come

verb

/kʌm/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they come	/kʌm/ /kʌm/
he / she / it comes	/kʌmz/ /kʌmz/
past simple came	/keɪm/ /keɪm/
past participle come	/kʌm/ /kʌm/
-ing form coming	/ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

to a place地方

[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。

In spoken English come can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive, to show purpose or to tell somebody what to do: When did she last come and see you? • Come and have your dinner. The and is sometimes left out, especially in North American English: Come have your dinner.

He 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？

[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。

What time did you come (= to my house)?你什么时候到（我家）的？
People came from all over the world to settle here.人们从世界各地来这里定居。
Let me know if any more mail comes.如果还有邮件来，请告诉我。
He came to England by ship.他坐船来到英格兰。
If you come late, the doctor may not be able to see you.如果你来晚了，医生可能看不到你。

[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。

I'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。

[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？

Please 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。

travel行进

[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。

He'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？

running/hurrying etc.奔跑、匆忙等

[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。

The children came running into the room.孩子们跑着进了房间。
A crowd of men on horses carrying spears came charging down the road.一群骑着马拿着长矛的人沿路冲来。

happen发生

[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。

Dusk 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）

How did he come to break his leg?他怎么把腿弄断的？
How do you come to be so late?你怎么这么晚？

to a position/state位置；状态

[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）

That comes a long way down my list of priorities.在我的优先事项中，那事远没那么紧要。
She came second (= received the second highest score) in the exam.她这次考试名列第二。
His family comes first (= is the most important thing in his life).他把家庭放在首位。

[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）

At last winter came to an end.冬天终于结束了。
He came to power in 2019.他于 2006 年上台执政。
We need to come to an agreement on this issue.我们需要在这个问题上达成一致。
When will they come to a decision?他们何时会作出决定？
our understanding of how the universe came into existence我们对宇宙如何形成的理解
The trees are coming into leaf.树开始长叶子了。

[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。

+ adj. (informal)

New cars don't come cheap (= they are expensive).新汽车没有便宜的。

This 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。

[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。

[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）

In time she came to love him.她终于爱上了他。
She had come to see the problem in a new light.她开始从新的角度来看待这个问题。
I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.对于他的这种举止我渐渐不感到意外了。

sex性

[intransitive] (informal) to have an orgasm达到性高潮

词源Old 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?

(informal) used to ask somebody to repeat something（要求重复）再说一遍，你说什么来着
- ‘She's an entomologist.’ ‘Come again?’ ‘An entomologist—she studies insects.’“她是昆虫学家。” “请再说一遍？” “昆虫学家，她是研究昆虫的。”

come and go

to arrive and leave; to move freely来去；来往；自由走动
- They had a party next door—we heard people coming and going all night.他们在隔壁聚会，我们整夜都听见人来人往的声音。
to be present for a short time and then go away时来时去；忽隐忽现
- The pain in my leg comes and goes.我的腿时而疼时而不疼。

come easily, naturally, etc. to somebody

(of an activity, a skill, etc.活动、技能等) to be easy, natural, etc. for somebody to do（对某人而言）轻而易举（或生来就会等）
- Acting comes naturally to her.她天生就会表演。

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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

come to that | if it comes to that

(informal, especially British English) used to introduce something extra that is connected with what has just been said（引出与刚提及的事物相关的事）说起…来，既然如此，假如那样的话
- I don't really trust him—nor his wife, come to that.我不太信任他。说起信任，我也不信任他的妻子。

come what may

despite any problems or difficulties you may have不管出现什么问题；无论有什么困难；不管怎样
- He promised to support her come what may.他答应不管出现什么问题都支持她。

how come (…)? (informal)

used to say you do not understand how something can happen and would like an explanation（用以表示不理解情况是如何发生的，希望得到解释）怎么回事，怎么发生的，怎样解释
- ‘I think you owe me some money.’ ‘How come?’“你好像欠我钱。” “怎么会呢？”
- If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad?既然她在巴黎待了五年，她的法语怎么还会这样糟糕？

not come to much

to not be important or successful不重要；无关紧要；不成功Topics Difficulty and failurec2

to come

(used after a noun用于名词后) in the future将来；未来的
- They may well regret the decision in years to come.他们过几年之后很可能会为这个决定而后悔。
- This will be a problem for some time to come (= for a period of time in the future).这将是未来一段时期里的一个问题。

when it comes to (doing) something

when it is a question of something当涉及某事（或做某事）时
- When it comes to getting things done, he's useless.一涉及做事，他便不中用了。

where somebody is coming from

(informal) somebody’s ideas, beliefs, personality, etc. that makes them say what they have said（决定某人言论的）某人的全部背景
- I see where you're coming from (= I understand what you mean).我明白你究竟是什么意思。