动词词组 COME 10

词组讲解

1. come up ***发生；出现；地位上升；（为了攀谈等）走上前来；赶上

解 短语动词；词义溯源：开始［产生、成形（up）］

例 Hey, sorry I didn't come to your daughter's recital¹ last night as I promised. Something

came up and I had to take care of it. It was rather urgent, otherwise I certainly would have been

there.

2. come up from behind ***赶上

解 短语动词；词义溯源：［从后方（from behind）］到来

例 My horse was at least two lengths ahead when suddenly this unknown horse called Lucky

Lady came up from behind and took the lead. It was neck to neck all the way to the finish. Lucky

Lady won by less than a head and I lost $250.

3. come up in the world **社会地位得以提高，发迹，功成名就

解 习语；词义溯源：来到世界的［上层（up）］

例 One sign of South Korea's growing affluence²: the number of Koreans travelling overseas

has grown some 300% over the past fifteen years. “We're coming up in the world and now we

want to see it,” commented Lim Woo Jin, a travel advisor³ in a busy downtown Seoul travel

agency.

4. come up with sb. or sth. ***（针对问题等）想出；找出，提供；赶上

解 短语动词；词义溯源：开始接近某人或某物

例 Isympathize with your financial difficulties, but unless you can come up with $ 300 by

Thursday, I want you out of this apartment on Friday morning. I'm not running a charity house

here. I have bills to pay and a family to provide for too.

5. come what may **不管发生什么，不论怎样

解 习语；词义溯源：［可能（may）］发生的事情；通常充当让步状语从句

例 Come what may, Prudential Insurance will be there to help you through the rough times of

life. Prudential, the neighbor you can always rely on. Call 1-800-PRUDENT⁴ to learn more about

the prudent insurance choice.

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