Wiltshire Fire Brigade and coming off the worse. At any rate, they crudely counterpose that sort of existence to the one led by her lower middle class family, with the latter coming off far worse. A Japanese film crew also comes off the worse against Bob's wit. The hooligans always came off best because they could damage you more than you could damage them. But she also said that the appellant always seemed to have come off worse. At a parish council meeting last Monday they said they wanted to remind owners that they are responsible for their animals, who would almost always come off worse in a stand-off with a swan. Synonyms end up, finish up 2Become detached or be detachable from something. （可）脱落；（可）分离 a wheel came off the tractor Example sentencesExamples The front bogey wheel of the engine came off the tracks requiring staff to jack it back onto the line. Mr O'Sullivan said the wheels have been coming off the wagon over the past two years. Trailing at half time it looked as if the wheels were coming off but a brilliant second half display put our title charge back on the rails and from there they never looked back. Boy, the wheels are really coming off the wagon. The wheels haven't come off, but it looks to me like the wheel nuts are coming off. If the wheels can come off something, they probably will. I did not realize that a tire had come off the wheel. The slide came, the slope caught them and the wheels came off. It's astounding how quickly the wheels can come off. When you're first starting off, believe me, you're wondering if the training wheels are coming off. 2.1Fall from a horse or cycle that one is riding. 〈英〉从马（或自行车上）跌下 the horse reared up and Harriet came off Example sentencesExamples An inquiry was held into the running and riding of the horse after the jockey came off at the ninth fence in the Cantor Sport Beginners' Chase. The council must have got a lot of complaints because people are always coming off their bikes. 3Stop taking or being addicted to (a drug or form of medication) 停止服用麻醉药（或药物治疗）；戒除毒（或药）瘾 I think I'll come off the pill she works with people coming off heroin Example sentencesExamples She was put on Prozac for the first time during a stay in hospital but came off the drug two years later when her symptoms improved. By this time his mother was on methadone, trying to come off drugs. Here is the simple key to unlocking a new future for those who want to come off drugs: aftercare. It mimics the effect heroin has on receptors in the brain, reducing the cravings addicts experience when coming off the drug. It can also refer addicts who want to come off drugs to specialist agencies. He argued to break the link with hard drugs and for the provision of clean pharmaceutical heroin on prescription to those not yet ready to come off the drug. However, if their high blood pressure is based solely on obesity and they can lose the weight, they sometimes can come off of the medications. Would you expect a heroin addict to come off heroin just like that? If someone who has had epilepsy doesn't have a seizure for two years, their doctor may suggest they come off the medication. It took me going to prison to come off drugs and to realise I needed to sort out my problem. 4Have an orgasm. 〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮 come on 1(of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen. （状态，情况）开始；来到；发生 she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on 她开始感到有点轻微的鼻塞。 with infinitive it was coming on to rain 开始下雨了。 Example sentencesExamples The condition affects both eyes and comes on very gradually, with little or no symptoms initially. It was a condition that had been coming on for years. The condition, which came on gradually from the age of ten, also affects Victoria's speech. Medically, the condition is described as a facial paralysis that comes on suddenly and has no obvious cause (such as an injury). If your condition comes on every time you stroke the cat, find it a new home or stop patting the feline. But even under those conditions, and the blindness that came on, he continued his scientific work. It probably is coming on, before the summer arrives. The condition, which came on gradually from when she was 10, also affects her speech. 2Meet or find by chance. 偶然遇见；偶然发现 I came on a station that was playing upbeat songs Example sentencesExamples Does it not mean making preparation to meet the things that come upon us? He came upon the channel by chance when he noticed that there was a call-in taking place. The building itself was largely destroyed, but by chance I had come upon the entry way into the subway line on my first tour through the city. Police, calling at a house to trace a former occupant, by chance came upon a case of extreme hardship. It might be that you know from the literature that there are specific employers or companies attending that you want to meet with, or you might just come upon them by chance as you wander around. So the courtiers arranged for the emperor to take a walk in his park, where he ‘chanced’ to come upon a ‘wandering’ giraffe. I do need to know what things look like in the rare chance that I ever come upon them. By chance they come upon her in her hide-out. There's also a chance of coming upon a riotous migration party - bands of warblers passing through. I came upon your website by chance and am quite impressed by the content and quality of your coverage. 3in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone to do something or to hurry up or when one feels that someone is wrong or foolish. 来吧；快点，赶快；得啦（用于鼓励、催促某人、觉得某人错了或犯傻） Come on! We must hurry! 快来！我们得赶紧了！ Example sentencesExamples ‘Oh come on; be a man,’ she encouraged mockingly, heading for the door. So far the response has been very encouraging so come on all you lads who might have been thinking of turning up; there's still plenty of time. Come on, if any situation was a condition red, this is it. Police encouraging her to come on, keep running, keep running to them. We better hurry before the tide comes in, come on love. That's why I like you, you will always tell me to come on and hurry up with a review! I mean it is not wrong to be calm in a bad situation but come on, show some emotion. ‘Well, come on,’ encouraged Matt, smiling suspiciously as if he knew something the others didn't. But, come on, the snapping mandibles bit's just wrong. ‘Oh, come on now, time to get up,’ Genevieve encouraged, clapping her hands together. come on to Make sexual advances towards. 〈非正式〉献殷勤；求爱；求欢 he was a flirt, he came on to everyone Example sentencesExamples She basically said he was coming on to her when he knew she was my girl. There is a lady at work who is constantly coming on to me. The three of us worked together and I was worried that I wouldn't survive working with him because it would hurt too much to see him come on to her. On top of that, she showed up at my house drunk and came on to me in front of my parents. ‘She seems to always be coming on to me, and it's really starting to get awkward,’ he said as he sat down on the counter. They read poetry and talked until four in the morning, but she didn't think he was interested, because he wasn't coming on to her. Even more, I don't want to come on to her and end up making work a difficult place for her to be. He came on to me, and before I knew what was happening, we were in the sack. One woman did come on to me when I was 19 or 21, when I was at the end of drama school. They really came on to me, with intense bedroom eyes and all that kind of stuff. Synonyms court, woo, pursue, run after, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with, romance come out 1(of a fact) emerge; become known. （事实）显现，暴露；（真相）大白 it came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote 被告被发现非法登记投票。 Example sentencesExamples This was before it came out that he had only adopted a Liverpudlian accent in the first place to get a job with a radio station in Oklahoma, where all Brits were expected to sound like the Beatles. But we all said our piece, and then it just came out that heck, this is business, and we treat all our clients and customers with respect, right? And the word came out that everyone not in should stay away, and that those who were in should stay in the office as it was safest, and it just got more and more surreal. Then the news came out that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, but he was going to try and make one more album before he died. Then it came out that a wheelie bin being used by a contractor to store computer backup data tapes for five departments had been disposed of as garbage. Mid-April, it came out that the contract had gone $60 million over an $180 million budget. She says the system worked in this case because your case was reversed before it came out that these guys had confessed. She withdrew under a stormy cloud after it came out that she hadn't paid Social Security taxes on her housekeeper. Somehow it came out that he was seventy years old, a fact that my father repeated politely for my mother and me. But later that weekend, it came out that everyone was enamoured with a piece of land near Fairlie, so sights had been set, plans had to be made. Synonyms become known, become common knowledge, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire 1.1Develop or happen as a result. 作为结果发生；由…导致 something good can come out of something that went wrong 坏事也能带来好结果。 Example sentencesExamples We are quite worried about this development as it has come out of the blue. Somehow, I don't think that's the only result that will come out of this before it's all over, though. We have seen some fantastic results come out of this and now that we have funding for two more years no doubt we will see a lot more. One of the main developments to have come out of the past two decades was the realisation of the need to diversify the economy to other equally promising alternatives. She said proposals to change policy or procedure in response to survey results will come out of the standing committees of the council in the next year or two. So there's a definite commercial value that has come out of developing the technology behind the torch. It's not as if a good result has come out of nowhere. They come forward fearlessly with the research that they have undertaken and the results that have come out of it. On the contrary, the autonomy of phonology is one of the firmest results to have come out of the past couple of decades of phonological research. There is, however, one valuable result that might come out of the leadership campaign. Synonyms end, finish, conclude, terminate, develop, result, work out, turn out 1.2(of a photograph) be produced satisfactorily or in a specified way. （照片）照得好；显得 I hope my photographs come out all right 我希望我的照片照得好。 Example sentencesExamples Caterers go out of business; weddings have to be postponed or cancelled due to accidents and illness; wedding dresses get damaged and photographs don't come out. I tried taking a photograph but it come out as just a white blur in the distance across the usual city-scape. I'm not the best photographer, so I hope they come out ok! I hope they come out well enough I can just put them all up sight unseen at the end of the month. The meerkats seemed to be posing for her, so I just hope the pics come out ok. Very rarely does a photograph come out exactly as I viewed it in my mind. There are two more in the eyes, but this does not come out so clearly in the photograph. They all took some photos which I hope will come out. The features which occur in the largest number of the faces photographed coincide and come out strongest, and give the typical face. In the 1950s photographs often didn't come out at all, or were so fuzzy that they were thrown away. 1.3(of the result of a calculation or measurement) emerge at a specified figure. （计算、测量的结果）达，计；得出，被算出 rough cider usually comes out at about eight per cent alcohol 烈性苹果酒通常含百分之八的酒精量。 Example sentencesExamples The profit to income percentage comes out at 4.74 per cent. When the expenditure by other Government Departments involved with the Presidency is taken into account, the overall cost comes out at over 9 million. That comes out at around £150 a week take home, and you have to try and live on that. As a percentage of gross national product, that comes out at 0.4%. This complex calculation apparently comes out at £3.7b, a whisker under the mid-price for the offer. Well that's a revelation: Victoria's road-related death rate comes out at 0.01%! When this was factored in, the actual figures came out as having one speed camera every 29 miles on the most dangerous roads, but only one every 35 miles on the safest. They still have five or six million in sterling and US dollars and even divided among twenty robbers that still comes out at a tidy sum. Four thousand times even the low-end figure of $500,000 comes out to $2 billion. But with airport taxes the return fare comes out at £26. 1.4(of patience or a similar card game) be played to a finish with all cards dealt with. （单人纸牌戏，其他相似纸牌戏）结束时所有牌都接通 2(of a book or other work) appear; be released or published. （书，其他作品）出版；发表 lots of interesting books are coming out Example sentencesExamples Clarke's book didn't come out until after the film was released. The Review started as a monthly, and now is published daily with an expanded edition that comes out once a week. When contrarian books come out, newsrooms would do well to have somebody already suited up for quick sleuthing. It appears that when the book first came out it only cost about $29 or so. The book eventually came out at the start of this year with a Russian publisher. The chain is confidently predicting that the book will smash publishing records when it comes out on July 16. Even though the collection of articles that appeared in the first two years have now come out as a book, the serial continues. Once back in New York City, the days turned into weeks, and I began to make calls to the publisher to inquire when my book would be coming out. He has two children's books coming out at Christmas. She appeared on the show when the book just came out. Synonyms be published, be issued, be released, be brought out, be produced, be printed, appear, go on sale 3Declare oneself as being for or against something. 宣称支持（或反对） residents have come out against the proposals 居民们已宣布反对这些提议。 Example sentencesExamples I'm not ready to come out against him at this point, as I want to look at his writings before I make that determination. Residents have come out against making any special arrangements for the summer solstice celebrations for fear of attracting more visitors than the village can cope with. You're the last one left who hasn't come out against me. Instead, they have come out against such ill-conceived, ineffective rubbish as breed-specific legislation. Local politicians have come out against the proposed route. In July the Sunday Herald revealed that the Scottish Law Commission was sufficiently worried about the legal confusion that could be caused by the draft bill to have come out against it. She comes out against Democrats; you come out against Republicans. Lately even British crime writers have come out against her. You have come out against an independent investigation of all that. Now he's come out against the new plan for electing these folks through a complex series of town caucuses and called instead for direct nationwide elections. 4with complementAchieve a specified placing in an examination or contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 he deservedly came out the winner on points 在比分上，他是理所当然的胜利者。 Example sentencesExamples The top two teams in division two went head to head with Six Bells coming out victorious against Crescent ‘A’. It re-ignites personal belief, faith and desire in oneself to achieve and to come out winning! Roy had entered some jazz contest and came out the regional champion. Nevertheless these girls put in a great effort and deservedly came out winners on a score of 1 goal and 2 points to 2 points. He wrote the commercial tax officers' examination, and came out second in the State. The pupils came out deserving winners in the end. This was a very evenly matched contest, and Crookstown came out the winners with the only score of the match. On Sunday morning the boys were ready and worked hard to come out victorious with a final score of 6-4. Admittedly there have only been two meetings between the pair, but each time Clarke has deservedly come out on top. The threat was clear and we managed, through a foreign policy that was realistic and vigilant, to get through it and come out victorious. 4.1Acquit oneself in a specified way. 表现；行为 surprisingly, it's Penn who comes out best 令人惊讶的是佩恩表现得最好。 Example sentencesExamples In my unscientific examination Garry came out quite well. 5(of a stain) be removed or able to be removed. （污迹）（能）被除去 Example sentencesExamples Despite her best efforts, the stain didn't come out, and Josh was only left with a large wet mark that drew more attention than the stain, itself. I have it all gummed up with stain remover right now and before I go to bed, I'm going to pray one more time that the stain will come out. If the stains didn't come out, it wouldn't be a big deal. Really, the only reason I went through this to begin with is because I don't want to have to buy a new purse if the stains won't come out. Even the toughest grease or ketchup stains will come out without effort if you catch them in their beginning stages. I went to the local convenience store and got a bottle with bleach alternative, and all of the stains came out! His self-loathing was like a stain that would never come out, no matter how many different cleaning chemicals you tried. 6Go on strike. 〈英〉罢工 Example sentencesExamples The union was expecting that between 300 and 400 employees out of the total workforce of 700 would come out on strike today. But it is the lowest paid workers in the hospital who have decided to come out on strike. Workers were not willing to take the risk of coming out on strike without solid union backing. Another 15,000 workers are now threatening to come out on a sympathy strike. Over the next days some 250,000 workers in all came out on strike at some point, and almost 100,000 were on all-out unofficial strike. The coalfield was brought to a halt as pit after pit came out on strike. But we don't like it and now we've all come out on strike. Thousands of schools and leisure centres were shut in July when local government workers came out on strike in a pay dispute. Two brothers I played soccer with stopped speaking to each other because one came out on strike and one kept working. Four months later 10 million came out on a one-day general strike against plans to cut unemployment benefit rights and 2 million demonstrated. 7Openly declare that one is homosexual. 〈非正式〉公开同性恋身份 Example sentencesExamples For years the now openly gay singer refrained from coming out. I have realized that being openly and proudly gay means coming out repeatedly. However, the source adds that they might never be able to come out publicly as a couple because the man is a footballer. There is a sense among gay men and lesbians that they can come out to family members but still cannot do so in public. There are more gay and lesbian students coming out, at an earlier age, than ever before. The new album has let her express her homosexuality and feelings about coming out, themes she's kept muted until now. For me, coming out meant that I was an openly gay person in the lives of all who knew me. Every openly gay man knows that coming out isn't just a one-time occurrence. In coming out, your sexuality is now freed - it's not disguised. Then too, as more and more gays come out and live openly, they become more conveniently available targets for homophobes. Synonyms declare that one is homosexual, come out of the closet 8(of a young upper-class woman) make one's debut in society. 〈英，旧〉（上流社会的年轻妇女）初次进入社交界 Synonyms enter society, be presented, debut, make one's debut in society come out in (of a person's skin) break out in (spots or a similar condition) 〈英〉（人的皮肤）突然布满（斑疹，其他相似物） Jason came out in a hot flush Example sentencesExamples For weeks after each match he was mentally drained, sometimes coming out in cold sores. come out with Say (something) in a sudden, rude, or incautious way. （突然地、无礼地或草率地）说出 a gentleman should not come out with those remarks Example sentencesExamples You always wondered what inappropriate remark he might come out with, and what would be her state of health. He was already embarrassed enough coming out with all that cheesy stuff. Having only spoken on the issue on Friday, I wondered what new information he was going to come out with. It doesn't last long but it's marvellous the things he comes out with. Few people would be able to get away with some of the cracks he came out with! There we were, on the steps of the state library, sunning ourselves, and he came out with that. But miss her I do, for all the weird things she comes out with in her Scottish accent. He came out with so many good lines and injected much needed humour into it. She makes me laugh with the things she comes out with. It was the way he came out with all these things while keeping a perfectly deadpan face that got her. Synonyms utter, say, speak, let out, blurt out, burst out with come over 1(of a feeling or manner) begin to affect (someone) （感情，风格）开始影响（某人） a great weariness came over me Example sentencesExamples A most uncomfortable feeling came over me then, starting at the back of my neck and continuing down through my spine. Right about then a new feeling began to come over me. But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions. A drowning sensation began to come over me, purely as a result of the way my throat began choking up, and my eyes became glazed over with liquid. She winced slightly and glanced regretfully down at the soda in her hand as a familiar feeling began to come over her. He looked up, surprised at first, and then something uncomfortable came over his face. But then a queasy expression came over him and he began to fidget around. An uneasy feeling began to come over him as he sat up straight in his bed. An uncomfortable moment came over the people in the room, a sense of collective shame. She fell back onto the floor, and began to let darkness come over her. 1.1informal with complement(of a person) suddenly start to feel a specified way. 〈英，非正式〉（人）突然感到 they come over all misty-eyed with nostalgia 他们因乡愁而一下子感伤起来。 Example sentencesExamples Not that we're getting all misty eyed and we're suddenly coming over all sympathetic for the players and the situation that they are now in. Asked to take a drugs test, he suddenly came over all twitchy. ‘I was clearing up after a cabaret night, when I suddenly came over all weird,’ he said. If you suddenly come over all Austro-Hungarian, head for one of Trieste's historic cafés. But electoral logic dictates he appeal to younger voters and suddenly the Tory leader is coming over all tolerant and inclusive. A game that looked incapable of serving up a goal for the majority of the first half suddenly came over all generous as the second got underway. The highlight of the evening was watching our producer come over exceedingly giddy when she suddenly realised that he was not only sitting at our table but was sitting next to her. 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. Very occasionally the mood changes and suddenly it come over all delicate, with an almost feathery touch. She had suddenly come over very peculiar one afternoon. 2Change to another side or point of view. 改变立场（或观点） a former star pitcher for the Braves, he came over to the Yankees near the end of his career Example sentencesExamples Improbably, they even got one Republican to come over to their side. You should get over them too, and come over to my side. There is a long history of sections of the army and even the police coming over to the side of the people during insurrections. 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. I thought that they did not take it as seriously as rumor said they did, or else that they would see the justice of our cause and come over to our side at once. They play on their own existing fears and those of others to attempt to get them to come over to their side; the fewer people who accept the new information, the easier it is to invalidate. The waiting forces are awed by his majesty and come over to his side. But those rescued battery hens - a little bit like myself - have come over to the right side. There have been indications in government circles that the Department of Health may be coming over to his view. come round 1Recover consciousness. 恢复知觉，苏醒 I'd just come round from a drunken stupor 我刚从酒醉不省人事中清醒过来。 Example sentencesExamples She lost consciousness and next remembered coming round on the floor being roused by him and two ambulancemen. Thankfully he did come round fairly quickly and the truth of the situation began to dawn on us. Then he remembered nothing apart from a brief moment of consciousness in an ambulance until he came round in York Hospital with a fractured skull. She undoubtedly lost consciousness and when she came round, she was in a state of abject terror and hysteria. She was rushed unconscious to Southend Hospital, but quickly responded to treatment and came round after a few minutes. The seriously-injured man had lost consciousness but had come round again by the time police arrived. He lost consciousness momentarily and came round to find his attacker had been pulled off him. I felt a bit sleepy after coming round from the anaesthetic, but not sick. Synonyms regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come to, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up 2Be converted to another person's opinion. 转向另一观点 I came round to her point of view 我转而同意她的观点。 Example sentencesExamples The more he puts his case as superbly as he did last Tuesday, the more public opinion will come round as well. However, by the 1960s I had several colleagues who were great fans, and public opinion gradually came round to the view that he had been foolish rather than wicked. I thought at the time that the cartoon was the usual poisonous attempt to shift blame, but I'm coming round to the opinion that there was some merit in the cartoon after all. I have a feeling though that, Scotsmen aside, at long last public opinion may have finally come round to my point of view, which is why I venture to raise the issue once again. Public opinion is rapidly coming round to the idea that it was seriously misled. Public opinion too had come round in favour of continuing broadcasting as a monopoly in the custody of the BBC, and there was no opposition to its transformation into a corporation at the end of the following year. When he announced his intention, towards the end of his days at Oxford, to become a rabbi, his mother accused him of doing it to spite them, although she came round quickly. I am coming round more and more to questioning whether we need a set, when we should be getting back to examining what the text really is and how we can present it to a modern audience. The differences between the two sports far outweigh the resemblances - an opinion I came round to about a year ago when I first entered a squash hall. There's considerable evidence that the public are coming round to our way of thinking on a wide range of issues. Synonyms be converted, be converted to, be won over, be won over by, agree, agree with, change one's mind, be persuaded, be persuaded by, give way, give way to, yield, yield to, relent, concede, grant 3(of a date or regular occurrence) recur; be imminent again. （日期，定期发生事件）重现；再来；再度降临；再度发生 Friday had come round so quickly 星期五又这么快到了。 Example sentencesExamples Rehearsals went by smoothly and lunch came round pretty quickly. He said: ‘We've got the June elections coming round so we are putting a big amount of national effort into that.’ He said that matron provided training for new members of staff until the regular annual training came round. The worrying thing about getting older is that it all seems to come round again so much more quickly. He believes his side will benefit from a week's rest and may yet prevail if they still have a chance by the time the last round of matches comes round. Friday has come round quite quickly and I'm excited at the thought of being reunited with my family. Synonyms occur, take place, happen, come up, crop up, arise come through 1Succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal) （从疾病、严酷考验中）幸存；安然度过；脱险 she's come through the operation very well 她顺利地度过了手术关。 Example sentencesExamples That win stamped him as a progressive campaigner and, although he faces his biggest test to date tomorrow, he has every chance of coming through it with flying colours. They have come through the fires of war with their physical health and spirits intact. The couple arrived at court together in a united front after vowing they will come through the ordeal and will put it all behind them. But he also seemed very confident that the players he has used in the last two games have come through with flying colours. He says they are all stronger after coming through the illness and nothing can faze them. He said the pensioner had come through her ordeal remarkably well and was unharmed, although sadder but wiser. They are survivors who have come through a difficult situation wiser and stronger although undoubtedly sadder. Afterwards, the woman and her partner feel relief that she has come through the ordeal. I think we can learn from this that there will be survivors who will come through all the evils of the world. But they will come through this ordeal with honor and we will all be proud of them. Synonyms survive, get through, ride out, weather, live through, pull through, outlast, outlive 2(of a message) be sent and received. （信息）发送；接收 a telephone call came through from Number 10 Example sentencesExamples The message coming through is that the public at large and businesses in particular are actually much better educated. The message of religious tolerance comes through more explicitly afterward. It's not worth it to try to specifically decipher his incoherent ramblings, but the message comes through anyway. That's the message that comes through loud and clear in the Labor Department data. Some of these messages are coming through mysteriously truncated. The most striking message that comes through the polls is that most Scots expect the parliament's powers to increase in the next decade. I'm on the ennui express, heading out of the city when the message comes through. This is the message that comes through so clearly, and Paul Tibbets says that he probably has a lot more in common with those Japanese men who went to war than the young Americans or Japanese. While it may be historically inaccurate, as some are saying, and the blood and violence may be over the top, the message is coming through loud and clear. I wouldn't have anything to do with it if that message didn't come through. 2.1(of an official decree) be processed and notified. （官方法令）审议后通报 his divorce came through Example sentencesExamples I presume that when Official Information Act requests come through they will be released according to the Act. Their divorce came through just weeks ago, after an eight-year separation. She's been with us since she was four months old; the official adoption comes through next week. A letter tonight declared that I am now divorced… my decree absolute has come through. Their final decree came through in October 2002, but by January 2003 they were a couple again. She remained Mrs Picasso long after the decree nisi had come through. ‘It will be a drug we will be looking at when it comes through the licensing process,’ said a spokeswoman for the Scottish Medicines Consortium. Nonetheless, when he died of a heart-attack on the day their divorce came through she remarried a week later. The former boy-band star apparently wants to marry her as soon as his divorce comes through. She went to the police the day her divorce came through. come to 1Recover consciousness. 恢复知觉，苏醒 I came to in a corner of the room he was struggling to come to himself Example sentencesExamples Suddenly coming to himself, parched, he demanded a drink of water. I came to myself in the room; it was a basement of a house. On coming to himself on Sunday morning, he got up and walked home, and a doctor was afterwards called in. It was a little before noon when he came to himself again. Well, when the incident was over, I was on the floor in my living room and he kind of came to himself. ‘But knowing how defensive he can get when it comes to himself… I'm not so sure’ I sighed. Abruptly coming to herself, Sara hastened to touch down lightly in front of her audience. Synonyms regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come round, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up 2(of an expense) reach in total; amount to. （费用）总计达 the bill came to £20,000 Example sentencesExamples The total bill came to £35.30, which is excellent value for quality food. The total bill came to a pretty reasonable £35 for an excellent meal for two, including drinks. Our total bill came to 35.20 leva for three of us including beers. The total bill came to nearly £8 billion and there were very real fears that the capital backers would be wiped out. Free connection has been replaced with an upfront charge, so 12 months online comes to a total bill of €400. With lawyers' fees plus the balance of the original bill, the total comes to almost $40,000! In total his bill came to about £60 and he left a generous £80 tip to the three staff serving him. The bill in total came to £51.30, which is generally more than you expect to pay but the food is worth it. Travel the whole weekend was expensive, coming to a total of just under £95 in the end! Together with the drinks, the total bill came to £37.50-and we added a generous tip. Synonyms amount to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to 3(of a ship) come to a stop. （船）停泊；停止 come under 1Be classified as or among. 被归为（或归入） they all come under the general heading of opinion polls 它们都被归入民意测验那一类的大标题下。 Example sentencesExamples These come under the general heading of product liability. All these features are under threat from development and mismanagement, and their protection comes under the general heading of Earth-heritage conservation. One of those ravages comes under the general heading of ‘tumours’. For some time, one of my favorite places to eat has been a chain that I suppose comes under the broad classification of ‘fast food’ but not exactly. Judging by the blurb it comes under the general heading of an ‘airport novel’ if the back cover is anything to go by. The other main arena for scientific projects and expeditions in the UK is archaeology, and this comes under the general umbrella of the Nautical Archaeology Society. And surely complaining about the attack comes under the general category of ‘whinery.’ Town driving comes under the same general safety umbrella. All three came under the general heading of ‘natural philosophy’. Now Peter had to decide what classification he came under. 2Be subject to (an influence or authority) 受影响，受支配；受管辖 for a time they came under the rule of the Venetian doges Example sentencesExamples Second, don't expect commercially available software to alert you if you come under the authorities' suspicion. He said his sister had always been totally anti smoking and drugs and it was not until she came under the influence of an older boyfriend that she started to change. However, they remained independent until coming under French colonial authority in 1899. Early in the war, he came under the influence of a middle-aged alleged mystic, a layman who had taken a vow of celibacy. Those who are weak, however, are more ready to come under the care and authority of someone who is stronger. The transportation system in Bangalore will witness a major overhaul, with the bus service and the metro coming under a common transport authority, he revealed. However, the convention itself makes it clear that it applies to all situations in which a subject population comes under the authority of a foreign occupier. The answer is that depends on whether the seller or intermediary comes under any regulatory authority and, unfortunately, not all of them do. The child comes under the authority of the Greek judicial system. Is there any type of character, in your opinion, that is more susceptible to coming under the influence of the Devil? 2.1Be subjected to (pressure or aggression) 遭受（压迫，进攻） his vehicle came under mortar fire 他的车子受到了迫击炮火的轰击。 Example sentencesExamples The aggressive consumer finance stocks continue to come under selling pressure. There are six men in the squad, and five of them saw their marriages or relationships come under severe pressure. The group could also come under pressure from the aggressive rollout of broadband services by rivals. The bill has come under severe criticism and is being redrafted. Both vehicles came under heavy fire from a group of men who were apparently lying in wait in bushes on the side of the road. Urgent action is required on milk price as dairy farmers in the West are coming under severe pressure, he said. The troops were hit by the exploding vehicle and then came under mortar fire, he told a news conference. As an activist, he came under attack from the authorities. If they fail to take account of local customs, they may come under attack from the authorities, competitors or criminals. In the late 1920s, Russian writers came under severe pressure. come up 1(of an issue, situation, or problem) occur or present itself, especially unexpectedly. （结果、情况或问题）（尤指出乎意料地）出现，发生 the subject has not yet come up something must have come up Example sentencesExamples The surcharge will come into effect immediately for new policies issued and for policies coming up for renewal. One of the issues which keeps coming up on both local and national agendas is the shortage of role models, especially for young people. Suppose they want to meet with you about an issue that is not coming up at council because their councillor doesn't want that to happen? And there are going to be a series of issues coming up in the Congress in the next few months that will test that. This issue just keeps coming up again and again. ‘Ninety-seven percent of issues that are coming up are localised,’ he said. I'm not even sure that I'd vote on the issue if it were coming up for legalisation in my state; there are a lot more pressing economic issues on my mind. He says the one issue which kept coming up on the doorsteps in the recent General Election campaign was the state of the country's health service. Well, I wondered how long it would take to get the values issue coming up. It's an old thread, but the same issues seem to keep coming up. Synonyms arise, present itself, occur, happen, come about, transpire, emerge, surface, crop up, turn up, pop up 1.1(of a specified time or event) approach or draw near. （某时间，事件）接近；来临 she's got exams coming up 她快要考试了。 Example sentencesExamples After a hard day, it's off to the student bar to talk about the events of nights past and plan the events of the night coming up. We've got a National Conference coming up soon where these issues will be considered. But if a wedding or big social event was coming up, the trip to the barber's shop was essential to look their best. The local branch's main fundraising event is coming up in the summer when five bikers will embark on a sponsored motorbike trip on mainland Europe from May to June. The events coming up this year include an art exhibition in October which helps artists earn good money for their work. There are several other events coming up including a talk on water drainage, pollution etc. If you're not available to attend tonight but would like to get involved you could give the school a telephone call at any time and they would fill you in on any other events coming up. A programme of events should, he believed, be targeted at fifth and sixth year students who were coming up near the voting age. Is there a referendum coming up in the near future? There are two events coming up to keep runners/joggers/walkers happy. 1.2(of a legal case) reach the time when it is scheduled to be dealt with. （讼案）到期，开庭 2Become brighter in a specified way as a result of being polished or cleaned. 被擦亮，被擦光 I cleaned up the painting and it came up like new Example sentencesExamples I took it home, and cleaned it up; and it came up a treat. However certain well known tunes come up extremely bright and shiny, mixed with the sparkling transient tones of his freer moments in improvisation. 3Begin one's studies at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge. 〈英〉上大学（尤指牛津、剑桥） Example sentencesExamples Bearing this in mind, many are disadvantaged in that they come from a background of under confidence on coming up to university. Some freshers were so keen to get involved with the protest that they emailed her prior to coming up to Oxford at the start of this term to ask for ribbons. come up against Be faced with or opposed by. I'd come up against this kind of problem before Example sentencesExamples Both teams came up against very strong opposition but both teams held their own and played some very good football. Female journalists approached her afterwards, saying how it was about time that someone had said something about the chauvinist phenomenon they had been coming up against for the whole of their working lives. Our supporters would expect a victory, but it took us 60 minutes to break them down and that's the way now with all of the teams we are coming up against. He questioned whether enough intelligence was available to assess the number and capabilities of the forces they would come up against. The boys were not so successful, coming up against very strong opposition. One of the big questions that we're going to come up against in thinking through the home media hub will be how do we get people to buy the devices we're talking about. He also runs a successful retail consultancy business, helping to solve some of the problems that shops come up against. In fact, I've never come up against very many people who aren't willing to help me out a little. All the same, this is hugely damaging for him and something that he'll have to come up against constantly. That's something I can always remember coming up against as a player after I started out as a professional in 1987. Synonyms undergo, encounter, meet, have experience of, come into contact with, run into, come across, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with come up with Produce (something), especially when pressured or challenged. （尤指面对压力，挑战时）提出，想出；产生 he keeps coming up with all kinds of lame excuses Example sentencesExamples This is a classic case of someone putting two and two together and coming up with 83. I must stress that I haven't had the finished product back yet so I will have to see what the tailor comes up with. I'm suspending all future planning until I see what he comes up with on the report. We'll have to see what he comes up with, but the portents are grim. I say to myself that whatever he comes up with, I must try to trust his instincts. I'm quite excited about some of the ideas we're coming up with, but more details later. This is all that they are coming up with and we all know this is totally untenable. It's interesting to see the system in action and the ‘decisions’ it comes up with. Let's put the machine back on for one more spin cycle, and see what we come up with. The catalyst for the plot and exploration of these ideas is a cunning plan one of the trio comes up with. Synonyms produce, devise, propose, put forward, present, think up, submit, suggest, recommend, advocate, advance, move, introduce, bring forward, put on the table, put up, offer, proffer, tender, adduce, moot come upon 1Attack (someone or something) by surprise. they could come upon us without warning and wreak havoc Example sentencesExamples The ferocity of her attack surprised even the fierce sea-raiders who had come upon this land from the north, and eventually she carved a path to where the banner lay on the ground. Later, he had pretended to come upon her by surprise and she had given him a bloody lip that was swollen for a week. Synonyms affect, afflict, attack, hit, smite 2 see come on (sense 2) Example sentencesExamples She tells us the story of coming upon a roadkill buck while taking a much-needed break from writing college papers. It was like coming upon ancient ruins in a jungle. And we walked through churchyards at night, coming upon little patches of graves that were lit by flickering candles. Imagine coming upon some road works being done on a one lane bridge at milking time. Yet, from a reader's point of view, coming upon these sudden pockets of dread has a troubling effect. My previous entry dealt with coming upon a younger version of myself as the possessor of endless possibilities as far as the future was concerned. It was like coming upon one cameo after another of large polished foliage framed in smoky clouds. When a chauffeur comes upon his rich millionaire boss's tux, he can't resist trying it on. He noted that cougars are often mistaken for golden retrievers and his best advice for anyone who suddenly comes upon a cougar is to stay still, make no noise and, if possible, try to back away from it. What is the likelihood that a person who comes upon these non-professional pages will actually persist and try to find tourism-related information by other means? Origin Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen. Rhymes become, benumb, Brum, bum, chum, crumb, drum, glum, gum, ho-hum, hum, Kara Kum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, Rhum, rhumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, stum, succumb, sum, swum, thrum, thumb, tum, yum-yum verb.1 phr. phr.v. Definition of come in US English: come verbkəmkəm [no object] 1Move or travel toward or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. 来；进入 Jessica came into the kitchen 杰斯进了厨房。 I came here on holiday with my parents he came rushing out 他冲了出来。 Example sentencesExamples Well, for one thing it's OK to shriek and run away from the ball if it comes near you. Some people swear that he has never come near the left-field line, even to snag a simple pop-up. As he came towards her, she knew that she should move away, but her feet wouldn't budge. They are huge, ponderous things that threaten to get tangled up and knock down anyone who comes near. If anyone comes near me, I'll just point to my shoes and tell them I'm wired. The men in the bar who had been so eager to drink with him now moved away when he came near them. When you're in the field, you only have to move if the ball comes near you. No-one would come near the fence because he would start barking. The man had turned his head on hearing his name, and stood up, stooping under each ceiling beam as he came towards them. As we come near, their strange familiarity becomes simply strange. The torch moved, came near his face and light shone over his features. He waited for a moment, making sure no one was coming and moved towards the direction the man came from. Use your defense moves if anyone that looks suspicious comes near you. They fly or flee when we come near, scared that we might harm them. As he comes near he widens his eyes still further and arches his eyebrows in an enquiring expression but she shakes her head and he wanders away again. If they get upset, they may become curious and come near the boat. She braced her hands on the wall, getting ready to move if he came another step towards her. I just stared mesmerized at the advancing natural terror as it came quickly towards my home. If a woman wearing it comes near me I start up uncontrollable sniffing behaviour. The evil magpie watched in confusion, but didn't come anywhere near us. Synonyms move nearer, move closer, approach, advance, near, draw nigh, draw close, draw closer, draw near, draw nearer 1.1 Arrive at a specified place. 来到；到达 we walked along till we came to a stream 我们一路散步直至来到溪边。 it was very late when she came back 她回来时已很晚了。 my trunk hasn't come yet 我的箱子还没到。 Example sentencesExamples The second evening I came late back from work, the first time in six months! Meg and Jo wait for their mother, but she is late in coming because her train has been delayed by a snowstorm. The woman from her place at her wall saw them come and saw them go. Sometimes it gets almost to Christmas Eve and nothing has come and then suddenly it's there. People came to their doors and windows; everybody came and had a look. My prediction with the pizza was right and ten minutes after it came, she arrived. I don't think he will because, when he came back to the club, he didn't come as a manager or a coach. Most of the guests and people who arrived came with their daughters. The bill came and she reached into her handbag to find her wallet. The Brazilian comes straight from his French Open win, full of confidence but with next to no grass court practice. None of this puts you in a good mood, but when they came, the main courses weren't bad. When I arrived, she came outside with the help of 2 other guys who she works with. Then the treasure trove panel awarded the stone to Shetland, so it came to our local museum, which is where it would have come anyway. Whenever you come and wherever you sit, however, you can be assured a pleasant dining experience. Synonyms arrive, get here, get there, reach one's destination, make it, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, turn up, be along, come along, materialize 1.2 (of a thing) reach or extend to a specified point. （物）达到；延伸到；至 women in slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes 身着长至鞋面的瘦长连衣裙的女士们。 the path comes straight down 这条小路一直向前延伸。 Synonyms reach, arrive at, meet, get to, get up to, get as far as, make, make it to, set foot on, gain, attain extend, stretch, continue, carry on, spread 1.3be coming Approach. someone was coming 有人来了。 she heard the train coming 她听到火车来了。 Example sentencesExamples She swerved into a spot, coming dangerously close to the car next to us. He had that evil aura around him and was threateningly coming closer. I do know an alert crewman had saved us from coming extremely close. Otherwise, in my mind it would have been much too awkward, especially if he felt what she felt as he was coming closer. He shook his head, coming even closer until his lips were inches away from her. He opened his mouth, looking genuinely sorry about coming that close. He was coming closer to me, and I could almost smell his cheap cologne surrounding me. But, as he neared the ground, other instructors noticed that he was coming too close to farm buildings and a spectator area. By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly. I could hear his footsteps on the pavement approaching me, coming faster and faster. He kept on coming until we were close, only a few centimeters apart, all I had to do was breathe in deeply and we would be touching. On the other, Dave is coming dangerously close to overstepping the line of acceptable behavior! As police sirens wailed in the distance, coming ever closer, she called her boys off. He must have warned them we were coming because as we approached the other two swirled around to look. She knew she had looked away too late, and now he was coming closer. I'll be honest and admit that I try always to avoid coming too close to any living soul who may be there, bringing flowers. I heard the rhythm of footsteps pound down the hallway, coming ever closer to the holding cells. This is what I mean about coming too close to something mean, nasty and permanently polluted. The shape darted behind trees and through the shadows, coming ever closer to the failing glow of the cinders. Stacey opened the door to the bathroom, looked out to make sure no one was coming near, and closed it again. Synonyms imminent, impending, close, near, approaching, coming, forthcoming, in prospect, at hand, on the way, about to happen, upon us, in the offing, in the pipeline, in the air, in the wind, in the wings, just around the corner 1.4 Travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event. （为了陪某人、做某事或出席某活动）旅行；到来 the police came 警察来了。 come and live with me 来和我一起住。 the electrician came to fix the stove 这个电工来修厨灶。 figurative we have certainly come a long way since Aristotle 〈喻〉自亚里士多德以来，我们确实走过了漫漫长路。 Example sentencesExamples Then the people who did the road works came and dug the path up and found the fault. It is always a living Canadian author, who will come and be involved in events in the community. A reluctant priest came to his bedside, after Voltaire threatened legal action against him if he did not come. But the man had been intimidated in the same way as the rest of the room had, until I had come and freed them from the witch's curse. If you thought dance-film/video was all about music clips, then come and find out what else it can be. People from every biological discipline you can imagine would come and present their papers. And now you come and sit with me and look at our viewers and say here's the truth. Please come and read the links but don't provide any more hits than your own. So come and enjoy the event and let's all have a safe and fun-filled day. If I wasn't happy with that, I don't think I would have come and spoken to the chairman, although I am glad in a way that I did. If that happens to you in your life, you come and talk to me about it and reassure them that they're safe and sound in your care. Please come and support the event, which is being held in aid of community care. There were those investors who at least did come and started some ventures of some kind. What matters most is that the people who do come and read are enjoying what I write. This is the final so come and laugh at the ones that made it. Please come and support what will be a superb night's cricket. She comes over to me, sits next to me, puts her hand on my thigh and flicks her hair back, while she demands I come and dance with her. So come and chortle, chuckle and giggle your way through a fun filled weekend with excellent stand up comedy and family fun. Some of the people of Elderswood are coming, due to arrive tomorrow as witnesses. They might have come and said strong words against Greece. 1.5 Join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action. 一起来（参加某活动） do you want to come fishing tomorrow? 你明天想一起来钓鱼吗？ 1.6come along/on Make progress; develop. 进步；进展；发展 he's coming along nicely 他发展良好。 she asked them how their garden was coming on 她向他们询问他们花园的进展情况。 Example sentencesExamples Early last season, this first-round pick experienced some typical rookie problems, but he came on as the season progressed. He noticed over the following six months that he was developing symptoms which came on after he had been lifting the heavier kegs of beer. Synonyms progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway progress, make progress, develop, shape up, make headway 1.7in imperative Said to someone when correcting, reassuring, or urging them on. 得了吧，不；放心吧；快，来吧，走吧（用于纠正、安慰或催促某人） “Come, come, child, no need to thank me.” “不，孩子，不用感谢我。” Example sentencesExamples Before coming to this CPS type approach, someone may say to you, ‘Well, come, come, are you not moving the responsibility for managing staff away from managers?’ Oh, come, come, surely you're pouring extra olive brine into your cocktail? 2Occur; happen; take place. 发生；出现 twilight had not yet come 黎明还没来临。 a chance like this doesn't come along every day 像这样的机会不是每天都有的。 waiting for a crash that never came 等待从未发生过的碰撞。 Example sentencesExamples But then the real ‘boom’ is the demand for public appearances that comes as a boon for stars like him. It comes near the end of the track, pretty much in the outro, and it adds a cool other layer to the whole mess that's going on. But this scene, coming as close to the closing moments of the film as it does, confuses things. The move to sue comes despite concerted action to tackle bullying in schools in the past few years, including a national anti-bullying network. This comes as a blow for many residents who could suffer difficulties travelling to alternative branches and may find that they are overcrowded. It came only after yet another procedural skirmish about the agenda and the debate was quite chaotic and confusing. For those who haven't seen/read the play, this comes near the end when, alone and rejected, Harry has knocked over all of the chess pieces. But the pinnacle of her singles career came when she reached the semi-finals of the French Open last month. The warning in Hull comes after months of violent and abusive encounters between local teenagers and immigrants. It's available right now while stocks last, or until the black helicopters arrive - whichever comes soonest. It came without warning, as if a switch flicked, initiating a flood of brightness. The sounds are familiar and pleasant, but they belong to another time - a time that has not yet come. Yet all this came without the grinding regimen of tuition centres and coaching colleges. A feint can force your enemy to tie down huge amounts of forces to protect against an attack that never comes. Every such situation, every routine, is but an illusion, and he who is tempted to believe in it will not be prepared for the blow when it comes. Getting up is bad enough but when it comes after rolling over onto something cold and slimy it's just all kinds of bad. This comes as a great blow to Yorkshire, who have temporarily installed the shop in the new indoor centre, a place it cannot remain when all the nets are in full use. The week passed, and the week when her father was supposed to arrive finally came. This comes as a huge blow to the night scene - we have lost the venue that brought us our first ever 16-hour parties! The news, conveyed to customers by letter, comes as a blow to communities in areas like Cross Hills, where local amenities are heavily relied upon. Synonyms happen, occur, take place, come about, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow 2.1 Be heard, perceived, or experienced. 出现（被听到、察觉或经历） a voice came from the kitchen 声音从厨房传来。 it came as a great shock 它太令人震惊了。 “No,” came the reply 回答是“不” Example sentencesExamples ‘It came as a big shock at the time, but it gave us the shove we needed to set up our own business,’ said Sue. The dramatic admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case. There's simply nowhere to put the patients but it came as a surprise when we heard that adults were being put in with the children's ward. What happened was horrendous and came as a very big shock. This came as quite a shock, and a fairly unwelcome one. So it came as something of a surprise that the dawn of the new Millennium brought nothing but catastrophe and confusion to the aerospace giant. The conviction, which means I can no longer practice law, came as a total surprise. Her death at the age of 56 came as a shock; she'd recently been touring in Europe and had been planning a US tour. So the discovery that he gave a short, sharp bark whenever his name is mentioned and a long loud howl whenever he hears applause came as a shock. This came as a surprise to the British Chambers of Commerce. Like others, I found the ending frustrating, but it came as a relief too. After two false labours, it came as a relief for all of us. So it came as quite a blow to hear that he was leaving. It came as such a shock, and our worlds literally fell in. This came as a total surprise to her as she was not aware that the class had proposed her for the flowers. I have been burgled four times before so it came as no surprise to me when I heard the news although it was still shocking. The admission came as the court heard the first forensic evidence in the case. It came as no surprise to me that this woman's music is deep and emotionally honest, just like her name. This came as a surprise after my wife's experience with it last week. He said he was aware of Ben's work but it came as a major surprise to him that the artist was now living in County Galway. 2.2 (of a quality) become apparent or noticeable through actions or performance. （性质）体现出来 as an actor your style and personality must come through 作为一名演员，你必须体现出你的风格和个性。 Synonyms be communicated, be perceived, penetrate, get through, get across, be got across, be clear, be understood, be comprehended, register, be taken in, sink in, be grasped, strike home 2.3come across" or British "over" or US "off (of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression. （人）看（或听）上去是；给人某种印象；表现 he'd always come across as a decent guy 他看上去总是像个正派人。 Example sentencesExamples Indeed, compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most of the cartoon fish come across as rather dull, failing to make a real impression. When all is said and done, they come across as a rock 'n' roll Motown wall of sound. Her character didn't come across as compassionate and concerned, except in how it directly influenced her. As a result, our songs tend to come across as sounding looser than they actually are. I didn't want to come across as patronising, but I did. I expect it would come across as a very cold, blustery place, but yet with this sort of eerie beauty of Saturn in the sky. While they appear to be normal - they come across as somewhat false. If you introduce a pre-show element, be sure it relates to the show and doesn't come across as a cheap marketing gimmick. But quite a few of the others come across as frivolous, apathetic, foolish or all of the above. This puzzles me since I'm told I'm not unattractive and I think I come across as friendly. But he actively engaged in bureaucratic ploys so he could come across as the loyal soldier and cover his tracks. It's true that blogs can be a useful tool for exploring and expressing ideas, and that they come across as relatively dynamic in today's circumstances. They are also blissfully unaware that, to serious thinkers, they come across as the kids we hated in high school. I know some of this opinion may come across as very strong, but it is something I feel so strongly about and it is something which I carry around with me everyday of my life. To come across as being an intellectual, one should appear to be very well-read. I hope that I didn't come across as hostile or anything. After all, I appeared to be a bookworm sort of fellow trying to come across as tough. But those in control, although they want to come across as one of the common people, aren't prepared to give up their handle on power. Many, however, come across as parodies of the cheerfully uninformed American undergraduate. Hence, some of the lines don't come across as winsome as they might otherwise have appeared. Synonyms seem, appear, look, sound, give the impression of being, have the air of being, have the appearance of being, strike someone as, look as though one is, look to be 2.4 (of a thought or memory) enter one's mind. （思想，回忆）进入脑海；想起，想到 the basic idea came to me while reading an article 当我正在读一篇文章时，我想出了基本观点。 a passage from a novel came back to Adam 亚当想起了小说中的一段话。 Example sentencesExamples Here the Big Idea came first, and it's the product that's being invented after the fact. The image that comes most readily to mind is that of a kettle failing to boil because the lid's been left off. What comes immediately to mind is the Multiple Universe interpretation of quantum theory. I am sure there are others - the above list are just those that come readily to mind. I've been trying to think of a slang term for garbage overproducer, but not much comes immediately to mind. An idea was coming quickly to mind, causing his eyes to widen slightly in realization. Kafka's story The Hunger Artist, the tale of an artist whose medium is public fasting, comes most vividly to mind. So far, though, none of the progressive groups that come readily to mind seem interested. These are just the ones that come immediately to mind at 6 a.m. after no sleep, I might add. She sinks into her bed, memories and questions coming forth in her mind. Yes, it came to me on a train going from Manchester to London in England and it came very suddenly. And the one which comes immediately to mind, is the current rigidity in the issuance of visas to would-be tourists. The blush only doubled after his speech, imagines coming unbidden to her mind. It is the memory that comes even as we walk right now, here on this bend. Avuncular is the word that comes most readily to mind. I don't know what triggered this memory but it came and flooded my senses with remembrance. Sentiment is not something that comes easily to mind when it could mean that silverware has to be sacrificed. As the building grew larger and larger with our approach, the thought came unbidden to my mind. A reflection came across her mind and the thought came like a slap in the face. The memory of this came unbidden into my mind when I read recently in the papers that beaches for dogs are one of the latest crazes. 3Take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority. （在空间、次序或优先权中）占 prisons come far down the list of priorities 监狱在优先权名单中排在很后面。 I make sure my kids come first 我得确保我的孩子们排在首位。 Example sentencesExamples Had I ever to garden in a limited space, two plants that would come high on my priority list would be green beans and garlic. 3.1 Achieve a specified place in a race or contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 she came second among sixty contestants 她在60个竞争者中获得第二名。 Example sentencesExamples I entered the contest and came second in the local finals. Any athlete who comes first, second or third in more than one event should tell the announcer their preference for selection before the end of the meeting. I am thinking of someone like our kayaker in the Olympics, who came second in his race. Teachers had teams in certain races and unflinchingly came last every single time. If it comes second you only get the winnings you would have earned if you'd only bet on it to place. All those children who came first, second and third in the local athletics event have qualified for the county final. We had three animals in two classes and they came first, second and third in both classes. The American firm of architects which came second in the race is also among one of seven teams up for the job. They have so much respect for writers, even ones that don't come first or second. Two: the worst thing that can possibly befall a contrada is for its horse to come second; coming last is nothing in comparison. Luddenden came second last year and third the year before, so villagers are hopeful they are moving nearer to taking top spot. If you come second in a race, you try harder, so that next time you win. Their next game will be on the 24th or 25th depending on whether they come first or second in Group A. 4Pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion. 变成；进入某状态（尤指分离或分裂状态） his shirt had come undone 他的衬衫扣子松开了。 Example sentencesExamples It is very cool because the patented fastener is a yin yang symbol that comes apart but holds securely. That annoying, ugly, trick gold lamp that comes apart in the middle when you pick it up has been the scourge of my family for years. Things went well until we walked to the jet to preflight and saw the left main tire had started coming apart. Like his mother and his grandmother, he combed his hair day after day, collecting the hair that came loose. His mind remains sharp, even if his body, in its ninth decade, is slowly coming apart. She is coming apart, the way a braid does when one has been swimming a long time. It's all very much more fragile, and could so easily come apart. It seemed to be coming apart, and that seemed to, if anything, spur the negotiations. So it came to pass that life is coming apart - and just when I needed it to stay together. As a result, traditional systems of helping the aged are coming apart. Just when they seemed to be coming apart at the seams, they struck a purple patch and put Wicklow asleep with some wonderful football. I look at myself and wonder if I'm coming apart at the seams. Both men suffered facial injuries and one needed surgery to stitch together a piece of skin that had come apart from the left side of his nose. There is no seismic movement; the fabric of reality doesn't suddenly come apart at the seams. My own bathing attire is coming apart at the hip-side seam. The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together. Moreover, in the Homeric there exists an acute and graphic sense of how things work, are put together, come apart. The infamous discipline seems to be coming apart at the seams. This film shows the family, especially the dad, coming apart at the seams. It came apart easily, was as boneless as it could be but was a little dry on the outside. Synonyms break up, fall to bits, fall to pieces, come to bits, come to pieces, disintegrate, splinter, come unstuck, crumble, separate, split, tear, collapse, dissolve 4.1come to/into Reach or be brought to a specified situation or result. 达到某种情况（或结果）；结果是 you will come to no harm 你不会吃亏的。 staff who come into contact with the public 接触公众的职员。 Example sentencesExamples That resulted in the judge coming to a different conclusion. When it comes to a situation where parents' individual interests contravene public interests, there is a need to weigh up all the interests involved. We may be coming to a situation where whole families, grandparents, parents and weans are all users. Did you think just two years ago that the situation would come to this? With the battle for Spirit Group coming to a head, results from the main listed player in the pubs sector may become of more interest than usual. Essex Police were this week looking into the situation before coming to a decision on whether to contest the merit of the temporary order or not. The situation's coming to a head, and he doesn't have many more chances to stall the inevitable. Grandparents on both sides can also be brought in to help the parents come to a shared care situation. As projects come to completion, all results must be published and there must be no publication without peer review. On the other hand, if the global conditions continue to push oil prices higher, the Chancellor's attempts to calm the situation may come to naught. The lead up to Churchill coming to power was the result of the failure of the Munich agreement. However in their earnestness to achieve optimum results some voluntary organisations tend to lose direction, often resulting in their efforts coming to a nought. If it comes to a situation where we believe there are organisations that have declared war, then we have to provide defences as if there is a war. If it comes to the situation when it's up to me to make the decision, then naturally this will be taken into consideration. After evaluating ratings of articles by medical editors and narrowing the field, the staff must come to agreement on a single entry. Synonyms reach, attain, arrive at, come to, make 4.2 Reach eventually a certain condition or state of mind. 最终明白，终于了解 he had come to realize she was no puppet 他终于明白她绝不是个傀儡。 Example sentencesExamples Through the practice of meditation one comes to realize the true nature of mind. The defeated ministers are slowly coming to terms with their situation. The album, which was two years in the making, is the result of his coming to terms with many issues in his life. Only in the final stages of the conflict did he come to realize that the war was lost. Quarter-of-an-hour after the game was over, still out on the pitch, David was trying to soak it all in, coming to terms with the result. In coming to terms with this situation, teachers need to accept the loss of some traditional deference. It is merely there for you to have in mind when you come to weigh up her evidence. Few great players get to know links courses, though, without coming to love them. We might act on a preference about what to buy or do, and then come to realize that it was not worth it. I'm coming to think that biting the hand that feeds me might represent a tasty alternative. 5Be sold, available, or found in a specified form. 被出售；被采用，可用；可找到 the cars come with a variety of extras 这些汽车与各种额外配件一起出售。 they come in three sizes 它们有三种尺码。 Example sentencesExamples The asking price for the building, which comes with adjoining ramp space, is $4 million. The vehicles themselves are designed to accommodate up to four people, and come complete with stowage space for bicycles. In reality, only the mussels arrived, but came with a rich tomato sauce and a strong but not overwhelming celery edge. Take out the material that comes with the thermometer and read it. It comes with two car-parking spaces at an adjoining property, and there is scope for extension on to the roof itself. There are only two of these houses, which come with garages, still available. The build quality was up to scratch, the cars looked gorgeous and came, of course, with those pacy motors. Everything else comes with health warnings, so why not? They come with a coppery glow in the aura and always bring transformation of the soul, if you will let them. It comes with 25 activity cards each with two sides. The router is also a space saver and comes with an accessory stand that lets you position the device on its side. We order a pavlova that comes with meringue so rock solid and hard we would have been better off with pneumatic drill than a spoon. This is how I came to imagine some kind of film thesaurus, a little like the one that comes with a word processor. They seem to produce the best images and come with the best feature mix for a reasonable cost. Whether the bulbs come in the mail, or from the local garden center, they usually come with instructions. Different functionalities make it possible to do one thing much more easily or effectively, but they come with a smaller cost elsewhere. Internet radio may be growing, but it doesn't yet come with pictures. The meals, which cost £3.99 each, come with a choice of four salads plus any drink. It came with two large orders of mashed potatoes and coleslaw and a bunch of biscuits. I take numerous pills and every container I open comes with a pamphlet warning of possible side effects. Synonyms be available, be made, be produced, be for sale, be on offer 6informal Have an orgasm. 〈英，非正式〉达到性交高潮 Synonyms climax, achieve orgasm, orgasm prepositionkəmkəm informal When a specified time is reached or event happens. 〈非正式〉当（时间）来临；当（事件）发生 I don't think that they'll be far away from honors come the new season 当新的季节到来时，我想他们离优等生也不远了。 Example sentencesExamples We can only hope for a repeat performance of last week come this weekend. Imagine slipping this on come boxing day when the family comes around? And he predicted that the continuing fall-out from the war could prove crucial come polling day. If come January, he's way ahead in the polls, Clark will be able to get away with this approach. It should be interesting come qualifying Saturday and hopefully in the race. Five years may have slipped away since my grandad's passing, but come Saturday he'll be there next to me again. The grotto guide is a brilliantly jaded girl whose patience is obviously waning come November. And, likewise, a Republican defeat now would only make them leaner and stronger come 2008. She would enjoy his young years and try to gave him a base foundation to work with come his adolescent years. Saying that, the siege mentality that the players have displayed will doubtless be beneficial come Euro 2004. nounkəmkəm informal Semen ejaculated at an orgasm. 〈非正式〉性交高潮时射出的精液 Usage The use of come followed by and, as in come and see for yourself, dates back to Old English, but is seen by some as incorrect or only suitable for informal English. For more details, see and Phrases as — as they come Used to describe someone or something that is a supreme example of the quality specified. 最…的；非常…的 Smith is as tough as they come 史密斯非常强壮。 Example sentencesExamples He's everything a football player should be - he's as tough as they come. He is as versatile as they come and he has so many quality strings to his bow that he is well tuned up in every aspect of the game. ‘We always knew it would be tough, but this is as tough as they come,’ he said. To give a little background, the Aunt - while a wonderful woman - is as nosy and as pushy as they come. It's difficult not to be impressed by this outrageous concrete hyperbole, but he is as right-on as they come and says he despises it as a symbol of tyranny. He's as big as they come, both literally and figuratively. But then one of friends is about as fey as they come. He is as tough as they come and never gives and inch. She had everything going for her - Olympic glory, good looks, personality, and as articulate as they come. These lessons, these stories, are as essential as they come. come again? informal Used to ask someone to repeat or explain something they have said. 〈非正式〉你说什么；请再说一遍；请解释一下 come and go 1Arrive and then depart again; move around freely. 来了又走，来来往往；自由走动 Example sentencesExamples The great flood of January 4th has come and gone, and all the excitement over it has dwindled. There were no extra guards at the gates, and anyone can come and go freely. Dolly has come and gone, but the implications of her design have begun a new chapter in life, ethics and possibilities. Some have even returned to the fray for second helpings, while journeymen pros have come and gone like travelling salesmen. I grew up in God's country, east Tennessee, and I have always come and gone as I please. We need to have doors in our walls with guards at the doors, but let's let people come and go freely. We're only realizing it now, just how long it's been and all the groups that have come and gone since we've been in this. Others have come and gone, some even had a spell, maybe even a season or two in the sun, but few truly prospered long-term. Some people are, however, going to be disappointed to learn that his chance at a Booker has already come and gone. We did not know when we can come and go freely. 1.1Exist or be present for a limited time; be transitory. 瞬息即逝，昙花一现 health fads come and go Example sentencesExamples Novelty events come and go and are of limited appeal but a good musical act covers a multitude and keeps the crowd happy. Organic food is a middle-class fad that can come and go according to sentiment. In my years of experience, I have seen many language and programming fads come and go. Like the yo-yo, the hula hoop, and the Mohican haircut, vehicle fads come and go. Booms may come and go, but the analysis of the data must go on forever. You can't force a style on people, and trends and fads come and go at different intervals. Looking at all those illustrations, one can learn first hand about how fashions come and go in repeated cycles. Directors rise and fall, fads come and go, but cinema is just as exciting as it's always been. Artists come and go, gaining notoriety and popularity before heading off into distant horizons. This is so because political parties come and go, but the nation remains. come from behind Win after lagging. 后来居上 Example sentencesExamples This team is pretty good at coming from behind and staying tough. Great credit must go to the latter for coming from behind to force the late draw. She won easily after coming from behind. They were fitter and sharper and deserve enormous credit in coming from behind not just once, but twice. At Sandown yesterday, his performance in coming from behind to destroy a field of handicappers even had the bookmakers raving. Naturally enough, they were rooting for the guy coming from behind because they wanted an exciting finish. They continued their good start to the campaign by coming from behind to beat Buxton 2-1. The aspect of that win which was most pleasing was they won coming from behind, the converse of some earlier games. Westport United showed admirable resilience and courage in coming from behind twice to book a place in the last four of the League Cup. They are limping their way towards the play-offs after coming from behind twice in two games. come off it informal in imperativeSaid when vigorously expressing disbelief. 〈非正式〉住口；别胡说；别吹了；别装了 Example sentencesExamples Oh, come off it, it's true that they can be justly blamed for all sorts of devilish chicanery, but your presumption is crazy. Indeed, she claims that there is an unspoken English rule that she calls ‘the importance of not being earnest’, along with a peculiarly English injunction to say, ‘Oh, come off it!’ Come off it, that's not something ‘worth remembering’. I can accept there would be a little disappointment associated with a camp designed for children's activities being cancelled but come off it, surely the child could make do with either the swimming pool or the beach. Well, I say hooray for the older man, too, but come off it. My honest (and admittedly, somewhat cruel) reaction is ‘Oh, come off it, you're not that special.’ ‘Oh come off it, mate,’ he said, because he is not only a hawk, but has a keen and impatient mind. OK, there are bound to be borderlines for teenagers - but come off it. ‘Oh, come off it,’ I said, when they started raving. So everything I do, there's this little bit of me that's saying, Hey, come off it, you can't do this. come to nothing Have no significant or successful result in the end. 落空；徒劳无功；没有结果 Example sentencesExamples As a result another good idea came to nothing and another report ended up gathering dust in some warehouse. I'd hate to see all the work he's done coming to nothing just because of the generally idiotic circumstances that prevail around here when anyone tries to stick their neck out and do something original. As a result, ‘it becomes sentimentalism and comes to nothing.’ As he talks, the grey-haired retired policeman holds his head in his hands out of sheer frustration that his views have still come to nothing. But, overall, it was vacuous stuff, came to nothing, and fizzled out. But this came to nothing and it fell to the French to pioneer international sport in keeping with their long diplomatic traditions. That the speculation came to nothing is a result of different aspects of a goalkeeper's skill-set being of interest to different managers. But constant failure to agree on anything meant all of this came to nothing, and now these opportunities have been lost. Confidence was now high but a succession of further chances came to nothing. In fact, even if the writing comes to nothing, and nothing much happens for the rest of my life, I'm happy that I've changed from the person I was. Synonyms fail, meet with failure, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, be frustrated, break down, collapse, founder, fold, come to nothing, come to naught come to pass literary Happen; occur. 〈主诗/文〉发生；出现 it came to pass that she had two sons 她真的有两个儿子。 Example sentencesExamples The party's boasts during the last parliament that it had replaced the Conservatives as the main opposition did not come to pass. As if to allow their predictions to come true, the international community has presided over the coming to pass of a deteriorating socio-economic climate for young people. As it is still being run by a management team, not all of these things have come to pass although they they probably will when a new franchisee has been found. And there is an acknowledgement that the truly big occasions must be savoured to the full lest they never come to pass again. And so it has come to pass, but in a rather different way than she predicted. That's a pretty hopeful view; it would be nice to see it come to pass, if only partially. He suggested that it was likely I was going get an interview, and indeed that did come to pass. And that's exactly what's come to pass - they won the war, then they seemed to be at a total loss as to what to do next. But if such a ban did indeed come to pass, would that make the system stable? And tell him to take this opportunity to make sure that doesn't come to pass. Synonyms happen, come about, occur, transpire, arise come to that (or if it comes to that) informal In fact (said to introduce an additional point) 〈非正式〉事实上；其实（用于引出另一点） there isn't a clock on the mantelpiece—come to that, there isn't a mantelpiece! 壁炉架上并没有钟——事实上，也根本没有壁炉架。 Example sentencesExamples But nobody should have their past held against them - or their future, come to that. In fact come to that there wasn't a car park as such either, more of a development site with vehicles strewn about across it. Actually, come to that - when did you last see a Top of the Pops dressing room? Well, the grannies and, come to that, the great grannies that I know are otherwise engaged. I thought people would never stop carping about the green light business, or the parking come to that. Nor, if it comes to that, is there any justification in the way that executives awarded themselves multi-million bonuses while axing 170 rural branches. He now exposes the grandiose follies of Oxford University itself, and a few other universities as well, come to that. And come to that how many people can get any of the fancy new digital channels - of the BBC or anyone else? It's dead easy to make with spinach beet, or real spinach come to that. It isn't that I don't like drugs, or his work come to that, it's that they don't agree with me. come to think of it On reflection (said when an idea or point occurs to one while one is speaking). （讲话时）突然想起来 Example sentencesExamples And come to think of it, he's one of the few singers around today that will still have a career in ten years time! He came on Wednesday, which come to think of it, wasn't that much of a surprise, given that he was due last Saturday. And, come to think of it, the window frames look pretty ropey as well. He would make an ideal jumping supremo, come to think of it. So I am a bit unsure if I like the movie come to think of it. And come to think of it most of the victims I have seen being carried home as trophies by cats have been birds, dormice and voles. In fact I went through most of my fly box come to think of it. Very graceful it was too, like a blue bird of prey but without feathers or wings or talons or any other bird features, come to think of it. And, come to think of it, I am unable to spend the day laying a new patio. I'm not sure that reading his diary is such a great idea after all, come to think of it. come what may No matter what happens. 无论如何；不管发生什么 Example sentencesExamples Don't enter training without intending to complete it, come what may (barring only the most extreme circumstances). Nevertheless a piece was required every day, come what may. When I started practising trance music, the main intention was to make people dance, come what may. She is busy trying to find the basic cost of £600 to pay for the trip to Germany but is determined to get there come what may as she takes a big step towards her dream of playing in next year's world championships. The members were obviously rattled at the presence of residents and it was apparent that this proposal will happen come what may with no regard to local residents. In other words, the rich countries have perfected a well-established state intervention programme to ensure that their farmers get a minimum level of income, come what may. A recent torn hamstring followed by a dispute with her coach could mean she doesn't even start the opening 100m hurdles on Saturday despite her protestations that she will be lining up come what may. It's the arrogance that galls - an arrogance that she can afford to entertain because, come what may, the invitations to share what pass for her thoughts will never be withdrawn. Claims that he was determined to call a referendum this Parliament, come what may and regardless of the five tests, were wrong, he told them. All this meant they did not have all their eggs in one basket, so when one section was doing badly, another would perhaps be all right and so, by dint of thrift and hard work, they managed to make a living, come what may. Synonyms in spite of everything, in spite of that, nonetheless, even so, however, but, still, yet, though, be that as it may, for all that, despite everything, despite that, after everything, having said that, that said, just the same, all the same, at the same time, in any event, come what may, at any rate, notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow have it coming (to one) informal Be due for retribution on account of something bad that one has done. 〈非正式〉活该 his uppity sister-in-law had it coming to her 他那自负的小姨子活该。 Example sentencesExamples They had it coming to them, but does one wrong ever justify another? He did not look around, for he knew he'd have it coming to him. But hell, it's not like the other guy didn't have it coming to him, being on the other team and all. And anyway, if you really did it, I'm quite sure they had it coming to them. The international community, on the other hand, will say that they had it coming to them. ‘I suppose I had it coming to me, though,’ he added. Really, the subliminal message here is that this woman had it coming to her. Yet it is too simplistic to suggest that these raiders had it coming to them. The dialogue reinforces the mob suggestions: ‘There's nothing I can do, he's had it coming to him,’ says a barman. I stole a lot when I was younger, so I definitely had it coming to me. how come? informal Said when asking how or why something happened or is the case. 〈非正式〉怎么会这样；为什么会发生 how come you never married, Jimmy? 你怎么会从未结婚呢，吉米？ Example sentencesExamples I told him, ‘If we are not China and we are not Taiwan, then how come?’ She frowned at me, looking disappointed, and he raised a curious eyebrow, asking, silently, ‘how come?’ Long-lost customers show up saying ‘Wow, heard you were closing, how come?’ He rubbed his palms together ‘Could you explain to us how come?’ He said nonsensical things like, ‘You're so many colors all over, how come?’ He smiled faintly at Michael, ‘I don't mean to sound pressuring or anything, but how come?’ to come (following a noun) in the future. 跟在名词之后未来的；将来的 films that would inspire generations to come 将鼓舞未来一代代人的电影。 in years to come 在未来的岁岁年年中。 Example sentencesExamples Everybody turned up for a meeting to chat about the summer just past and the one to come. Schools reflect what is in society as a whole and they help shape the society to come. He is a great player to play off so I'm just hoping its the start of many more goals to come. I think we may well find ourselves walking out that way quite a lot in the months to come. We have a team of fine young players, who it is hoped can progress in seasons to come. In years to come it will probably seem amazing that we lived our lives any other way. It was a great way to spend a summer afternoon and there is still much more to come. Over the weeks and months to come, we will no doubt find out more about why they died. Otherwise, it may be evidence that this is a bad deal and there is more trouble to come. He said the gangland murder could be one of the cases that police turn back to in years to come. where someone is coming from informal Someone's meaning, motivation, or personality. 〈非正式〉（人的）意图；动机；个性 Example sentencesExamples Well, I can understand where he is coming from. While I understand where he is coming from, I think his post actually betrays a misguided set of moral priorities across the entire political landscape. And as a result, I don't think the electorate understands where it is coming from,’ he says. A handful of Latino-accented films on screens recently show a decidedly mixed picture of where Hollywood is coming from and where it thinks it's going. I understand exactly where he is coming from. It is becoming increasingly difficult to work out where she is coming from. You've got to understand where he is coming from. So if you really want to argue with that, please, pick up the book - it's a good, quick read, and at least you'll know where Johnson is coming from. I know exactly where he is coming from - there's no time to pander to people's emotions. I can readily identify with where the Judge is coming from, because with solicitors being directly involved on the day in different cases that are listed in both courts the inevitability is that problems will arise. Phrasal Verbs come about 1Happen; take place. 发生；出现 the relative speed with which emancipation came about 解放实现的相对速度。 Example sentencesExamples This fallacy came about because of English painters during the Victorian era. He, however, sees regime change coming about through somewhat more direct means. This additional post came about due to the refitting of the Lincoln store. Yet belief also comes about through direct experience. This came about as the direct result of a fatality that happened here in the early 80s. The interest in marine biology came about when he was in college working in the steel mills. Most of these shipwrecks came about by collision, by storm, or by bad navigation. But what are the odds of life coming about by sheer chance? The delay came about because the tunnel had come up short of a screen of trees, slowing the flow of escaping airmen. The amendment, which extends the recall statute to 10 years, comes about in response to a Congressional proposal. Synonyms happen, occur, take place, transpire, fall, present itself, crop up, materialize, arise, arrive, appear, surface, ensue, follow 2(of a ship) change direction. （船）改变方向 Example sentencesExamples Lisan just sat there in her floating command chair, her focus was not upon the exploding ships but at the war cruisers that were slowly coming about and from the looks of it, they weren't planning on a retreat any time soon. Five days more they sailed, eventually coming about to face northwest. Starboard oars pushing and port oars pulling, she came about rapidly and chased after the Isis. I came about and headed for home but my little boat didn't beat into the wind very well. As the Lexington heeled over and started to come about and face the tanker fleet. The command ship, designated as the Chasing Death, drove forward into the nearest enemy destroyers, who were coming about to meet them, along with the heavy cruiser. As we came about, I heard a grinding noise and watched the mast lean over and fall into the water. Signaling with one long shrill of his whistle followed by one short blast, he waits for an echo from the harbormaster, then comes about and eases his boat against the wharf of a two-story shed. Synonyms change course, change direction, change heading come across 1Meet or find by chance. 偶然遇见；偶然发现 I came across these old photos recently 最近我偶然发现了这些旧照片。 Example sentencesExamples So the courtiers arranged for the emperor to take a walk in his park, where he ‘chanced’ to come upon a ‘wandering’ giraffe. Does it not mean making preparation to meet the things that come upon us? By chance they come upon her in her hide-out. I do need to know what things look like in the rare chance that I ever come upon them. It might be that you know from the literature that there are specific employers or companies attending that you want to meet with, or you might just come upon them by chance as you wander around. I came upon your website by chance and am quite impressed by the content and quality of your coverage. The building itself was largely destroyed, but by chance I had come upon the entry way into the subway line on my first tour through the city. Police, calling at a house to trace a former occupant, by chance came upon a case of extreme hardship. There's also a chance of coming upon a riotous migration party - bands of warblers passing through. He came upon the channel by chance when he noticed that there was a call-in taking place. 2Hand over or provide what is wanted. 〈非正式〉交，交出（或提供）（所需之物） she has come across with some details 她已提供了一些详细资料。 Example sentencesExamples So if they thought she'd come across with some blockbuster testimony, they'd put her up there. Whether we come across with little or much, the mere gesture can be a spiritually lightening experience. Synonyms hand over, give, deliver, produce, part with, pay up 2.1(of a woman) agree to have sexual intercourse with a man. （妇女）同意与男性性交 Example sentencesExamples I had a date at eight with Holly, but she wasn't ready to come across yet. come along 1Arrive. a chance like this doesn't come along every day 像这样的机会不是每天都有的。 Synonyms arrive, reach, come, make it, turn up, appear, put in an appearance, make an appearance, come on the scene, come up, approach, enter, present oneself, be along, come along, materialize 2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone or telling them to hurry up. 加把劲；快来，赶快（用于鼓励或催促某人） That's our man, Watson! Come along! Synonyms hurry, hurry up, hurry it up, be quick, be quick about it, get a move on, come on, look lively, speed up, move faster come around 1Recover consciousness. 恢复知觉，苏醒 I'd just come around from a drunken stupor 我刚从酒醉不省人事中清醒过来。 Example sentencesExamples After I came round from the op I wanted to cry but thought if I started I would never stop. Hope your friend comes around all right. On coming round, she called for a priest. When Michael came round it fell to Diana to tell him about his friend Matthew's death. Just as the coffin was being lowered into the grave he came round and his cries for help were heard. John Rusius, for Yasin, said the officer slapped the defendant across the face more than once and when he came round, he wondered what was going on. But as soon as I came around I couldn't resist a peek at my boobs. Synonyms regain consciousness, recover consciousness, come to, come to life, come to one's senses, recover, revive, awake, wake up 2Be converted to another person's opinion. 转向另一观点 I came around to her point of view 我转而同意她的观点。 Example sentencesExamples I have a feeling though that, Scotsmen aside, at long last public opinion may have finally come round to my point of view, which is why I venture to raise the issue once again. I thought at the time that the cartoon was the usual poisonous attempt to shift blame, but I'm coming round to the opinion that there was some merit in the cartoon after all. However, by the 1960s I had several colleagues who were great fans, and public opinion gradually came round to the view that he had been foolish rather than wicked. There's considerable evidence that the public are coming round to our way of thinking on a wide range of issues. Public opinion too had come round in favour of continuing broadcasting as a monopoly in the custody of the BBC, and there was no opposition to its transformation into a corporation at the end of the following year. The more he puts his case as superbly as he did last Tuesday, the more public opinion will come round as well. Public opinion is rapidly coming round to the idea that it was seriously misled. When he announced his intention, towards the end of his days at Oxford, to become a rabbi, his mother accused him of doing it to spite them, although she came round quickly. I am coming round more and more to questioning whether we need a set, when we should be getting back to examining what the text really is and how we can present it to a modern audience. The differences between the two sports far outweigh the resemblances - an opinion I came round to about a year ago when I first entered a squash hall. Synonyms be converted, be converted to, be won over, be won over by, agree, agree with, change one's mind, be persuaded, be persuaded by, give way, give way to, yield, yield to, relent, concede, grant 3(of a date or regular occurrence) recur; be imminent again. （日期，定期发生事件）重现；再来；再度降临；再度发生 Friday had come around so quickly 星期五又这么快到了。 Example sentencesExamples Rehearsals went by smoothly and lunch came round pretty quickly. He said: ‘We've got the June elections coming round so we are putting a big amount of national effort into that.’ He said that matron provided training for new members of staff until the regular annual training came round. The worrying thing about getting older is that it all seems to come round again so much more quickly. He believes his side will benefit from a week's rest and may yet prevail if they still have a chance by the time the last round of matches comes round. Friday has come round quite quickly and I'm excited at the thought of being reunited with my family. Synonyms occur, take place, happen, come up, crop up, arise come at Launch oneself at (someone); attack. 冲向，扑向；攻击 Example sentencesExamples Armed police called to a York restaurant had to fire baton rounds at a man coming at them with a carving knife. You can even lift opponents in the air, swing them around and then come at them in a vertical attack. It seems the only way to stop someone coming at you to do your harm is to carry weapons of your own and never mind the stupid laws that don't do any good. He could see him coming at him in his sleep for weeks after. The only future I can see is the drunks coming at you at all times of the day and night. Whatever, it's coming at us every day, on programme after programme, bulletin after bulletin. That's where they controlled the game and they'd just keep coming at you. But he looked up, saw a couple of lumbering behemoths coming at him and calmly danced past them. One theory is that a fly cannot cope with two threats at once, so coming at it with two hands, from opposite sides, often catches it out. I found him coming at me, and I decided to show him the outside. come away Be left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something. 做某事后觉得（或留下印象、得到结果） she came away feeling upset 她结束后觉得不安。 Example sentencesExamples This will be a tough grand prix, but we'll do our best to come away with another positive result for the team. The reality is that Dubrovnik is a little bit of everything, and each visitor comes away with a different impression and experience. The other impression I have come away with is that the Dutch are generally physically imposing. The Gazette is also sure that such an observer would come away with the impression that some sort of solution is needed. All the guys that have flown the aeroplane come away with the same impression. We are going there to get a result but we will really have to dig deep to come away from there with a victory. But in the end the viewer comes away with more sensory impressions - visual, auditory and otherwise - than any clear moral messages. At the end of the launch, I came away with highly favourable impressions of the car. It was an amazing experience, and I came away with impressions that will be with me always. And I came away with the distinct impression that the Mozart Effect does not exist. come back 1(in sports) recover from a deficit. （运动）从失利中复原，东山再起 the Mets came back from a 3–0 deficit 梅茨队从0比3失利的阴影中走了出来。 Example sentencesExamples It was an incredible turn of events to concede a goal after a couple of minutes and then come back in that way. We lost our way last Saturday and allowed Kendal to come back from a goal down to beat us. However, Coventry came back with a try from their centre. 2Reply or respond to someone, especially vigorously. 〈主北美〉（尤指有力地）回答；反驳；回击；报复 he came back at Judy with a vengeance 他激烈地反驳朱迪。 Example sentencesExamples There can have been little cheer as he came back at them like a pack of Jack Russells. We took control early on but they came back at us, and we could have let them. Park came back at Albion and took the lead through a well taken converted try. Chelsea had a good period early in the second half, but we weathered that and came back at them. Synonyms answer, respond respond, answer, say in response, rejoin, return come before Be dealt with by (a judge or court) 被交由（法官，法庭）处理 it is the most controversial issue to come before the Supreme Court 它是交由最高法庭处理的最具争议性的问题。 Example sentencesExamples I have already said that the matter first came before a District Judge. The application for possession then comes before the County Court. I think the issue will come before the Supreme Court again in the next couple of years. That could happen in almost every case in which a trial is dealt with at first instance and comes before a court of appeal. It is not the case, with respect to my learned friend, that this is the first time this issue has come before the court. Preparations are forging ahead for a judicial review, which will come before a High Court judge in Swansea. When the assessment came before the Judge the claim was under four heads of damage. I appealed to the Federal Court of Australia and my matter came before a single judge of that court. It seems to me unfortunate that cases are coming before the courts regularly now which deal with these issues where the parties are still not aware of the approach taken by the Court of Appeal. We must therefore always be aware of the substantive issues that come before the Court. come between Interfere with or disturb the relationship of (two people) 妨碍（或干扰）（两人之间的）关系 I let my stupid pride come between us 我让我那愚蠢的骄傲阻碍了我们的关系。 Example sentencesExamples Tragically it's beyond them to understand the instinct that will make even a domestic hen attack anyone coming between her and her chicks. Almost nothing comes between me and my cricket. All this time the ex was aware of the connection we had made and was intent on coming between us. Nothing must be allowed to interfere with this work - nothing must come between them and their giving themselves utterly to it. This film is all about ego clashes that couples usually have and how pride often comes between two people. This relationship was unrealistic, and doomed from the outset, came between Wilde and his art, and became his ruination. A couple in a relationship can expect any number of barriers to come between them. It is a sentimentally realistic account of a woman's coming between a man and his life-work. We talked about the usual things, but there was something coming between us. It is always stressful when something comes between you and the person you love. Synonyms alienate, estrange, separate, divide, split up, break up, disunite, disaffect, pit against one another, set against one another, cause disagreement between, sow dissension between, set at odds, set at variance come by 1Call casually and briefly as a visitor. 〈主北美〉随意而简短的拜访；串门 his friends came by 他的朋友们串门来了。 she came by the house 她到那栋房子串门。 Example sentencesExamples A young priest and family friend, Patrick, came by regularly to offer John and his family spiritual and moral support. So, I mean, the last time I saw her was in October when she came by the house and appeared to be pregnant. We have lots of family and friends coming by; my brother and I stayed at my Mum's house for much of that time. Planning for the wedding was dull for the first hour, and then family members and friends came by. This one time my friends were all coming by and they were partying, and there were all these rollerbladers at the park. What if one of my kid's friends comes by without an appointment? A friend from church comes by each Friday morning and takes me. So when you feel hot, you take a shower and when a friend comes by to visit, you wrap a towel around your waist and watch TV with them. He said, ‘I'll hang around here until my friend comes by.’ Meantime, neighbors, friends and supporters came by the house to drop notes and flowers. 2Manage to acquire or obtain (something). 获得，得到 Example sentencesExamples There's a gripping tension to it that's hard to come by in comics designed to be all-ages entertainment. Not only are some of these operating as local businesses, they are also bringing jobs and wealth to areas that find both hard to come by. He had been playing the flute for some time when he realized that high quality flute repairmen were hard to come by. Apparently good knife-grade steel was hard to come by, and I had some of the best. The precise details of such disputes usually are hard to come by. Apprenticeships were hard to come by and for most of his classmates the only work available was in England. Bear in mind that good managers are hard to come by. The sides were well matched and with good defending and sharp goal keepers on both sides scores were hard to come by. Fairytales are hard to come by, especially in New York these days, but the gift of hope brings a magic of its own. She took some art materials for the children, knowing that they are hard to come by in the detention centres. Synonyms obtain, acquire, gain, get, find, pick up, lay hold of, possess oneself of, come to have, procure, secure, get possession of come down 1(of a building or other structure) collapse or be demolished. （建筑物，其他结构）倒塌，崩溃；被毁 Example sentencesExamples It happened this morning, and now officials are worried more of that building could come down. They succeeded in knocking a hole in one wall, but still the building wouldn't come down. And the fact that one brick or two bricks are unconstitutional doesn't mean the entire structure ought to come down. There are still a few old industrial buildings to come down, but eventually the area will be a blend of residential and recreational facilities. The old Victorian buildings have since come down amid plans for a business park which would create 1,200 office jobs, and a new sports centre. One survivor said the building came down in the blink of an eye. The police department knew that the buildings were coming down. Nearly 20 trees came down in a single building operation. When the collapse started, the building came down so incredibly fast that none of them had a chance to react. Never in my wildest imagination did I think these buildings were going to come down. 1.1(of an aircraft) crash or crash-land. （飞机）坠毁（或紧急迫降） Example sentencesExamples They saw some actual video from toll plaza cameras that recorded the aircraft coming down. The remotely piloted aircraft came down in the ocean, within the confines of the test range, west of the facility. A local recently told the Heritage Trust that she saw the aircraft come down in the sea, and later saw the pilot sitting on the wing waiting to be rescued. He died after the aircraft in which he was travelling came down in the south of the country. I mean, there is no doubt that those two planes came down because they crashed into each other. He used his cell phone to call his father who was the local sheriff and his father told him to follow the aircraft and report where it came down. It was great fun watching people go grey as they heard how unlikely it was for anybody to survive should their aircraft come down at six hundred miles an hour into a mountain range. He is firstly seeking details of an aircraft which came down near his house. For example, when a helicopter comes down the whole descent and eventual crash is depicted in intricate detail. The two escaped with minor injuries when the aircraft came down in County Meath. Synonyms drop, drop down, plummet, descend, come down, go down, plunge, sink, dive, nosedive, tumble, pitch 2Be handed down by tradition or inheritance. （经由传统、继承）流传下来 the name has come down from the last century 这个名字是从上个世纪传下来的。 3Reach a decision or recommendation in favor of one side or another. 决定（或建议）支持 advisers and inspectors came down on our side 顾问和督学决定站在我们这一边。 Example sentencesExamples On 28 May, after three days of discussions, the British cabinet finally came down against Halifax. I thought long and hard about putting photos in this blog, and eventually came down against it as a general working principle. I was very much of the opinion that it was definitional, but I did side with Jean in the second half of the debate where I came down against skulking. He comes down in favour of a voluntary system in which family members can choose whether or not to pool part or all of their incomes for tax purposes, and he list various ways in which this might be done in practice. The prison review group came down against needle exchanges because of an ‘unacceptable’ risk to prison officers. This exercise could no doubt produce different answers but, for my own part, I come down decisively on the side of the plaintiff. In our submission, that is not obvious from a reading of the various decisions of the High Court which have come down in favour of not disturbing such verdicts. However, he comes down in favour of the company on this key issue. But I have a really bad feeling that these people tend to err on whichever side comes down in their favor. I have come down in favour of passing the bill, and I have advised the Progressives to come down in favour of passing it. Synonyms decide, conclude, settle, reach a decision 4Leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, after finishing one's studies. 〈英〉（尤指自牛津或剑桥大学）大学毕业 Example sentencesExamples I married Ann when we came down from Cambridge in 1960, and we had a three-week honeymoon in Sicily. 5Experience the lessening of an excited or euphoric feeling, especially one produced by a narcotic drug. 〈非正式〉渐由兴奋（或愉快）的感觉中平静清醒（尤指麻醉药引起者） Example sentencesExamples Has the country come down from its collective trip down memory lane after last weekend's outdoor hockey extravaganza in Edmonton? I heard tell that the smoothies may or may not be marketed as aids to coming down off of various illicit drugs. This film's characters don't develop and, in a crystal meth haze, they never quite come down from their high. We were later explained that this woman was probably coming down from taking drugs the night before and was experiencing excruciating pain in the process. All in all, the night was nearly impossible to come down from. New pillowtop mattresses, fleece blankets and moldable pillows await after you come down from your caffeine high. The drug had worn off and I could feel myself coming down. No one has gotten closer to the beauty and loneliness of the drug culture, where everything, finally, is about coming down. come down on Criticize or punish (someone) harshly. 严责，申斥；严厉惩罚 she came down on me like a ton of bricks 她气势汹汹地斥责我。 Example sentencesExamples And the taxation system favours big business while coming down on the small businessman. It'd be good to see referees coming down on this like a ton of bricks. I have never done ANYTHING wrong to these people, and yet they are coming down on me without reason. It is hard to keep coming down on them in a town where there is nothing for them to do. It was not a case of us coming down on them because they weren't performing or any other issues. One kind of crime the former drugs squad officer is determined to come down on heavily, he warned, is the pushing of illegal drugs. The first time I heard of you guys, it was in an article about the police coming down on one of your shows. It seems I have upset one of the more remote of my readers when I came down a wee bit heavily on divers using hard drugs. I did come down pretty hard on her illegal drug use, so I can evaluate her response to that in order to gauge the rest. Consequently, the reaction - coming down on her like a ton of bricks - should be seen to express how society at large views racism. Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, reprove, remonstrate with, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, pull up, castigate, lambaste, read someone the riot act, give someone a piece of one's mind, haul over the coals, criticize, censure come down to (of a situation or outcome) be dependent on (a specified factor) （情况，结果）由（某因素）决定，依赖（某因素） it came down to her word against Guy's 这取决于她和盖伊的话有否出入。 Example sentencesExamples I guess a lot of it comes down to what you really expected to see when you entered the theater. We had been told that in the last part of the race it would come down to who wanted it more. In my view the outcome will come down to who wants the victory most, and I feel we do. If one listens to those in the industry, it comes down to who is getting the grants, and for what. It amazes me how some people can be so selfish, and that's what it all comes down to. But effectively it's coming down to where the teacher meets his or her student in the classroom. I think that it really comes down to what trousers you were wearing with the shirt. I had enough money in the bank to buy gas, food, and perhaps rent a dog sled if it came down to that. Given the soft ground, in the end it will come down to which horse is fittest and wants it most. The last federal election came down to literally a handful of votes in some ridings. Synonyms amount to, add up to, constitute, be tantamount to, approximate to, boil down to, be equivalent to, comprise, count as come down with Begin to suffer from (a specified illness) 得，染上（疾病） I came down with influenza 我得了流行性感冒。 Example sentencesExamples Imagine the scenario: you are in a foreign country, you do not speak a word of the language and you come down with some mystery illness. I must be coming down with some rare and dangerous illness. And there were some pretty serious health problems that he came down with as a result of that. By Friday night Lucy had come down with a terrible illness that kept her feverishly in bed on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. In fact, he felt positively weak as though he was coming down with some sort of illness. And once they're infected, it's usually just a matter of time before the whole family comes down with the same illness. Years passed, and one day the farmer came down with a mysterious illness that none of the doctors could cure. To avoid coming down with the illness, he recommends that elders, the very young, or caregivers receive flu shots. It's the recognition that we all risk some day of coming down with a catastrophic illness or having an accident and it's a risk we want to protect ourselves from. This comes shortly after hundreds of people came down with a similar illness on a cruise. Synonyms become ill with, become sick with, fall ill with, fall sick with, be taken ill with, show symptoms of, become infected with, get, catch, develop, contract, take, sicken for, fall victim to, be struck down with, be stricken with come for (of police or other officials) arrive to arrest or detain (someone). （警察，其他公务员）来逮捕（或拘留） Example sentencesExamples At the age of eight in a Moscow hotel she experienced how the secret service came for her parents. Brandon was still recuperating himself at home when the police came for him. Branded a murderer, the police would come for him and lock him away. The alarm had just gone off and several guards where coming for me. She felt a slight panic rip at her, and she tried her hardest to play her cards right without him finding up the cops were coming for him. come forward Volunteer oneself for a task or post or to give evidence about a crime. 自告奋勇；主动争取；自愿作证 Example sentencesExamples The present manager is resigning at the end of March and a volunteer has yet to come forward to take over. The police are quoted as saying that no-one came forward with evidence or identification. None of his victims, who were praised for their bravery in coming forward and giving evidence, was in court to hear the verdict. He is also appealing for volunteers to come forward to help during the two days. So far no witnesses have come forward who claim to have seen people acting suspiciously. But the woman never came forward to report a crime and has never been identified. He also praised Mr and Mrs Brown for coming forward to give evidence. This week she returned to the scene of the crime for the first time to appeal for witnesses to come forward. He doesn't want to be telling them one story and then later on when the DNA evidence comes forward, have to tell them something different. Donations flooded in and over a hundred volunteers came forward to help. Synonyms volunteer, step forward, offer one's services, make oneself available come from 1Originate in; have as its source. 来自；源自 the word caviar comes from the Italian caviale caviar这个单词源于意大利语中的caviale。 Example sentencesExamples I think everyone loves to hear how wonderful they are even if it's coming from an unreliable source. There are some excellent voices from Canada and they are coming from unexpected sources. It may be that there will be ten pieces of information, all coming from completely different sources. The origination of these messages should come from a central source close to the top politician. Their informant was the landlord, and, coming from such a source, the information could not have been discounted. The first is to increase the amount of energy coming from renewable sources like bio - fuels, wind and waves. Inspiration for original writing comes from many different sources. Much of our source material comes from early versions of these same songs from the first record. This is especially handy when your compilations will be coming from diverse sources. It comes mainly from building materials, oil-based paint, furniture made of compressed wood and personal care products. Synonyms originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from 1.1Be the result of. 是…的结果；由…造成 a dignity that comes from being in control 由掌权而得来的尊严。 Synonyms have its origins in, arise from, originate from, spring from, derive from, come from, be rooted in, emanate from, issue from, flow from, proceed from, result from, be consequent on 1.2Have as one's place of birth or residence. 来自；出生于；居住于 I come from the Bronx Example sentencesExamples I have never been to Wales even though all my family comes from there. Synonyms be from, be a native of, have been born in, hail from, originate in, have one's roots in, be …, be … by birth 1.3Be descended from. 为…的后裔；出身于 he comes from a family of artists 她出身于一个穆斯林学者家庭。 Example sentencesExamples Linda was a bubbly, happy, cheerful girl who came from a big loving family. A relaxed charmer with an eye for girls, he came from a family of gentlemen amateurs. I come from a family of three girls, and my dad had always said you can be whatever you want to be. Besides coming from a political family, she is a lawyer who has fought cases in the Supreme Court of India. It's been interesting for me, coming from a family who has been in the sport so long. Angel is a very pretty girl, she's a hard worker and she comes from a richer family than most in this town. Over the last few days, students coming from well-to-do families are in the news for the wrong reasons. He comes from a family of five, with two younger twin sisters. My mother is French, and comes from a family of excellent cooks. It is understood she comes from a musical family so we're expecting great things from her on the night. come in 1Join or become involved in an enterprise. 加入，参加；卷入 that's where Jack comes in 那就是杰克卷入之处。 I agreed to come in on the project 我同意加入此计划。 Example sentencesExamples Then they come in on the act and we try to finalise the list of televised matches as early as possible. I mentioned at the beginning that he is the one commander of a militia force who hasn't come in on this deal. They would have won, had the French not come in on our side. When I think of other players who I've seen come in on free transfers or for a million pounds or whatever, I'm not certain if they could handle the pressures that I have. Twelve new players have come in on sensible wages and a handsome bonus system. I've got to get a break and we'll come right back and we'll let Kim respond, and then Dr. Jones and Tony come in on it. 1.1Have a useful role or function. 有用；起作用 this is where grammar comes in 这就是语法的用处所在。 Example sentencesExamples And I think where I come in on that is I've got to trust my president and his cabinet and intelligence and military people. The said guy will get very upset and this is where my role comes in. 1.2Prove to have a specified good quality. 证明有某种好处 the money came in handy for treating his cronies at the tavern Example sentencesExamples And I tend to remember things, thinking they just might come in useful. And sometimes, those old habits of command come in useful. Old washing-up bowls, for example, which will come in useful one day when we do some decorating, despite the fact that the last time I personally picked up a paintbrush was 1994. The boy must rid himself of doubt (a quality that might actually come in handy should he ever need to enter a voting booth). But that does not mean he will not come in useful for his defensive role. Allow me a repeat post here, so I can prove to you that some idiosyncrasies do come in handy. ‘The knowledge and experience I gained is coming in useful as I'm actually working in television,’ he said. I knew her wisdom would come in useful somewhere. Though no revolution in technology, it should come in quite useful. It's dark down here - the ice above is covered by a layer of snow, blocking out much of the daylight - so the torch comes in useful as David points out various ice formations. 2Finish a race in a specified position. 在赛跑中得名次 the favorite came in first 最受欢迎的选手跑了第一名。 Example sentencesExamples The fifth candidate came in sixth in the race for five seats. He either wins the race or comes in second place. Last Sunday he became the only driver to record back-to-back top-five finishes by coming in fifth at Dover. The US were pretty confident of that race and they only came in third. She came in ninth in her race and did really well against tough competition. He eventually came in third and received a fantastic reception. I decided to try and come in as high a position as possible, so every few strides became a race against whoever was near to me. You don't have control over where you come in a race. This is raising a lot of questions about whether he can stay in this race if he comes in third. 3(of money) be earned or received regularly. （钱）定期被挣得（或收到） Example sentencesExamples We have tried to close the appeal a number of times but more money kept coming in. It is vital to the club to keep some form of finance coming in on a regular basis and the Club is indebted to all those in the community who have supported the Club in whatever way possible. Payments came in regularly until January when no money turned up. So far, we've raised more than £1,000 and the money is still coming in and I'm planning to do it again next year. We should have money coming in, in another 30 days. The lab's finances were in serious disarray but money was coming in - projects to put old movies onto DVD and transfer them to in-flight movies were underway. For someone running a betting operation, is the volume of money coming in significantly greater than the regular season? The regular cash that came in, each and every month, enabled people to feed themselves and to pay the bills. The money is still coming in so we are hoping that the final total will be higher. Congress is increasingly a battleground on such matters, and elected representatives tend to cave to special interest groups if there is no money coming in on the other side. 4in imperativeBegin speaking or make contact, especially in radio communication. （尤指无线电通讯中）开始讲话（或接通、互通信息） come in, London 请讲，伦敦。 5(of a tide) rise; flow. 〈南非〉（河）涨潮 Example sentencesExamples We never found anything valuable, but we nearly got trapped by the tide coming in more than once and arrived home completely wet from having to swim from one rock to another. Even then, at the beginnings of the 80s, that tide was coming in. Once the tide starts coming in your time is running out. Some flooding occurred in the Salthill area when the tide was coming in and the only people to be seen walking on the promenade during the day were some photographers. The tide was coming in when the rescue happened. When the tide comes in the sea water rises above the little weir to enter the river. ‘When it rises, our tides are bigger and come in faster and there is more chance of people getting cut off,’ he warned. He said: ‘The tide was coming in and we had to carry on as waves lapped over our feet.’ The tide was coming in and people moved their blankets up the beach, gathered up their belongings and began walking towards the town. The tide, coming in, had just caught the corners… come in for Receive or be the object of (a reaction), typically a negative one. 得到，招致（尤指消极反应） he has come in for a lot of criticism 他已受到了许多批评。 Example sentencesExamples It's good to see any part of it so nicely commended because it usually comes in for criticism and negative reportage. It comes in for so much criticism, I felt I must write to tell you about my treatment. He casts a jaundiced eye on all the major institutions, but none comes in for more criticism than this. Care homes in recent years have come in for much negative publicity. After all, it is she who once again seems to be coming in for all the flack. He is now coming in for criticism from colleagues, who assert that his absence is further proof of the leader's casual approach to the job. Despite its academic credentials, it comes in for equally vehement condemnation from the traditionalists. The poor old supporters have been coming in for an awful lot of stick over the past few weeks. But the bank is coming in for heavy criticism of its handling of the report. He led by example in the middle of the field despite coming in for a lot of physical attention throughout the game. Synonyms receive, experience, sustain, undergo, meet with, encounter, face, go through, be subjected to, be the object of, bear the brunt of, suffer, have to put up with, have to bear, have to endure come into Suddenly receive (money or property), especially by inheriting it. 突然收到（金钱，财产）（尤指继承） Example sentencesExamples Imagine you've come into a sum of money, such as a bequest or a lottery win. What about the case of someone who suddenly comes into good fortune, perhaps entirely by his or her own efforts? How he has changed since coming into his inheritance; you would barely know the man. In addition, when you do come into a relatively large sum of money, you have to decide what to do with it. Synonyms inherit, be heir to, become heir to, be left, be willed, be bequeathed come of 1Result from. 由…引起；起因于 no good will come of it 这不会有好结果的。 Example sentencesExamples In my case they are invariably the result of carelessness and clumsiness, which comes of going to too many meetings and not making enough lemon tarts. And really, not much came of those trials because they were so small and the results weren't all that significant. Keep this guy as a friend, and if something more comes of that as a result of the friendship, great! Nothing came of the resultant free-kick. Whatever comes of their efforts, we hope that one result will be a simplified, more transparent system that all the stakeholders in the process find easier to understand. But the only result that comes of such haste is burnout. There was of course also the year that I found out what it was like to get pushed too far by other kids, and what sort of teacher responses came of acting like an intelligent psycho as a result. He takes the resulting corner but nothing comes of it. 1.1Be descended from. 为…的后裔；出身于 she came of Neapolitan stock 她是多塞特家族的后裔。 Example sentencesExamples To the surprise of absolutely no one, the results confirmed their earlier conclusion that snakes came of marine ancestry. Chaucer, who came of London merchant stock, grew up in aristocratic and royal circles, and he was one of the most lionized and richly rewarded poets of any age. They came of gentry stock, and their father exhibited one of the occasional weaknesses of that origin - an incurable optimism in money matters which left him penniless. Katie comes of a family long associated with Irish music, the most famous of them being her great grand uncle Dame Normanly, of Bellaghy, who was the most famous violinist in all Connacht in his time. His paternal family comes of a long line of priests. He came of London mercantile stock, went to Oxford but socialised too much to take a degree, and married the daughter of Field-Marshall Lord Chetwode. He came of an impoverished farming family in the inner Hebrides in Scotland. come off 1(of an action) succeed; be accomplished. （行动）成功，完成，实现 Example sentencesExamples No-one minds when things don't always come off and that also helps me have the confidence to do them again. Keane never hides on the pitch, and if one effort doesn't come off, he'll always come back for more. The warm reception that he received refuted those who wondered whether the summit would come off, or if it could accomplish anything. It is dangerous and, of course, it doesn't always come off, but this time it did. Fowler's flicks do not always come off, but when they do, they inflict damage. It is as if she is striving for a kind of mythic quality that does not always come off. And it always came off well; he was so well respected that they greeted his little flourish with cheers. Synonyms succeed, be successful, be a success, pan out, work, turn out well, work out, go as planned, produce the desired result, get results 1.1Fare in a specified way in a contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 Jeff always came off worse in an argument 杰弗里在争论中总是越来越处于下风。 Example sentencesExamples There was also a tug of war competition with Trowbridge Rugby Club battling Wiltshire Fire Brigade and coming off the worse. Compare the tale of the noble fighter to the tale of the snake, and see who comes off the worse! At any rate, they crudely counterpose that sort of existence to the one led by her lower middle class family, with the latter coming off far worse. At a parish council meeting last Monday they said they wanted to remind owners that they are responsible for their animals, who would almost always come off worse in a stand-off with a swan. Friends have advised me that, even though I might be a ham-fisted brute, I won't always come off better, and therefore, to curb my enthusiastic vigilanteism. A Japanese film crew also comes off the worse against Bob's wit. Dogs going down burrows will often come off the worse for wear too, or may even be killed, as the wombat will crush the dog to the roof of the burrow as a form of self defence. But she also said that the appellant always seemed to have come off worse. The hooligans always came off best because they could damage you more than you could damage them. Upon reflection, I realise that I was indeed very lucky, as I could have come off far worse. Synonyms end up, finish up 2Become detached or be detachable from something. （可）脱落；（可）分离 Example sentencesExamples It's astounding how quickly the wheels can come off. Trailing at half time it looked as if the wheels were coming off but a brilliant second half display put our title charge back on the rails and from there they never looked back. The wheels haven't come off, but it looks to me like the wheel nuts are coming off. The front bogey wheel of the engine came off the tracks requiring staff to jack it back onto the line. I did not realize that a tire had come off the wheel. The slide came, the slope caught them and the wheels came off. If the wheels can come off something, they probably will. Boy, the wheels are really coming off the wagon. Mr O'Sullivan said the wheels have been coming off the wagon over the past two years. When you're first starting off, believe me, you're wondering if the training wheels are coming off. come on 1(of a state or condition) start to arrive or happen. （状态，情况）开始；来到；发生 she felt a mild case of the sniffles coming on 她开始感到有点轻微的鼻塞。 it was coming on to rain 开始下雨了。 Example sentencesExamples The condition, which came on gradually from the age of ten, also affects Victoria's speech. It was a condition that had been coming on for years. The condition affects both eyes and comes on very gradually, with little or no symptoms initially. It probably is coming on, before the summer arrives. The condition, which came on gradually from when she was 10, also affects her speech. Medically, the condition is described as a facial paralysis that comes on suddenly and has no obvious cause (such as an injury). If your condition comes on every time you stroke the cat, find it a new home or stop patting the feline. But even under those conditions, and the blindness that came on, he continued his scientific work. 2in imperativeSaid when encouraging someone to do something or to hurry up or when one feels that someone is wrong or foolish. 来吧；快点，赶快；得啦（用于鼓励、催促某人、觉得某人错了或犯傻） Come on! We must hurry! 快来！我们得赶紧了！ Example sentencesExamples But, come on, the snapping mandibles bit's just wrong. ‘Oh come on; be a man,’ she encouraged mockingly, heading for the door. That's why I like you, you will always tell me to come on and hurry up with a review! I mean it is not wrong to be calm in a bad situation but come on, show some emotion. ‘Well, come on,’ encouraged Matt, smiling suspiciously as if he knew something the others didn't. So far the response has been very encouraging so come on all you lads who might have been thinking of turning up; there's still plenty of time. Come on, if any situation was a condition red, this is it. We better hurry before the tide comes in, come on love. ‘Oh, come on now, time to get up,’ Genevieve encouraged, clapping her hands together. Police encouraging her to come on, keep running, keep running to them. 2.1Said or shouted to express support, for example for a sports team. 加油（表示支持，如运动队） Example sentencesExamples You put your pint on your head and shout come on! 3Meet or find by chance. 偶然遇见；偶然发现 come on to Make sexual advances toward. 〈非正式〉献殷勤；求爱；求欢 Example sentencesExamples There is a lady at work who is constantly coming on to me. ‘She seems to always be coming on to me, and it's really starting to get awkward,’ he said as he sat down on the counter. He came on to me, and before I knew what was happening, we were in the sack. One woman did come on to me when I was 19 or 21, when I was at the end of drama school. Even more, I don't want to come on to her and end up making work a difficult place for her to be. They read poetry and talked until four in the morning, but she didn't think he was interested, because he wasn't coming on to her. She basically said he was coming on to her when he knew she was my girl. The three of us worked together and I was worried that I wouldn't survive working with him because it would hurt too much to see him come on to her. On top of that, she showed up at my house drunk and came on to me in front of my parents. They really came on to me, with intense bedroom eyes and all that kind of stuff. Synonyms court, woo, pursue, run after, seek the company of, make advances to, make up to, flirt with, romance come out 1(of a fact) emerge; become known. （事实）显现，暴露；（真相）大白 it came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote 被告被发现非法登记投票。 Example sentencesExamples But we all said our piece, and then it just came out that heck, this is business, and we treat all our clients and customers with respect, right? But later that weekend, it came out that everyone was enamoured with a piece of land near Fairlie, so sights had been set, plans had to be made. Then the news came out that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, but he was going to try and make one more album before he died. She withdrew under a stormy cloud after it came out that she hadn't paid Social Security taxes on her housekeeper. This was before it came out that he had only adopted a Liverpudlian accent in the first place to get a job with a radio station in Oklahoma, where all Brits were expected to sound like the Beatles. Mid-April, it came out that the contract had gone $60 million over an $180 million budget. Then it came out that a wheelie bin being used by a contractor to store computer backup data tapes for five departments had been disposed of as garbage. Somehow it came out that he was seventy years old, a fact that my father repeated politely for my mother and me. And the word came out that everyone not in should stay away, and that those who were in should stay in the office as it was safest, and it just got more and more surreal. She says the system worked in this case because your case was reversed before it came out that these guys had confessed. Synonyms become known, become common knowledge, become apparent, come to light, emerge, transpire 1.1Develop or happen as a result. 作为结果发生；由…导致 something good can come out of something that went wrong 坏事也能带来好结果。 Example sentencesExamples There is, however, one valuable result that might come out of the leadership campaign. So there's a definite commercial value that has come out of developing the technology behind the torch. It's not as if a good result has come out of nowhere. On the contrary, the autonomy of phonology is one of the firmest results to have come out of the past couple of decades of phonological research. We are quite worried about this development as it has come out of the blue. They come forward fearlessly with the research that they have undertaken and the results that have come out of it. She said proposals to change policy or procedure in response to survey results will come out of the standing committees of the council in the next year or two. We have seen some fantastic results come out of this and now that we have funding for two more years no doubt we will see a lot more. Somehow, I don't think that's the only result that will come out of this before it's all over, though. One of the main developments to have come out of the past two decades was the realisation of the need to diversify the economy to other equally promising alternatives. Synonyms end, finish, conclude, terminate, develop, result, work out, turn out 1.2(of a photograph) be produced satisfactorily or in a specified way. （照片）照得好；显得 I hope my photographs come out all right 我希望我的照片照得好。 Example sentencesExamples The features which occur in the largest number of the faces photographed coincide and come out strongest, and give the typical face. I'm not the best photographer, so I hope they come out ok! I tried taking a photograph but it come out as just a white blur in the distance across the usual city-scape. They all took some photos which I hope will come out. There are two more in the eyes, but this does not come out so clearly in the photograph. The meerkats seemed to be posing for her, so I just hope the pics come out ok. Very rarely does a photograph come out exactly as I viewed it in my mind. I hope they come out well enough I can just put them all up sight unseen at the end of the month. Caterers go out of business; weddings have to be postponed or cancelled due to accidents and illness; wedding dresses get damaged and photographs don't come out. In the 1950s photographs often didn't come out at all, or were so fuzzy that they were thrown away. 1.3(of the result of a calculation or measurement) emerge at a specified figure. （计算、测量的结果）达，计；得出，被算出 rough cider usually comes out at about eight percent alcohol 烈性苹果酒通常含百分之八的酒精量。 Example sentencesExamples When the expenditure by other Government Departments involved with the Presidency is taken into account, the overall cost comes out at over 9 million. That comes out at around £150 a week take home, and you have to try and live on that. Four thousand times even the low-end figure of $500,000 comes out to $2 billion. Well that's a revelation: Victoria's road-related death rate comes out at 0.01%! They still have five or six million in sterling and US dollars and even divided among twenty robbers that still comes out at a tidy sum. But with airport taxes the return fare comes out at £26. As a percentage of gross national product, that comes out at 0.4%. When this was factored in, the actual figures came out as having one speed camera every 29 miles on the most dangerous roads, but only one every 35 miles on the safest. The profit to income percentage comes out at 4.74 per cent. This complex calculation apparently comes out at £3.7b, a whisker under the mid-price for the offer. 2(of a book or other work) appear; be released or published. （书，其他作品）出版；发表 Example sentencesExamples Even though the collection of articles that appeared in the first two years have now come out as a book, the serial continues. The chain is confidently predicting that the book will smash publishing records when it comes out on July 16. She appeared on the show when the book just came out. The Review started as a monthly, and now is published daily with an expanded edition that comes out once a week. It appears that when the book first came out it only cost about $29 or so. Once back in New York City, the days turned into weeks, and I began to make calls to the publisher to inquire when my book would be coming out. Clarke's book didn't come out until after the film was released. He has two children's books coming out at Christmas. The book eventually came out at the start of this year with a Russian publisher. When contrarian books come out, newsrooms would do well to have somebody already suited up for quick sleuthing. Synonyms be published, be issued, be released, be brought out, be produced, be printed, appear, go on sale 3Declare oneself as being for or against something. 宣称支持（或反对） residents have come out against the proposals 居民们已宣布反对这些提议。 Example sentencesExamples Instead, they have come out against such ill-conceived, ineffective rubbish as breed-specific legislation. She comes out against Democrats; you come out against Republicans. Residents have come out against making any special arrangements for the summer solstice celebrations for fear of attracting more visitors than the village can cope with. In July the Sunday Herald revealed that the Scottish Law Commission was sufficiently worried about the legal confusion that could be caused by the draft bill to have come out against it. Local politicians have come out against the proposed route. Now he's come out against the new plan for electing these folks through a complex series of town caucuses and called instead for direct nationwide elections. You're the last one left who hasn't come out against me. I'm not ready to come out against him at this point, as I want to look at his writings before I make that determination. Lately even British crime writers have come out against her. You have come out against an independent investigation of all that. 4Achieve a specified placing in an examination or contest. （在赛跑、竞赛中）获得名次 he deservedly came out the winner on points 在比分上，他是理所当然的胜利者。 she came out victorious 她获得了胜利。 Example sentencesExamples The top two teams in division two went head to head with Six Bells coming out victorious against Crescent ‘A’. This was a very evenly matched contest, and Crookstown came out the winners with the only score of the match. On Sunday morning the boys were ready and worked hard to come out victorious with a final score of 6-4. Admittedly there have only been two meetings between the pair, but each time Clarke has deservedly come out on top. The threat was clear and we managed, through a foreign policy that was realistic and vigilant, to get through it and come out victorious. He wrote the commercial tax officers' examination, and came out second in the State. The pupils came out deserving winners in the end. It re-ignites personal belief, faith and desire in oneself to achieve and to come out winning! Roy had entered some jazz contest and came out the regional champion. Nevertheless these girls put in a great effort and deservedly came out winners on a score of 1 goal and 2 points to 2 points. 4.1Acquit oneself in a specified way. 表现；行为 surprisingly, it's Penn who comes out best 令人惊讶的是佩恩表现得最好。 Example sentencesExamples In my unscientific examination Garry came out quite well. 5(of a stain) be removed or able to be removed. （污迹）（能）被除去 Example sentencesExamples Despite her best efforts, the stain didn't come out, and Josh was only left with a large wet mark that drew more attention than the stain, itself. Even the toughest grease or ketchup stains will come out without effort if you catch them in their beginning stages. I went to the local convenience store and got a bottle with bleach alternative, and all of the stains came out! I have it all gummed up with stain remover right now and before I go to bed, I'm going to pray one more time that the stain will come out. His self-loathing was like a stain that would never come out, no matter how many different cleaning chemicals you tried. Really, the only reason I went through this to begin with is because I don't want to have to buy a new purse if the stains won't come out. If the stains didn't come out, it wouldn't be a big deal. 6Openly declare one's sexual or gender identity. Example sentencesExamples For me, coming out meant that I was an openly gay person in the lives of all who knew me. There is a sense among gay men and lesbians that they can come out to family members but still cannot do so in public. For years the now openly gay singer refrained from coming out. Then too, as more and more gays come out and live openly, they become more conveniently available targets for homophobes. There are more gay and lesbian students coming out, at an earlier age, than ever before. In coming out, your sexuality is now freed - it's not disguised. The new album has let her express her homosexuality and feelings about coming out, themes she's kept muted until now. Every openly gay man knows that coming out isn't just a one-time occurrence. I have realized that being openly and proudly gay means coming out repeatedly. However, the source adds that they might never be able to come out publicly as a couple because the man is a footballer. Synonyms declare that one is homosexual, come out of the closet 7(of a young upper-class woman) make one's debut in society. 〈英，旧〉（上流社会的年轻妇女）初次进入社交界 Synonyms enter society, be presented, debut, make one's debut in society come out in (of a person's skin) break out in (pimples or a similar condition). 〈英〉（人的皮肤）突然布满（斑疹，其他相似物） Example sentencesExamples For weeks after each match he was mentally drained, sometimes coming out in cold sores. come out with Say (something) in a sudden, rude, or incautious way. （突然地、无礼地或草率地）说出 Example sentencesExamples Having only spoken on the issue on Friday, I wondered what new information he was going to come out with. He was already embarrassed enough coming out with all that cheesy stuff. Few people would be able to get away with some of the cracks he came out with! There we were, on the steps of the state library, sunning ourselves, and he came out with that. It was the way he came out with all these things while keeping a perfectly deadpan face that got her. It doesn't last long but it's marvellous the things he comes out with. He came out with so many good lines and injected much needed humour into it. You always wondered what inappropriate remark he might come out with, and what would be her state of health. But miss her I do, for all the weird things she comes out with in her Scottish accent. She makes me laugh with the things she comes out with. Synonyms utter, say, speak, let out, blurt out, burst out with come over 1(of a feeling or manner) begin to affect (someone). （感情，风格）开始影响（某人） Example sentencesExamples She winced slightly and glanced regretfully down at the soda in her hand as a familiar feeling began to come over her. An uncomfortable moment came over the people in the room, a sense of collective shame. An uneasy feeling began to come over him as he sat up straight in his bed. Right about then a new feeling began to come over me. A drowning sensation began to come over me, purely as a result of the way my throat began choking up, and my eyes became glazed over with liquid. But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions. She fell back onto the floor, and began to let darkness come over her. A most uncomfortable feeling came over me then, starting at the back of my neck and continuing down through my spine. But then a queasy expression came over him and he began to fidget around. He looked up, surprised at first, and then something uncomfortable came over his face. 2Change to another side or point of view. 改变立场（或观点） Example sentencesExamples Improbably, they even got one Republican to come over to their side. But those rescued battery hens - a little bit like myself - have come over to the right side. You should get over them too, and come over to my side. Even my parents have come over to the plastic side, with their fibre optic tree and tasteful glow-in-the-dark cherub ornaments. They play on their own existing fears and those of others to attempt to get them to come over to their side; the fewer people who accept the new information, the easier it is to invalidate. The waiting forces are awed by his majesty and come over to his side. She has come over to the dark side. I thought that they did not take it as seriously as rumor said they did, or else that they would see the justice of our cause and come over to our side at once. There have been indications in government circles that the Department of Health may be coming over to his view. There is a long history of sections of the army and even the police coming over to the side of the people during insurrections. come round see come around come through 1Succeed in surviving or dealing with (an illness or ordeal) （从疾病、严酷考验中）幸存；安然度过；脱险 she's come through the operation very well 她顺利地度过了手术关。 Example sentencesExamples They have come through the fires of war with their physical health and spirits intact. But he also seemed very confident that the players he has used in the last two games have come through with flying colours. Afterwards, the woman and her partner feel relief that she has come through the ordeal. They are survivors who have come through a difficult situation wiser and stronger although undoubtedly sadder. But they will come through this ordeal with honor and we will all be proud of them. I think we can learn from this that there will be survivors who will come through all the evils of the world. That win stamped him as a progressive campaigner and, although he faces his biggest test to date tomorrow, he has every chance of coming through it with flying colours. The couple arrived at court together in a united front after vowing they will come through the ordeal and will put it all behind them. He said the pensioner had come through her ordeal remarkably well and was unharmed, although sadder but wiser. He says they are all stronger after coming through the illness and nothing can faze them. Synonyms survive, get through, ride out, weather, live through, pull through, outlast, outlive 2(of a message) be sent and received. （信息）发送；接收 Example sentencesExamples While it may be historically inaccurate, as some are saying, and the blood and violence may be over the top, the message is coming through loud and clear. The message coming through is that the public at large and businesses in particular are actually much better educated. Some of these messages are coming through mysteriously truncated. I wouldn't have anything to do with it if that message didn't come through. It's not worth it to try to specifically decipher his incoherent ramblings, but the message comes through anyway. The most striking message that comes through the polls is that most Scots expect the parliament's powers to increase in the next decade. The message of religious tolerance comes through more explicitly afterward. That's the message that comes through loud and clear in the Labor Department data. I'm on the ennui express, heading out of the city when the message comes through. This is the message that comes through so clearly, and Paul Tibbets says that he probably has a lot more in common with those Japanese men who went to war than the young Americans or Japanese. 2.1(of an official decree) be processed and notified. （官方法令）审议后通报 Example sentencesExamples She's been with us since she was four months old; the official adoption comes through next week. I presume that when Official Information Act requests come through they will be released according to the Act. ‘It will be a drug we will be looking at when it comes through the licensing process,’ said a spokeswoman for the Scottish Medicines Consortium. The former boy-band star apparently wants to marry her as soon as his divorce comes through. Nonetheless, when he died of a heart-attack on the day their divorce came through she remarried a week later. A letter tonight declared that I am now divorced… my decree absolute has come through. She remained Mrs Picasso long after the decree nisi had come through. Their final decree came through in October 2002, but by January 2003 they were a couple again. She went to the police the day her divorce came through. Their divorce came through just weeks ago, after an eight-year separation. come to 1Recover consciousness. 恢复知觉，苏醒 Example sentencesExamples I came to as a ship rose up on the stage and men in kilts marched about for the ‘Sailing’ finale. 2(of an expense) reach in total; amount to. （费用）总计达 he hasn't the least idea of how much it will come to 他对总共要花多少钱一无所知。 Example sentencesExamples The total bill came to a pretty reasonable £35 for an excellent meal for two, including drinks. In total his bill came to about £60 and he left a generous £80 tip to the three staff serving him. Free connection has been replaced with an upfront charge, so 12 months online comes to a total bill of €400. The bill in total came to £51.30, which is generally more than you expect to pay but the food is worth it. Our total bill came to 35.20 leva for three of us including beers. Travel the whole weekend was expensive, coming to a total of just under £95 in the end! With lawyers' fees plus the balance of the original bill, the total comes to almost $40,000! The total bill came to nearly £8 billion and there were very real fears that the capital backers would be wiped out. The total bill came to £35.30, which is excellent value for quality food. Together with the drinks, the total bill came to £37.50-and we added a generous tip. Synonyms amount to, add up to, run to, number, make, total, equal, be equal to, be equivalent to 3(of a ship) come to a stop. （船）停泊；停止 come under 1Be classified as or among. 被归为（或归入） they all come under the general heading of opinion polls 它们都被归入民意测验那一类的大标题下。 Example sentencesExamples One of those ravages comes under the general heading of ‘tumours’. Judging by the blurb it comes under the general heading of an ‘airport novel’ if the back cover is anything to go by. For some time, one of my favorite places to eat has been a chain that I suppose comes under the broad classification of ‘fast food’ but not exactly. Town driving comes under the same general safety umbrella. All three came under the general heading of ‘natural philosophy’. Now Peter had to decide what classification he came under. All these features are under threat from development and mismanagement, and their protection comes under the general heading of Earth-heritage conservation. The other main arena for scientific projects and expeditions in the UK is archaeology, and this comes under the general umbrella of the Nautical Archaeology Society. These come under the general heading of product liability. And surely complaining about the attack comes under the general category of ‘whinery.’ 2Be subject to (an influence or authority). 受影响，受支配；受管辖 Example sentencesExamples He said his sister had always been totally anti smoking and drugs and it was not until she came under the influence of an older boyfriend that she started to change. The answer is that depends on whether the seller or intermediary comes under any regulatory authority and, unfortunately, not all of them do. However, the convention itself makes it clear that it applies to all situations in which a subject population comes under the authority of a foreign occupier. However, they remained independent until coming under French colonial authority in 1899. The transportation system in Bangalore will witness a major overhaul, with the bus service and the metro coming under a common transport authority, he revealed. Is there any type of character, in your opinion, that is more susceptible to coming under the influence of the Devil? Second, don't expect commercially available software to alert you if you come under the authorities' suspicion. Early in the war, he came under the influence of a middle-aged alleged mystic, a layman who had taken a vow of celibacy. The child comes under the authority of the Greek judicial system. Those who are weak, however, are more ready to come under the care and authority of someone who is stronger. 2.1Be subjected to (pressure or aggression) 遭受（压迫，进攻） his vehicle came under mortar fire 他的车子受到了迫击炮火的轰击。 Example sentencesExamples The bill has come under severe criticism and is being redrafted. The troops were hit by the exploding vehicle and then came under mortar fire, he told a news conference. If they fail to take account of local customs, they may come under attack from the authorities, competitors or criminals. Urgent action is required on milk price as dairy farmers in the West are coming under severe pressure, he said. The aggressive consumer finance stocks continue to come under selling pressure. There are six men in the squad, and five of them saw their marriages or relationships come under severe pressure. Both vehicles came under heavy fire from a group of men who were apparently lying in wait in bushes on the side of the road. The group could also come under pressure from the aggressive rollout of broadband services by rivals. In the late 1920s, Russian writers came under severe pressure. As an activist, he came under attack from the authorities. come up 1(of an issue, situation, or problem) occur or present itself, especially unexpectedly. （结果、情况或问题）（尤指出乎意料地）出现，发生 Example sentencesExamples The surcharge will come into effect immediately for new policies issued and for policies coming up for renewal. This issue just keeps coming up again and again. Suppose they want to meet with you about an issue that is not coming up at council because their councillor doesn't want that to happen? It's an old thread, but the same issues seem to keep coming up. I'm not even sure that I'd vote on the issue if it were coming up for legalisation in my state; there are a lot more pressing economic issues on my mind. He says the one issue which kept coming up on the doorsteps in the recent General Election campaign was the state of the country's health service. And there are going to be a series of issues coming up in the Congress in the next few months that will test that. Well, I wondered how long it would take to get the values issue coming up. One of the issues which keeps coming up on both local and national agendas is the shortage of role models, especially for young people. ‘Ninety-seven percent of issues that are coming up are localised,’ he said. Synonyms arise, present itself, occur, happen, come about, transpire, emerge, surface, crop up, turn up, pop up 1.1(of a specified time or event) approach or draw near. （某时间，事件）接近；来临 she's got exams coming up 她快要考试了。 Example sentencesExamples But if a wedding or big social event was coming up, the trip to the barber's shop was essential to look their best. There are two events coming up to keep runners/joggers/walkers happy. After a hard day, it's off to the student bar to talk about the events of nights past and plan the events of the night coming up. If you're not available to attend tonight but would like to get involved you could give the school a telephone call at any time and they would fill you in on any other events coming up. Is there a referendum coming up in the near future? A programme of events should, he believed, be targeted at fifth and sixth year students who were coming up near the voting age. There are several other events coming up including a talk on water drainage, pollution etc. The local branch's main fundraising event is coming up in the summer when five bikers will embark on a sponsored motorbike trip on mainland Europe from May to June. The events coming up this year include an art exhibition in October which helps artists earn good money for their work. We've got a National Conference coming up soon where these issues will be considered. 1.2(of a legal case) reach the time when it is scheduled to be dealt with. （讼案）到期，开庭 2Begin one's studies at a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge. 〈英〉上大学（尤指牛津、剑桥） Example sentencesExamples Some freshers were so keen to get involved with the protest that they emailed her prior to coming up to Oxford at the start of this term to ask for ribbons. Bearing this in mind, many are disadvantaged in that they come from a background of under confidence on coming up to university. come up against Be faced with or opposed by (something such as an enemy or problem). 面对（敌人、问题等）；遇到反对 Example sentencesExamples One of the big questions that we're going to come up against in thinking through the home media hub will be how do we get people to buy the devices we're talking about. Both teams came up against very strong opposition but both teams held their own and played some very good football. The boys were not so successful, coming up against very strong opposition. He also runs a successful retail consultancy business, helping to solve some of the problems that shops come up against. He questioned whether enough intelligence was available to assess the number and capabilities of the forces they would come up against. Female journalists approached her afterwards, saying how it was about time that someone had said something about the chauvinist phenomenon they had been coming up against for the whole of their working lives. That's something I can always remember coming up against as a player after I started out as a professional in 1987. In fact, I've never come up against very many people who aren't willing to help me out a little. Our supporters would expect a victory, but it took us 60 minutes to break them down and that's the way now with all of the teams we are coming up against. All the same, this is hugely damaging for him and something that he'll have to come up against constantly. Synonyms undergo, encounter, meet, have experience of, come into contact with, run into, come across, face, be faced with, confront, be forced to contend with come up with Produce (something), especially when pressured or challenged. （尤指面对压力，挑战时）提出，想出；产生 Example sentencesExamples I must stress that I haven't had the finished product back yet so I will have to see what the tailor comes up with. I'm suspending all future planning until I see what he comes up with on the report. Let's put the machine back on for one more spin cycle, and see what we come up with. This is a classic case of someone putting two and two together and coming up with 83. I say to myself that whatever he comes up with, I must try to trust his instincts. It's interesting to see the system in action and the ‘decisions’ it comes up with. I'm quite excited about some of the ideas we're coming up with, but more details later. The catalyst for the plot and exploration of these ideas is a cunning plan one of the trio comes up with. We'll have to see what he comes up with, but the portents are grim. This is all that they are coming up with and we all know this is totally untenable. Synonyms produce, devise, propose, put forward, present, think up, submit, suggest, recommend, advocate, advance, move, introduce, bring forward, put on the table, put up, offer, proffer, tender, adduce, moot come upon 1Attack by surprise. 突袭，突击 Example sentencesExamples The ferocity of her attack surprised even the fierce sea-raiders who had come upon this land from the north, and eventually she carved a path to where the banner lay on the ground. Later, he had pretended to come upon her by surprise and she had given him a bloody lip that was swollen for a week. Synonyms affect, afflict, attack, hit, smite 2 see come on (sense 2) Example sentencesExamples What is the likelihood that a person who comes upon these non-professional pages will actually persist and try to find tourism-related information by other means? When a chauffeur comes upon his rich millionaire boss's tux, he can't resist trying it on. My previous entry dealt with coming upon a younger version of myself as the possessor of endless possibilities as far as the future was concerned. It was like coming upon ancient ruins in a jungle. And we walked through churchyards at night, coming upon little patches of graves that were lit by flickering candles. She tells us the story of coming upon a roadkill buck while taking a much-needed break from writing college papers. It was like coming upon one cameo after another of large polished foliage framed in smoky clouds. Yet, from a reader's point of view, coming upon these sudden pockets of dread has a troubling effect. Imagine coming upon some road works being done on a one lane bridge at milking time. He noted that cougars are often mistaken for golden retrievers and his best advice for anyone who suddenly comes upon a cougar is to stay still, make no noise and, if possible, try to back away from it. come after Pursue or hunt down (someone). Example sentencesExamples That is, his records will be far beyond the reach of those who come after him. A senior Revenue official said yesterday: "Step forward now, because we will come after you anyway." She could see William was about to leave but Charles came after him. I think they didn't come after him while he was alive, because he would have died rather than give it to them. "So, Frederick had seen you and come after you?" She is terrified that there could be someone who could come after her. I think he realized that that had affirmed what he had said was true, so that might be one of the reasons why he came after me. When the Egyptians saw Caesar coming after their unwelcome guest, they discreetly murdered Pompey. I knew I had hit him with at least one bullet, but I didn't budge, expecting him to come after me. This animal, it can wait for months without eating and it'll come after you. Origin Old English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen. verb.1 phr. phr.v.
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