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单词 come
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come

/kʌm /
verb (past came /keɪm/; past participle come)
1 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker: Jess came into the kitchen they came here as immigrants he came rushing out...
  • The torch moved, came near his face and light shone over his features.
  • The men in the bar who had been so eager to drink with him now moved away when he came near them.
  • The man had turned his head on hearing his name, and stood up, stooping under each ceiling beam as he came towards them.

Synonyms

move nearer, move closer, approach, advance, near, draw nigh, draw close/closer, draw near/nearer;
proceed, make progress, make headway, forge
1.1Arrive at a specified place: we walked along till we came to a stream it was very late when she came back my trunk hasn’t come yet...
  • I don't think he will because, when he came back to the club, he didn't come as a manager or a coach.
  • People came to their doors and windows; everybody came and had a look.
  • When I arrived, she came outside with the help of 2 other guys who she works with.

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: women in slim dresses that came all the way to their shoes the path comes straight down

Synonyms

extend, stretch, continue, carry on, spread;
reach, come as far as, not stop until
1.3 (be coming) Approach: someone was coming she heard the train coming...
  • He had that evil aura around him and was threateningly coming closer.
  • 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.
1.4Travel in order to be with a specified person, to do a specified thing, or to be present at an event: the police came come and live with me [with infinitive]: the electrician came to mend the cooker figurative we have come a long way since Aristotle...
  • So come and enjoy the event and let's all have a safe and fun-filled day.
  • Please come and support the event, which is being held in aid of community care.
  • People from every biological discipline you can imagine would come and present their papers.
1.5 [with present participle] Join someone in participating in a specified activity or course of action: do you want to come fishing tomorrow?
1.6 (come along/on) Make progress; develop: he’s coming along nicely she asked them how their garden was coming on...
  • 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
1.7 (in imperative also come, come!) Said to someone when correcting or reassuring someone: Come, come, child, don’t thank me...
  • 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?
2 [no object] Occur; happen; take place: twilight had not yet come his father waited for a phone call that never came a chance like this doesn’t come along every day...
  • The sounds are familiar and pleasant, but they belong to another time - a time that has not yet come.
  • It came only after yet another procedural skirmish about the agenda and the debate was quite chaotic and confusing.
  • Yet all this came without the grinding regimen of tuition centres and coaching colleges.

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
2.1Be heard, perceived, or experienced: a voice came from the kitchen it came as a great shock...
  • This came as a total surprise to her as she was not aware that the class had proposed her for the flowers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
2.2 [with adverbial] (Of a quality) become apparent or noticeable through actions or performance: as an actor your style and personality must come through

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
2.3 (come across or British over or US off) (Of a person) appear or sound in a specified way; give a specified impression: he’d always come across as a decent sort...
  • As a result, our songs tend to come across as sounding looser than they actually are.
  • Indeed, compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most of the cartoon fish come across as rather dull, failing to make a real impression.
  • While they appear to be normal - they come across as somewhat false.

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: the basic idea came to me while reading an article a passage from a novel came back to Adam...
  • 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.
  • 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.
3 [no object, with complement] Take or occupy a specified position in space, order, or priority: prisons come well down the list of priorities I make sure my kids come first...
  • 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.
3.1Achieve a specified place in a race or contest: she came second among sixty contestants...
  • If you come second in a race, you try harder, so that next time you win.
  • The American firm of architects which came second in the race is also among one of seven teams up for the job.
  • I am thinking of someone like our kayaker in the Olympics, who came second in his race.
4 [no object, with complement] Pass into a specified state, especially one of separation or disunion: his shirt had come undone...
  • The box didn't so much open as separate, coming apart into two pieces that barely looked like they'd fit together.
  • So it came to pass that life is coming apart - and just when I needed it to stay together.
  • It seemed to be coming apart, and that seemed to, if anything, spur the negotiations.

Synonyms

break up, fall to bits/pieces, come to bits/pieces, disintegrate, splinter, come unstuck, crumble, separate, split, tear, collapse, dissolve
4.1 (come to/into) Reach or be brought to a specified situation or result: you will come to no harm staff who come into contact with the public the vehicle came to rest against a traffic signal...
  • Grandparents on both sides can also be brought in to help the parents come to a shared care situation.
  • After evaluating ratings of articles by medical editors and narrowing the field, the staff must come to agreement on a single entry.
  • That resulted in the judge coming to a different conclusion.
4.2 [with infinitive] Eventually reach a certain condition or state of mind: he had come to realize she was no puppet...
  • It is merely there for you to have in mind when you come to weigh up her evidence.
  • Through the practice of meditation one comes to realize the true nature of mind.
  • We might act on a preference about what to buy or do, and then come to realize that it was not worth it.
5 [no object, with adverbial] Be sold, available, or found in a specified form: the cars come with a variety of extras the shirts come in three sizes...
  • 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.
  • The meals, which cost £3.99 each, come with a choice of four salads plus any drink.

Synonyms

be available, be made, be produced, be for sale, be on offer
6 [no object] informal Have an orgasm.

Synonyms

climax, achieve orgasm, orgasm
preposition informal
When a specified time is reached or event happens: I don’t think that they’ll be far away from honours come the new season...
  • If come January, he's way ahead in the polls, Clark will be able to get away with this approach.
  • 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.
noun [mass noun] informal
Semen ejaculated at an orgasm.

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 (usage).

Phrases

as —— as they come

come again?

come and go

come from behind

come off it

come right

come the ——

come to nothing

come to pass

come to that (or if it comes to that)

come to think of it

come what may

have it coming (to one)

how come?

to come

when it comes to ——

where someone is coming from

Phrasal verbs

come about

come across

come along

come amid

come around

come at

come away

come back

come before

come between

come by

come down

come down on

come down to

come down with

come for

come forward

come from

come in

come in for

come into

come of

come off

come on

come on to

come out

come out in

come out with

come over

come round

come through

come to

come under

come up

come up against

come up with

come upon

Origin

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

Rhymes

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