動詞come是你最熟悉的字之一,但你真正懂得這個字了嗎?什麼叫做真正懂了的字?你懂得,而且會用,不只會用,還會用在不只一種解釋,這才叫真正懂了一個字。懂一個字,就從come開始吧!
1. come at 動詞+介詞
I wanted to reply to your letter, but I can't come at it anywhere.(我想回你的信,但哪裡也找不著了。)這裡come at something表示找到什麼東西。也可以表示發現什麼,得到什麼。例如:It is always difficult to come at the truth.(真相往往很難得知。)
2. come back 動詞+副詞
Is Michael Jackson expected to come back? (Michael Jackson會復出嗎?)這裡come back表示隱退後又開始演出。
Long skirts are starting to come back.(長裙又開始流行了。)這裡come back表示再度流行。
I didn't hear you, could you come back? (我沒聽清,請再說一遍。)這裡come back表示重講所說的話。
The soprano sang beautifully, her name will come back to me soon.(女高音歌手歌聲很美妙,我很快會想起她的名字。)這裡come back to someone表示回到某人的記憶中。
Can I come back to you on the project tomorrow? (我明天再和你談專案,可以嗎?)這裡come back to someone表示過一段時間再與某人商談。
3. come before 動詞+介詞
Your application came before the board of directors yesterday, but I haven't heard the result.(你的申請昨天已提交董事會討論,但我還不知道結果。)這裡come before表示交給有關人員考慮或批准。
4. come by 動詞+副詞
Why don't you come by some afternoon and have tea with me? (哪天下午來喝杯茶怎麼樣?)在美國英語中come by意思是作非正式訪問,串門子。
5. come by 動詞+介詞
How did you come by that beautiful picture? (你怎樣搞到那張畫的?)這裡come by表示通過努力得到某種東西。有時也表示某種意外,如
How did you come by that wound on your leg? (你腿上的傷口怎麼弄的?)
6. come clean 動詞+形容詞
The prisoner came clean and admitted to stealing two Picasso paintings from the museum.(犯人全盤招供,承認偷了博物館的兩幅畢卡索的畫。)這裡come clean表示全盤招供,和盤托出。
7. come about 動詞+副詞
Peace can only come about if each side agrees to yield to the other.(只有各方相互讓步才能得到和平。)這裡come about表示出現,發生。
8. come across 動詞+副詞
Did their favorite son's speech come across? (聽眾認可他們的候選人的講話嗎?)
這裡come across/over表示意思能傳達、被理解且接受。美國總統預選中,各州的選民通常偏愛本州的候選人,所以他是他們的寵兒(favorite son)。
The lady comes across well in the interview.(那位女士在面試中給人印象很好。)
這裡come across表示使人產生某種印象。但有時未必是真相,如
A silent person generally comes across as being very sincere.(沉默的人通常看起來很真誠。)
That mad gambler owes me 500 dollars,but I doubt if he'll ever come across.(那賭鬼欠我五百元,我懷疑他能否還我。)這裡come across表示交給,給予。
9. come again 動詞+副詞
Come again, I didn't hear what you said.(再說一遍,我沒聽清你說什麼。)這裡come again是要求對方重複所說的話。
10. come along 動詞+副詞
How is your work coming along? (你的工作進展如何?)這裡come along/on表示工作進展,情況改善,生長發育等。
Come along, boys, you can do better than that.(孩子們加油,你們可以幹得更好。)這裡come along/on是鼓勵別人努力時口頭語,比如要別人好好工作、奮力前進等等。使用祈使句。
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