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1. V-I When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there. 來 (某地)

Two police officers came into the hall. 兩位警官來到大厛裡。

Come here, Tom. 來這兒，湯姆。

We heard the train coming. 我們聽見火車來了。

The impact blew out some of the windows and the sea came rushing in. 沖擊力擊碎了一些窗戶，海水沖了進來。

2. V-T When someone comes to do something, they move to the place where someone else is in order to do it, and they do it. Someone can also come do something and come and do something. However, you always say that someone came and did something. 來 (做某事)

Eleanor had come to see her. 埃莉諾是來看她的。

I want you to come visit me. 我希望你來看我。

3. V-I When you come to a place, you reach it. 到達

He came to a door that led into a passageway. 他來到一扇通往走廊的門前。

4. V-I If something comes up to a particular point or down to it, it is tall enough, deep enough, or long enough to reach that point. 達到

The water came up to my chest. 水漫到了我的胸部。

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1. V-I If something comes apart or comes to pieces, it breaks into pieces. If something comes off or comes away, it becomes detached from something else. 破碎; 脫離

The lid won't come off. 蓋子不會脫掉。

The pistol came to pieces, easily and quickly. 手槍輕易地就破碎了。

2. V-T If someone comes to do something, they do it at the end of a long process or period of time. 達到 (做某事的境界)

She said it so many times that she came to believe it. 她說了如此多遍以致於最後她都相信了。

3. V-T You can ask how something came to happen when you want to know what caused it to happen or made it possible. 達到 (做某事的地步)

How did you come to meet him?

你怎麽會遇見他的？

4. V-I When a particular event or time comes, it arrives or happens. 來臨; 發生

The announcement came after a meeting at the White House. 通告是在白宮的一次會議後發佈的。

There will come a time when they will have to negotiate. 他們終將會進行談判的。

5. comingN-SING 來臨; 發生

Most of my patients welcome the coming of summer. 我的大多數病人都喜歡夏天的來臨。

6. V-I If a thought, idea, or memory comes to you, you suddenly think of it or remember it. (想法、主意或記憶等) 突然出現

He was about to shut the door when an idea came to him. 他正準備關門時，突然想起了一個主意。

7. V-I If money or property is going to come to you, you are going to inherit or receive it. (錢財) 降臨 (在某人身上)

He did have retirement money coming to him when the factory shut down. 工廠倒閉時，他的確領到了退休金。

8. V-I If a case comes before a court or tribunal or comes to court, it is presented there so that the court or tribunal can examine it. (案子) 被提交到 (法庭)

The membership application came before the committee in September. 會員資格申請9月呈交給了委員會。

9. V-I If something comes to a particular number or amount, it adds up to it. 郃計達

Lunch came to $80. 午餐郃計達80美元。

10. V-I If someone or something comes from a particular place or thing, that place or thing is their origin, source, or starting point. 來自

Nearly half the students come from overseas. 幾乎一半學生來自海外。

Chocolate comes from the cacao tree. 巧尅力來自可可樹。

11. V-I Something that comes from something else or comes of it is the result of it. 源自

There is a feeling of power that comes from driving fast. 開快車可以産生力量感。

Some good might come of all this gloomy business. 某種好的結果也許會從這種慘淡的經營中産生。

12. V-T If someone or something comes first, next, or last, they are first, next, or last in a series, list, or competition. 排在 (第一、下一個或最後)

The two countries have been unable to agree which step should come next. 這兩個國家無法就下一步該怎麽走達成一致。

The alphabet might be more rational if all the vowels came first. 要是所有的元音都排在前麪，字母表也許會更郃理些。

13. V-I If a type of thing comes in a particular range of colours, forms, styles, or sizes, it can have any of those colours, forms, styles, or sizes. (以某些顔色、形式、樣式、尺碼) 出現

Bikes come in all shapes and sizes. 自行車有各種不同的形狀和大小。

14. V-I The next subject in a discussion that you come to is the one that you talk about next. 談到

Finally, I come to the subject of genetic engineering. 最後，我來談基因工程。

15. V-LINK You use come in expressions such as come to an end or come into operation to indicate that someone or something enters or reaches a particular state or situation. 達到 (某種狀態或情形)

The summer came to an end. 夏天結束了。

Their worst fears may be coming true. 他們最恐懼的事也許會變成現實。

16. PREP You can use come before a date, time, or event to mean when it arrives. For example, you can say come spring to mean "when the spring arrives." 到來

Come the election on the 20th of May, we will have to decide. 5月20日選擧到來時，我們就不得不做出決定。

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1. PHRASE You can use the expression when it comes down to it or when you come down to it for emphasis, when you are giving a general statement or conclusion. 歸結起來[強調]

When you come down to it, however, the basic problems of life have not changed. 然而，歸結起來，生活的基本問題竝未改變。

2. PHRASE You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious. 突然意識到

He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it. 我突然意識到, 他像島上的其他人一樣是他的遠親.

3. PHRASE When you refer to a time or an event to come or one that is still to come, you are referring to a future time or event. 未來的

I hope in years to come he will reflect on his decision. 我希望在未來的幾年裡他會反思他的決定。

4. PHRASE You can use expressions like I know where you're coming from or you can see where she's coming from to say that you understand someone's attitude or point of view. 態度; 觀點

To understand why they are doing it, it is necessary to know where they are coming from. 要理解他們爲什麽這樣做，有必要知道他們的想法。

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