(1) not come to much 不重要；不足道；无关紧要

1. He'll never come to much, he is too lazy.

他决不会有什么作为，因为他太懒。

2. I don't think her idea of becoming a journalist ever came to much.

我认为她当新闻记者的想法没什么名堂。

(2) how come （某事）怎么发生的？怎样解釋?

1. If she spent five years in Paris, how come she can't speak a word of French?

他若在巴黎呆了5年，怎么一句法语也不会说?

2. You were an hour late this morning, how come?

今天早晨你迟到了一个小时怎么回事?

(3) come about (happen)发生

1. How did it come about that he knew where we were?

他是怎么知道我们在什么地方的呢?

2. Can you tell me how the accident came about?

你能告诉我事故是怎祥发生的吗?

(4) come across/over 1. 被理解；被传达 2. 使人产生某种印象

1. He spoke for a long time, but his meaning did not really come across.

他讲了很长时间，但他的意思没有人真正理解。

2. She comes across well/ badly in interviews.

她在面试中给人留下很好的（很坏的）印象。

3. He came across as sympathetic/ a sympeathetic person.

他给人以有同情心的印象。

(5) come across (sb./sth.) 偶然遇见或发现（某人或某事）

1. I came across an old school friend in Oxford Street this morning.

今天早展我在牛津大街碰兄一位老校友。

2. She came across some old photogtaphs in a drawer.

他在柏屉黑偶然发现一些旧照片。

(6) come by (sth.) 1. 得到（某事）（通常靠努力） 2. 偶然获得（某事）

1. Jobs are hard to come by these days.

近来很难找到工作。

2. I hope that money was honestly come by.

我希望那笔钱剩得正当。

3. How did you come by that scratch on your cheek?

你脸上的抓伤是怎么来的?

(7) come down on (sb.) 1. 训斥（某人） 2. 惩罚（某人）

1. Don't come down too hard on her.

不要太严厉地训斥她。

2. The courts are coming down heavily on young offenders.

法庭从严惩处年轻罪犯。

(8) come down with (an illness) 1. 患（某病）2.（因某病）病倒

I came down with flu and was unable to go to work.

我得了流感，不能去上班。

(9) come up with 1. 找到或提出（答案，办法，建议等）2. 赶上

1. She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.

他提出了增加销售量的新主意。

2. Let's go slowly so that they can come up with us.

咱们慢点走，好让他们赶上来。

(10) in / out of commission （尤指船舰）在（不在）使用中；服（退出）现役

1. Some wartime vessels are still in commission.

有些战时的军舰仍在服投。

2. With several of their planes temporarily out of commission, their airline is losing money.

航空公司因有几架飞机暂时不能使用而正在赔钱。

3. I got flu and was out of commission for a week.

（比喻）我得了流感，一个星期没工作。

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