come
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they come | |
he / she / it comes | |
past simple came | |
past participle come | |
-ing form coming |
- [intransitive]
to move to or towards a person or place 来 - + adv./prep.
He left and said he was never coming back. 他走了,说再也不回来了。 He came into the room and shut the door. 他进了房间,把门关上。 She comes to work by bus. 她乘公共汽车来上班。 My son is coming home soon. 我儿子很快就要回家了。 Come here! 到这儿来! Come and see us soon! 快点来看我们吧! Here comes Jo! (= Jo is coming) 乔来啦! There's a storm coming. 暴风雨就要来了。 - come to do something
They're coming to stay for a week. 他们要来待上一星期。
Extra ExamplesHe came towards me. 他朝我走过来。 I hope you can come to Australia to visit us. 我希望你能来澳大利亚探望我们。 It's looks as if there's a storm coming. 看来暴风雨要来了。 When is your son coming home? 你儿子什么时候回家?
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to arrive at or reach a place 来到;到达,抵达(某地) - come to…
They continued until they came to a river. 他们继续往前一直来到河边。 She came to work wearing a very smart suit. 她穿着非常时髦的套装来上班。 They came as far as the gate. 他们一直走到大门口。 People came from all over the country. 全国各地的人都来了。 Your breakfast is coming soon. 你的早餐很快就到。 Have any letters come for me? 有给我的来信吗? Help came at last. 救援终于到了。
Extra Examples - come to…
- [intransitive]
to arrive somewhere in order to do something or get something 来做;来取;来拿 - come for something
I've come for my book. 我来拿我的书。 - come about something
I've come about my book. 我来拿我的书。 - come to do something
I've come to get my book. 我来拿我的书。 - come doing something
He came looking for me. 他来找我。
Extra ExamplesI've come for those books you promised me. 我来是为了你答应给我的那些书。 I've come to see Mrs Cooper. 我来见库珀夫人。
- come for something
- [intransitive]
to move or travel, especially with somebody else, to a particular place or in order to be present at an event 来(尤指相聚、往某地或出席活动) I've only come for an hour. 我来了才一个小时。 Thanks for coming (= to my house, party, etc.). 谢谢光临。 - come to do something
Ten thousand people came to hear him speak. 一万人来听他讲话。 - come to something
Are you coming later? 你晚点来吗? - come to something with somebody
Are you coming to the club with us tonight? 你今晚和我们一起去俱乐部吗? - come with somebody
Come with me—I've got something to show you. 跟我来——我有东西给你看。 - come doing something
Why don't you come skating tonight? 今晚来溜冰好吗?
Extra ExamplesPlease come to my party on September 10th. 请于9月10日来参加我的聚会。 Are you coming to the theatre with us this evening? 今晚你和我们一起去剧院吗? I'm sorry, I won't be able to come. 抱歉,我来不了。 Despite all the publicity, not many people came. 尽管大肆宣传,但来的人并不多。 If you can't come to the meeting, let us know in advance. 如果你不能来参加会议,请提前通知我们。
- [intransitive] + noun
to travel a particular distance 行进(某段距离) We've come 50 miles this morning. 我们今天上午走了 50 英里。 - (figurative)
The company has come a long way (= made lot of progress) in the last 5 years. 公司在过去的 5 年里取得了巨大进步。
Extra ExamplesHe's come all the way from Tokyo. 他从东京远道而来。 We've come a long way and we're very tired. 我们已经走了很长的路,我们很累了。 How far have you come? 你从多远的地方来的?
- [intransitive]
to move in a particular way or while doing something else (以某种方式)来;边…边来 - come doing something + adv./prep.
A car came flying round the corner. 一辆汽车从拐角处飞驰而来。 A huge wave came crashing over the sea wall. 一个巨浪冲过了海堤。 - (figurative)
Questions came rushing into her head. 问题涌入她的脑海。 - come doing something
Don't expect me to come running every time you call. 别指望每次你打电话来我都会跑过来。
- come doing something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to happen 发生 The agreement came after several hours of negotiations. 协议经过几小时的谈判后才达成。 The rains came too late to do any good. 雨季来得太晚,什么用也没有。 Spring came late this year. 今年春天来得晚。 The time has come (= now is the moment) to act. 采取行动的时机到了。 His first goal came in the 81st minute. 他的第一个进球是在第81分钟。 - come as something
His resignation came as no surprise. 他的辞职毫不令人惊讶。 Her death came as a terrible shock to us. 她的死使我们极为震惊。 More details of the event are coming soon. 活动的更多细节即将揭晓。 - (informal)
Come summer, people like to eat outdoors. 到了夏天,人们喜欢在户外吃饭。
Extra ExamplesDusk came quickly. 黄昏来得很快。 I never thought the day would come when I'd feel sorry for him. 我从未想过有一天我会为他感到难过。 The deadline came and went, but there was no reply from them. 最后期限到了,又过去了,但他们一直没有回复。 Business improved as Christmas came nearer. 圣诞节临近,生意有所改善。 At last, the time came to leave. 终于,离开的时候到了。 When the moment actually came, I began to feel a little nervous. 当那一刻真的来临时,我开始感觉有些紧张。 He wanted to be buried beside her when the time came. 到时候他想葬在她身边。 The time had come to let a younger person lead the party. 是时候让一个更年轻的人来领导这个聚会了。 The high point of the concert came during the drum solo. 音乐会的高潮出现在鼓独奏期间。 Come November, the high-season horror of traffic jams subsides. 到了11月,交通堵塞的旺季恐惧消退了。
- [transitive] come to do something
used in questions to talk about how or why something happened (用于疑问句,表示怎么或为什么) - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 to have a particular position 位于,处于(某位置) - [intransitive] come to/into something
used in many expressions to show that something has reached a particular state (用于许多词组)达到,进入(某种状态) - [intransitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 (of goods, products, etc. )货品、产品等 to be available or to exist in a particular way 可提供;有(货) - come in something
This dress comes in black and red. 这款连衣裙有黑、红两种颜色。 - come with something
The DVD comes with several bonus features. 这张DVD有几个额外的功能。
Extra ExamplesThis luxury villa comes complete with its own private swimming pool. 这座豪华别墅配有自己的私人游泳池。
- come in something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to become 成为;变成;变得 - + adj.
The handle came loose. 这把手松了。 The buttons had come undone. 纽扣都松开了。 Everything will come right in the end. 一切到最后都会好起来的。 - come to do something
This design came to be known as the Oriental style. 这种设计后来被称为东方风格。
- + adj.
- [transitive] come to do something
to reach a point where you realize, understand or believe something 达到(认识、理解或相信的程度) - [intransitive] (informal)
to have an orgasm 达到性高潮
to a place地方
travel行进
running/hurrying etc.奔跑、匆忙等
happen发生
to a position/state位置;状态
sex性
Word OriginOld English cuman, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch komen and German kommen.
Idioms Most idioms containing come are at the entries for the nouns or adjectives in the idioms, for example come a cropper is at cropper.
be as clever, stupid, etc. as they come
- (informal)
to be very clever, stupid, etc. 非常聪明(或愚蠢等)
come the… (informal)
to play the part of a particular type of person; to behave in a particular way 扮演(某类人);以(某种方式)行事 Don't come the innocent with me. 别跟我扮无辜。
come again?
come and go
come easily, naturally, etc. to somebody
come to nothing | not come to anything
to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result 不成功;失败;毫无成果 How sad that all his hard work should come to nothing. 他的所有辛勤劳动竟全部付诸东流,太让人伤心了。 Her plans didn't come to anything. 她的计划全落空了。
come to that | if it comes to that
come what may
how come (…)? (informal)
not come to much
to not be important or successful Topics Difficulty and failurec2不重要;无关紧要;不成功
to come
when it comes to (doing) something
where somebody is coming from