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单词 come forward
释义

come forward

phrasal verb
If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
A vital witness came forward to say that she saw Tanner wearing the boots. [VERB PARTICLE]
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come forward in British English

verb (intr, adverb)
1. 
to offer one's services; volunteer
2. 
to present oneself

come forward in American English

to offer one's services; volunteer
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Examples of 'come forward' in a sentence
come forward

No one had come forward who had seen him later in the journey, or at Liverpool Street, or anywhere else for that matter.
Forsythe, Malcolm THE BOOK LADY
If it was Kate or Greg they would have come forward at once when they saw him.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
It was just a matter of time, he thought, before people began to come forward.
Wright, L R SLEEP WHILE I SING
One man did come forward, making a pretence of welcoming the couple.
Keene, Carolyn THE CLUE IN THE OLD ALBUM (1993)

Chinese translation of 'come forward'

come forward

vi

  1. (= volunteer) 自告奋(奮)勇 (zì gào fènyǒng)
See come

Nearby words of
come forward

  • come down to
  • come down with
  • come for dinner at, say, 8 o'clock
  • come forward
  • come from
  • come here!
  • come in

All related terms of 'come forward'

come up with
( idea, suggestion ) 提出 tíchū
come up to
( get on for ) 接近 jiējìn
come upon
( find ) 偶然碰到 ǒurán pèngdào
come up against
( resistance, difficulties ) 碰到 pèngdào
come up
( approach ) 走近 zǒujìn
come under
( criticism, pressure, attack ) 受到 shòudào
come to
( regain consciousness ) 苏(甦)醒 sūxǐng
come through
( survive : crisis, illness ) 经(經)历(歷) ... 而幸存 jīnglì ... ér xìngcún
come round
= come around
come over
( feeling ) 牢牢控制 láoláo kòngzhì
come out with
( remark ) 说(說)出 shuōchū
come out in
▶ to come out in spots/in a rash 起满(滿)小包/疹子 qǐmǎn xiǎobāo/zhěnzi
come out
( person : out of house, for evening etc ) 出去 chūqù
come on to
开(開)始讨(討)论(論) kāishǐ tǎolùn
come on
( progress : pupil, work, project ) 进(進)展 jìnzhǎn
come off
( button, handle ) 脱(脫)落 tuōluò
come of
( result from ) 是 ... 的结(結)果 shì ... de jiéguǒ
come into
( inherit ) 继(繼)承 jìchéng
come in for
( criticism ) 受到 shòudào
come in
( to room, house etc ) 进(進)入 jìnrù
come from
( place, source ) 来(來)自 láizì
come down with
( illness ) 染上 rǎnshàng
come down to
归(歸)结(結)为(為) guījié wéi
come down on
( declare support for )
come down
( price ) 降低 jiàngdī
come by
( acquire ) 得到 dédào
come between
离(離)间(間) líjiàn
come back
( return ) 回来(來) huílái
come away
( depart ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
come at
扑(撲)向 pūxiàng
come around
( visit ) 来(來)访(訪) láifǎng
come apart
裂成碎片 lièchéng suìpiàn
come along
来(來) lái
come across
( find ) 偶然发(發)现(現) ǒurán fāxiàn
come about
( discovery, solution ) 发(發)生 fāshēng
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to present oneself
A witness came forward to say that she had seen him that night.
Synonyms
volunteer
Uncle Robert volunteered to clean up the kitchen.
step forward
present yourself
offer your services
See come

Nearby words of
come forward

  • come down on something
  • come down to something
  • come down with something
  • come forward
  • come from something
  • come in
  • come in for something

Synonyms of 'come forward'

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