| 单词 | to come from behind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto come from behind d. Originally U.S. to come from behind: to fight back successfully from a losing position, esp. to ultimate victory. Cf. come-from-behind adj. at Compounds.Esp. in early use particularly associated with horse racing, and later often in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1897 N.Y. Times 4 May 4/4 In the run through the stretch Friendship and Passover both came from behind and had the race between them. 1955 Times 1 Aug. 3/6 The South Africans have come from behind and surprised the favourites by drawing level in a Test rubber. 1971 Atlantic Monthly May 6/1 [President Nixon] has a long history of coming from behind..and of confronting adversities, and it would be in his nature to hang in there and fight. 1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 44 They came from behind to beat Anderlecht of Belgium 4–3 in the final. 2008 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 14 June 76 Liverpool..had to twice come from behind to beat non-league scrubbers Havant & Waterlooville. < as lemmas |
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