动词词组 COME 5

词组讲解

1. come in out of the rain **懂道理；识时务

解 习语；词义溯源：来到［里面（in）］ ［躲雨（out of the rain）］；参照not know

enough to come in out of the rain

例 Tell him the quality of his work has really been suffering for the past two years and that I

don't want to talk with him about a pay raise until he comes in out of the rain and starts giving me

the kind of writing he used to produce.

2. come into one's own **得到某人应得的东西；进入繁盛期；获得成功

解 习语；词义溯源：来到［自己的位置（one's own）］［里面（into）］

例 It looks like Lisa is finally coming into her own. She's been given a slot¹ as co-anchor of

the midnight news program. It won't be long before she's anchoring² the popular “Six O'Clock

News”.

3. come of age **到法定年龄；成年

解 习语；词义溯源：达到［成年（age）］

例 Where Do We Go From Here? is a song about the feelings of loneliness and lack of

direction many couples feel after their children have all come of age and left the home. It was

popular back in the mid-1980's.

4. come off it *不要胡说，别骗人了

解 俚语；词义溯源：从［谎言中脱离（off）］而来

例 Your uncle is Obama? Come off it! If your uncle is Obama, then my grandfather is Albert

Einstein!

5. come off second best **位居第二；被击败

解 习语；词义溯源：［掉落（off）］成为［第二（second best）］

例 Guys, all of your ideas are good, but I'm afraid they're just not First Place stuff³. For three

years straight we've come off second best to Horton University in the annual⁴ Design Innovation⁵

Competition because we haven't been bold⁶ enough in our approach. We need something truly

inspired or we'll end up behind Horton again.

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