come a long way远道而来;取得进展,明显好转:
Their work is coming a long way well. 他们的工作正的顺利进行。
Little Tom has come a long way since he broke his leg. 小汤姆自跌断腿以来已好多了。
come about发生,造成,产生,实现:
Sometimes it is hard to tell ho a quarrel comes about. 有时很难说清争吵是怎样发生的。
come across遇见,偶然看见;照办,提供所需求的东西;取得成功:
When I was looking for my passport, I came across these old photographs. 当我寻找护照时,无意中发这些旧照片。
Your speech came across very well. 你的演讲相当成功。
用法导航
作“碰到,遇到”解时,一般有“偶然”的含义,通常不用于被动语态。
come alive活跃起来,逼真,栩栩如生:
When Mr. Panel mentioned money, they came alive. 帕内尔先生一担起钱,他们的精神就为之一振。
These pictures come alive. 这些画栩栩如生。
come along
Just then a taxi came along. 正在这时,一辆出租车开了过来。
Rose is coming right along on the piano. 罗斯弹钢琴进步很快。
His father was coming along well after the operation. 手术以后,他的父亲病情好转。
用法导航
come along 和come on两个短语在作“快点”“进步”“身体情况改善”讲时,可以互换。
come along with 随同:
His sister wanted to come along with me to the English party. 他的妹妹想跟我一起去参加英语晚会。
come and go来来往往;转瞬即逝:
On the broad river, ships come and go day and night. 宽阔的江面上,大小船只来来往往,昼夜不息。
Every chance comes and goes. 每个机会都转瞬即逝。
come apart散开,裂开,碎掉:
The land comes apart in such a hot day. 在这么热的天里,土地裂开了。
I swear I didn’t drop the teapot, it just came apart in my hands! 我发誓我没有摔破这个茶壶,它刚到我手里就碎了。
come around (非正式地)访问;绕道而来;苏醒过来,(病人)复元:
We were disappointed that you didn’t come around when you passed by. 你经过时也没来我们这里玩玩,我们都很失望。
Since there is no shortcut, you’ll come around by the park. 既然没有近路可走,你就得公园过来。
Given careful medical treatment, the wounded soldier came around at last. 伤病员得到了精心的治疗,终于苏醒过来了。
用法导航
come around也可用come round替换。其中around或round既可作副词(如上述例句),又可作介词。例如:
come around/ round sb. 笼络(某人);诱骗(某人)
You can’t come around / round me with such words. 你另想用这样的鬼话哄我。
come as a surprise to令•••••感到吃惊:
Your view comes as a surprise me. 你的观点让我感到吃惊。
come at袭击;达到;得到:
They are well prepared to defeat any enemy who might come at them. 他们为击退任何来犯之敌作好了准备。
They came at the truth in the end. 他们终于知道了真相。
come away松开,脱离,脱落,掉落:
Blood poured from the wound as her had came away. 她的手一松开,血就从伤口流出来。
I didn’t tear out the page. It just came away. 我没有撕这页书,它就掉下来了。
用法导航
come away指的是“从原来是在一起的东西上脱落”,如果说出该东西,可在away后接from短语。例如:
The picture came away from the wall. 这幅画从墙上掉下来了。
come back回来;(健康等)恢复;(记忆等)重新浮现;再度流行:
I’ll ring him up when he comes back. 他回来后我将给他打电话。
She came back well after the operation. 她手术后身体恢复得不错。
The scenes of the battle came back to him. 他回想起那次战役的情景。
After a year off to have her baby, the film – star came back to even greater fame经过一年孕假休息后,这位电影明星重新走红。
come back to earth回到现实;脚踏实地:
We must come back to earth or we shall never get anything done. 我们得踏踏实实地做些工作,否则将一事无成。
come back to life苏醒过来;复活:
When the old man came back to life, he found himself in a hospital. 当那个老人苏醒过来时,他发现自己躺在医院病床上。
用法导航:
come back to life中的back可能省略。
come before早于,在••••••之前;比••••••重要;优先于••••••;交付••••••讨论:
Health comes before money. 健康比的金钱更重要。
In his mind, the Party, the motherland and his work should come before his family. 他看来,党、祖国和他的工作应该放在他的家庭之上。
This is one of the important problems that must come before meeting. 这里需要提交会议讨论的重要问题之一。
come between离间,使••••••不和,•••••产生隔阂:
What come between the two good friends? 是什么离间了这两个好朋友?
They swore to let nothing and nobody come between them. 他们发誓,海枯石烂不分离。
come by从旁边走过;获得:
We didn’t see her come by. 我们没有看到她从我们旁边走过。
Property that is easily come by is lightly valued. 轻易得来的财产是不会珍惜的。
come clean全盘招供:
You must come clean if you want to go home.如果你想回家,你必须彻底交代事情。
come close to接近,近似于:
This film came close to perfection. 这部电影近乎于尽善于尽美了。
come down下来,下降;(树等)倒下;(屋等)倒塌;垂下:
The patient’s temperature has come down。病人的热退了。
Some old buildings came down during the earthquake. 一些旧楼房在地震中倒塌了。
come down on责备;斥责:
The doctor came done on him hard. 大夫好好说了他一顿。
come down in the world失落,败落,变穷:
Mr. Smith has come down in the world since his company was closed down. 史密斯先生自公司倒闭以来就变得穷困潦倒了。
come down on the side of站在••••••一边,决定支持:
We will come down on the side of your plan. 我们会支持你的计划的。
come down to流传下来,世代相传;归结为,实质上是:
The stories came down to us from our forefathers. 这些传说是从我们祖先流传下来的。
Our choices come down to going or staying. 们的选择可归结为是还是留的问题。
come down / back to earth回到现实中,脚踏实地,实事求是:
We should come down to earth. 我们应该实事求是。
come down with捐钱,出钱;病倒:
After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold. 乔治出外淋雨后感冒病倒了。
She came down with $ 100 for the poor boy. 她拿出了100美元给那可怜的男孩。
come first / second, etc. 在前面,名列第一/第二名等:
Family names come first in China. 在中国,姓放在名字前面。
She came first in the contest. 她在这项比赛中得了第一名。
come for来接(人),来取(物):
He came for me. 他来邀我。
come forward站出来(要求做某事);主动响应:
His classmates all came forward to help him when he was in trouble. 当他遇到困难时,同学们都主动来帮助他。
come forth出现,涌现,露出:
A stranger comes forth in the town. 一个陌生人出现在小镇上。
The leaves and blossoms came forth to greet the sweet spring. 花繁叶茂迎来美好的春天
The sun came for the from behind the cloud. 太阳从云后露了出来、。
come from出生在(某地),来自,产生于,起源于:
The old man comes from Shanghai. 那位老人是上海人。
This word comes from Latin. 这个词来自拉丁文。
Most wines come from grapes. 大部分果酒由葡萄酿成的。
come high, come low无论如何(通常用物插入语):
Come high, come low, they’ll remain good friends. 无论在什么情况下,他们都会是好朋友。
come home to sb打动(某人);使(某人)有深刻印象;使(某人)理解;使(某人)认清;使(某人)领会:
His story came home to every one of us. 他的经历给我们每个人留下了深刻的印象。
Finally it came home sharply to him that he made such a serious mistake. 他终于痛切地认识到他犯了如此严重的错误。
come in进来;到来;存在;时兴:
Let’s wait till the train comes in. 咱们等火车进站吧。
The news has just come in. 这个消息刚刚收到。
That’s where the trouble comes in. 麻烦就出在这里。
Skirts of this kind came in only a couple of years ago.这种裙子是前两年开始流行的。
come in first, second etc. (赛跑)得第一/二••••••名:
Who came in first? 谁跑第一?
Susan came in for a big fortune last month. 苏珊上个月得了一大笔财产。
come in handy(会)有用:
I always take this pocket dictionary along as it may come in handy. 我常把这本袖珍词典带在身边,因为有时会用到它。
come in on参加(某事)加入(某事):
If he wants to come in on the plan, he must decide now. 如果他想参与这项计划,现在就得做出决定。
come in on the ground floor从一开始就参加(某事):
Since you came in on the ground floor, you must have a better idea of it than I do. 既然你一开始就参加了,你对这件事的了解一定比我清楚。
come in useful可能有用,偶然会有用:
Take your raincoat. It’ll come in useful it if rains. 把雨衣带上,天要下雨就会用得着的。
come in with参加(某人),加入(某人):
He wants to come in with the mountaineering party. 他想加入登山队。
If you come in with us, we’re sure to welcome you. 假如你参加我们,我们一定欢迎。
用法导航
come in on和come in with都表示“参加”“加入”的意思,但前者后多跟表事情的词,后才多跟表示人的词。
come into得到,继承:
He came into a fortune when his uncle died. 叔父死后,他继承了一大笔财产。
用法导航
come into的基本意思是“进入•••••状态”,后面可接being, contact, effect, existence, force, operation等众多的词。形成固定短语,这些短语一般不用被动语态。
come into being(事物、局面等)产生;形成;成立:
About two hundred companies come into being every year. 每年大约有二百家公司成立。
That country came into being in 1968. 那个国家是1968年建立的。
用法导航
come into being, come into existence的含义相同。
come into effect, use, service, force, etc. 生效(开始使用••••••):
When does the new timetable come into effect? 新时刻表何时生效?
Electric power has come into wide use in the countryside. 农村已广泛使用电力。
The new trpe of bus comes into service next month. 新型公共汽车下月开始使用。
When did the tax come into force? 该税法何时开始实行的?
come into line(with) 采取(与•••••)一致的意思,与•••••符合:
The government should come into line with the people. 政府应该采取与人民一致的意见。
come into one’s mind想起:
Suddenly an idea came into his mind. 突然一个想法出现在他的脑海里。
come into one’s own得到应得的;名副其实;设法被人常识:
Hale didn’t come into own. 黑尔没有得到他应得的荣誉。
Natural gas has come into its own. 天然气已得到重视。
come into operation开工,开始生效,开始实行:
The project came into operation last year. 这项工程是去年开工的。
When will the new rules come into operation? 新的规定何时开始实行?
come into play产生效果,起作用,发挥作用:
Shall the new traffic regulations come into play? 新的交通规则会起作用吗?
All kinds of forces come into play when a nation’s vital interests are threatened. 当一个国家的根本利益受到威胁时,各种力量都会行动起来。
come into office / power当权,执政,上台:
Reagan came into power in 1980. 里根总统1980年上台执政.
come into question被讨论,有现实意义:
When will the bill come into question? 这法案什么时候讨论?
Your advice comes into question. 你的建议有现实意义。
come into season到成熟季节,上市:
Tomatoes have now come into season. 西红柿已经上市了。
come into sight / view出现在眼前:
We drove very fast, and in less than half an hour, the green fields of the country came into sight. 我们车子开得飞快,不到半小时,张村的一片片绿色就展现在眼前。
come into the open公开出来:
You’d better come into the open and tell us exactly what’s in your mind. 你最好是爽快点,怎么想的就怎么说嘛。
come into the world出生,出世:
Most of them came into the world in the 1960s. 他们大部分人是六十年代出生的。
come near to近似,接近于;几乎就,差不多:
The new type of plane came near to the world standard. 这种新型飞机接近世界水平。
He has come near to breaking his parents’ heart many a time. 他不止一次地几乎使父母的心都碎了。
come of来自,出身于;产生;结果:
Poverty often comes of idleness. 贫困常常出于怠惰。
He comes of a rich family. 他出身于一个富有的家庭。
Nothing came of his proposal. 他的建议毫无结果。
come off脱落,分离;发生, 举行;实现,完成;表现,结果:
The marks come off after several rubbing. 这些印迹擦了几下就掉了。
The meeting will come off as planned. 会议将按计划进行。
The experiment finally came off successfully. 试验终于成功了。
The day came off fine, though it had rained early in the morning. 虽说一大早下了雨,后来却转晴了。
They came off well. 他们表现不错。
用法导航
come off既可作不及物动词短语(如上述例句),又可作及物动词短语,例如:
He came off his bike. 他从车上摔下来。
He always comes off the shirt at 6 o’clock. 他总是六点钟下班。
come off it别胡扯:
“Come off it!” he said to me. “Nobody will believe your story.” 他对我说:“别胡扯!谁也不相信你的鬼话。”
come off one’s high horse放下架子,不再骄傲自大:
After his classmates criticized him, he began to come off his high horse. 受到同学们的批评后,他开始不再那样骄傲了。
come off second best输掉,被打败:
Do you come off second best again? 你们又被打败了吗?
come on跟着来;进步,成长;开始(••••••起来);袭来;(问题、案件等)被提出来:
You go first, I’ll come on immediately. 你先走,我马上跟着来。
The corn is coming on splendidly. 玉米长势好极了。
Rain came on before daybreak. 天快亮时开始下起雨来。
He left a cold coming on. 他觉得开始有点感冒了。
The problem will soon come on for discussion.这个问题很快就要讨论。
用法导航
come one表示“跟着来”“进展、进步”的意思时,等于come along。口语中往往用“come on!”表示激励、劝说。不耐烦等,意为“来!/快!/得啦!”come on 还可相当于come upon,用作及物短语,意思是“(灾难、恐惧等)突然袭来,(想法等)突然产生”“向(某人)要求”等,例如:
An idea came on / upon him. 他想到了一个主意。
The little girl came on / upon her father for a new bike. 那个小姑娘向他爸爸要一辆新自行车。
come on strong(因对某事强烈不满而)言辞激烈:
The teacher came on very strong about my carelessness in doing my exercises. 老师对我做练习时的粗心大意极为不满,把我狠狠地批评了顿。
come on the scene出场,登场;出生,诞生:
It is your turn to come on the scene. 该轮到你出场了。
The fire brigade came on the scene within minutes of being called. 消防队在接到电话的几分钟内到达了现场了。
Their first child came on the scene last night. 他们第一个孩子昨天夜是里出生了。
come out出现,出来;(花等)开放;(书等)出版;有••••••结果,结果••••••:
The news has just come out that ••••••刚刚传出消息说•••••••
The flowers are coming out. 要开花了。
The magazine comes out once a month. 这个杂志一月出一期。
Who came out first? 结果谁得第一名?
come out against反对,站出来反对:
Why don’t you come out against him? 你为什么不站出来反对他?
come out at(指总数,平均数等)达到:
The total expense comes out at 5,000 Yuan. 总开支达5000元。
come out in the wash(真相)大白,水落石出:
I’m sure the cause of the fire will soon come out in the wash. 我相信起火原因很快就会水落石出。
come out of从••••••中出来:
No good would come out of it. 这不会有什么好结果。
He came out of our school.他毕业我们学校。
come out on top占上风,获胜,翻身:
Our team will come out on top. 我们队一定会获胜的。
come out with说出,道出;提出(提案、建议等):
He came out with his views. 他说出了他的看法。
At the meeting last night he came out with a very good suggestion. 他在昨晚的会上提出了一项很好的建议。
come over过来,从远处来;来方,来玩;(天气等)逐渐变得;(感觉、影响等)支配,攫住;转到(某人)方面来:
Come over here to give me a hand. 过来帮我一下。
He came over to Qingdao for the summer. 他来到青岛避暑。
The sky came over dark as a thick cloud passed before the sun. 乌云蔽日,天色一时昏暗下来。
A strange feeling came over me. 我有一种奇怪的感觉。
All of you will sooner or later come over to our side. 你们迟早全都会站到我们方面来。
come round来,前来;(非正式地)过方;绕道而来;重又来到;(风向等)转变;改变主意,回心转意;苏醒过来;(病人)复元;笼络,诱骗:
(参见come around)
come through通过;经历;流露;成功;出现;(消息等)伟来;坦白,招供:
He was happy to have come through the English text. 他很高兴能够通过英语测试。
Skill comes through practice. 熟能生巧。
A feeling of sadness come through his music. 他的乐曲中流露出哀伤的感情。
Not many men in that regiment came through. 那个团幸存的士兵不多了。
His personality comes through in his writing. 他的个性在他的作品中成功地体现出来了。
come to 来到(某地);碰到;来参加(某活动),合计,总数是;有出息,有价值,有••••••意义;苏醒过来,恢复知觉;谈到,说到:
Then the Bed Army came to the great snow mountains. 这时红军来到了大雪山。
When I come to a word I don’t know, I look it up in the dictionary. 碰到不认识的字就查字典。
Do you want to come to the football match? 你想来看足球赛吗?
Let me see, that comes to five Yuan. 让我算算,合计是五元。
This man will never come to much. 这个人不会有什么出息。
In a few moments she suddenly came to. 过了一会儿,她突然苏醒过来了。
When it comes to maths, I’m completely at sea. 谈到数学,我完全是外行。
用法导航
该短语不能用于“(睡后)醒来”之意,只能表示(失去知觉后)苏醒过来,表示“(睡后)醒来”,使用wake up.
come to a conclusion得出结论,完结:
They came to a conclusion after long study of the case. 他们经过长时间的研究这一案件后终于得出了结论。
come to a dead end停滞不前:
Our research seems to have come to a dead end. 我们的研究工作似乎搁浅了。
come to a decision做出决定:
Did you come to a decision? 你做出决定了吗?
You should come to a decision quickly, or you’ll this chance. 你应该迅速做出决定,否则你会失去这个机会。
come to a head到达顶点;到了危急关头:
Matters came to a head and a nation – wide strike broke out. 事态进一步激化,终于爆发了全国的大罢工。
come to a stop停下来:
The bus came to a sudden stop. 公共汽车突然停下来。
用法导航
该短语也可作come to a close.
come to an end结束,告终:
Revolution doesn’t come to an end with a change in the system of ownership. 所有制的改变,并不意味着革命的终止。
come to attention立正;肃立:
The captain ordered us to come to attention. 上尉命令我们立正。
come to bad end遭遇不测:
He’ll come to bad end with that motor bike of his one day. 他骑他那辆摩托车总有一天会出事故的。
come to do sth. 开始,逐渐,终于(做某事):
How do you come to know it? 你怎样知道这件事的?
come to hand到手:
The message came to hand just a moment ago. 这封信刚刚收到。
come to life苏醒过来,活跃起来:
Every body thought he was dead, but after a while he came to life again. 大家都以为他死了,可是过了一会儿,他又活过来了。
用法导航
come to life表示“苏醒过来”的意思时,相当于come back to life, come to或come to oneself,可以互换。
come to light真相大白,暴露,显露出来:
The truth of that matter came to light at last. 那件事终于真相大白了。
Nie Er was only a small boy when his talent for music came to light. 聂耳还是一个孩子的时候他的音乐天才就显示出来了。
come to no good (end) 没有好结果,没有好下场:
Whoever breaks the law will come to no good (end). 任何违犯法律的人都没有好下场。
come to nothing失败,落空,成为泡影:
Our plan of operation came to nothing. 我们的作战计划失败了。
come to one’s attention 引起某人的注意:
He came to his teacher’s attention. 他引起了老师的注意
用法导航
该短语相当于come to one’s notice, 意思是“引起某人的注意”。与come to attention完全不同,使用时注意区别。
come to one’s feet站起来,起立:
All the students came to our feet in the hall. 大厅里所有的学生都站了起来。
come to one’s help帮助某人:
Whenever we were in trouble, the PLA men would come to our help. 每当我们陷入困境时解放军战士就来帮助我们。
come to rest停住;到达:
Machines come to rest on holidays. 假日里机器停止运转。
The car skidded off the road and came to rest a foot or two from somebody’s front door. 这部汽车滑向马路一侧,在距离一户人家前门一两英尺远的地方才停住。
come to sb’s notice引起某人的注意:
Her remarks came to our notice. 她的话上引起了我们的注意。
come to school来上学:
We come to school at eight in the morning. 我们在早晨8点上学。
用法导航
come to school和come to the school两条短语意思有所不同,前者仅指学生“上学”,后者则表示到大家都明白的某所学校来,主语不仅可以是学生,也可是其它人。
come to stay留下不走,扎下根来:
Do you think this new fashion has come to stay? 你认为这种新式样会持久吗?
come to terms with sb. / sth. 与某人达到协议;慢慢习惯:
They came to terms with the boss and struck the bargain. 他们与老板谈妥了条件,并成了交。
In less than a year, he came to terms with his life and work there. 不到一年,他就适应那里的生活和工作了。
come to that 提到那事,谈到那一点;事实上:
I was not very well off at that time. Come to that, not many of us were. 那时我的处境不怎么好。事实上,我们中许多人当时都不富裕。
用法导航
本短语为if it comes to that之略,用来对前面所说的话作补充或修正,一般用作插入语,置于句首或句中。
come to the conclusion作出结论:
We thought the plan over, but couldn’t come to the conclusion. 我们仔细考虑了这个计划,但没能得到结论。
用法导航:
此条短语中的come to最基本的意思是“达到”,后面可以接许多表示数额、情况、状态、时间的名词,根据上下文需要有时用冠词,有时不用冠词,通常不能用于被动语态。
come to the front出名,引人注目,占据重要地位:
He wants to come to the front. 他想出名。
With his latest achievements in scientific research, he came to the front as an advanced worker. 由于最后在科研中作出了成绩,他成为出名的先进工作者。
come to the point谈到要点,触及问题实质:
I hope your remarks come to the point. 我希望你的发言直截了当。
Please come to the point when you speak. 讲话请开门见山。
come to the rescue援救(某人);
They were moved to tears when they saw planes coming to the rescue. 他们看到飞机来援助他们时,一个个感动得热泪盈眶。
come together相聚,聚集,团聚;团结,消除分歧;言归于好:
The whole family come together once a month. 全家人每日团聚一次。
We came together again. 我们重新言归于好了。
come true(理想、愿望等)实现,变成现实:
Some day my dream of becoming a lawyer will come true. 总有一天我成 律师的梦想会成为现实。
用法导航
在come true中,come是连系动词,true是表语。
come under编入,归入(类别);应属于;受到,引起(注意):
I think this point should come under the second sub – heading. 我认为这一点应该归入第二个小标题。
They came under heavy enemy gunfire last night. 昨晚他们受到敌人炮火的猛烈攻击。
How did this matter come under your notice? 这件事怎么会引起你的注意的?
come up(从土中)长出,(种子)发芽;上来,上楼;走近,靠近;发生,出现;(问题、建议等)被提出,(案件等)被处理:
The seeds came up earlier than usual. 种子比往常提早发芽了。
Will you please come up and give me a hand? 我们正谈话时,一个人走了过来。
While we were talking, a man came up. 我们正谈话时,一个人走了过来。
The question will probably come up at the conference. 这问题在会上可能会提出来。
come up against遇到;面临(困难);遭到(反对):
Whatever we come up against we will keep it up. 无论我人面临什么我们也要坚持下去。
You may come up against a bit of opposition. 你可能会遭到一些反对。
come up in the world发迹,成功;飞黄腾达,出人头地:
He came up in the world at last. 他终于成功了。
come up to朝•••••走过来;达到,符合;与•••••媲美,不亚于:
The water came up to our knees. 水淹到我们膝盖。
As a poet, he came up to any in this century. 作为诗人,他可以和本世纪的任何一位诗人并驾齐驱。
Your work has not come up to my expectation. 你的工作没有达到我们的要求。
come up with追上,赶上,跟上;提出,想出:
We came up with the climbers at the top of the hill. 我们在山顶赶上了这些爬山者。
He usually comes up with some good ideas. 他通常能提出一些好主意。
come upon碰见,偶然遇到;袭击,攻击:
I came upon a friend in the park. 我在公园里遇见了一个朋友。
A misfortune came upon her. 厄运突然降到她身上。
用法导航
该短语表“碰见”“偶然遇到”的意思时,相当come across;其它用法相当于come on,参见come on.
come what may / will不管怎样,不论发生什么事:
“Come what may / will, I’ll deliver the message in time,” Said the old man. 老人说:“不论发生什么事,我一定把情报及时送到。”
coming and going进进出出,来来往往;左右为难,进退维谷:
He gets off his bike at the gate coming and going. 他进进出出都在大门口下车。
His lies put him in a position where his wife had him coming and going. 他的妻子让他难堪,是因为他撒了 谎。
comings and goings各种活动;各式各样的事情: