again?’ ‘An entomologist—she studies insects.’fflfeHg;

        M&fflli

H,ft63d,come and ’go 1 to arrive and leave; to move freely AA«> Aift; § ft ^ s3: They had a party next door—we heard people coming and going all night.

2 to be present for a short time and then go away R|ft;      The pain in my leg comes and goes, fit

come 'easily, 'naturally, etc. to sb (of an activity, a skill, etc. [g if], |£tfe#) to be easy, natural, etc. for sb to do ( Jtf.jtAflSif )      ( ^cft

) : Acting comes naturally to her. MAftlfc ,come over (all) faint, dizzy, giddy, etc. {old fashioned, BrE, informal) to suddenly feel ill/sick or faint AH ) come to 'nothing

| not 'come to anything to be unsuccessful; to have no successful result Af&#J; AJ&;  How sad

that all his hard work should come to nothing. ftfe63f!3:A tAE, AitAfft'OTo o Her plans didn’t come to anything. M 63 it $J ife ^ $ J 0 come to ‘that | if it comes to that (informal, especially BrE) used to introduce sth extra that is connected with what has just been said ( 31   ) iftjS-

A, St M ft itb , fg ft ft 63 is :       I don’t really trust

him—nor his wife, come to that. A A iff ft ftfe     

& fa ft, IS & A fs ff Itii 63 # 7 o .come what 1 may despite any problems or difficulties you may have A If ttiWtfkMM-,    A t £ ft : He

promised to support her come what may. {tfelf Iv Allf rfi M  how come ( ... )? used to say

you do not understand how sth can happen and would like an explanation (     U A A A 31 ft? if E M la fcfcg! &

63, $mmimmi fc'Amm, ^&A£W, tentm-.

If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad?        TKf, M63fei££AS£&#

not 'come to much to not be important or successful AS H; ftK; AJ$73 to 'come (used after a noun #|7£4]/g) in the future >&A; AA63: They may well regret the decision in years to come. ftfefH

oThis

will be a problem for some time to come (=• for a period of time in the future).       A A^“SHt88JS 63 — 7ft

®0 when it comes to sth/to doing sth when it is a question of sth   ) ft:   When it

comes to getting things done, he’s useless. — # fife fig A I3 T o where sb is 'coming from (informal) somebody’s ideas, beliefs, personality, etc. that makes them say what they have said ( i&ig^A #i&63 ) £ A 63 ft bP # § : I see where you’re coming from (= I understand what you mean). $S 68 6 jfo$l ft ji ft & M HI <,

                more at ear n.  .come a'bout (that ... ) to

happen A ft :     Can you tell me how the accident came

about?

,come a cross (also .come 'over) 1 to be understood ft JIM ; ft # H :    He spoke for a long time but his

meaning didn’t really come across, fifei# 7 IS A, fBft A ft AJtlESM ftfe63IL@,o 2 to make a particular impres­sion it A tU • • • Ep ; Tfe ft ft • ■ - ft : She comes across well in interviews, jt&ft Ai#ft        A18 FIH£F63£piilo o

He came over as a sympathetic person, fife *n A 63 £p % H

                71?   763Ao ‘come across sb/sth [no passive]

to meet or find sb/sth by chance ( {$#& ) ig JaL , $£ E, A M :     I came across children sleeping under bridges.

IS fB ^ A il §i it A 63 ^ 7 o o She came across some old photographs in a drawer, fttfe /E ft IM fS A fJU 7 — &IB M ft o .come a'cross (with sth) [no passive] to provide or supply sth when you need it ( flf W ft ) H ft, {ft it, it 7: I hoped she’d come across

with some more information. IS # 31Htfe 6ft 4 Hi {ft M ^ 63

fa .!o

,come 'after sb [no passive] to chase or follow sb iig;

MM; ill®

.come a long 1 to arrive; to appear 3\      ; iftji ;

tB fJfi :     When the right opportunity comes along, she’ll

take it. it 4 63AitSBt,     63 0 2 to go some­

where with sb ^®; HI# A: I’m glad you came along. ftfj^HIIS—ISftiiAo 3 to improve or develop in the way that you want ^; j&M t3771 progress :

Your French has come along a lot recently. {|:63?iin Mifi iitmiAo 4 used in orders to tell sb to hurry, or to try harder (     ft IE53: Come along! We’re

late. ftA! IgfrMi'J 7 o o Come along! It’s easy! -fftftlE

53i mm %\

,come a1 part to break into pieces ft# ; ft3$ :      The

book fust came apart in my hands.

if 7 o 0 {figurative) My whole life had come apart at the

seams. !§63l^£««m7o

come a'round/’round 1 (also ,come to) to become conscious again f^|[ ^0 ^Si:       Your mother hasn’t

yet come round from the anaesthetic. $s63#^#fcj$/0iE 2 (of a date or a regular event H W 63 ¥) to happen again 4 If A ft: 4 ft ib M: My birthday seems to come around quicker every year. |£ 63 —       — ¥AI#fto .come a'round/'round

(to ... ) to come to a place, especially sb’s house, to visit for a short time $§Wi/ii4' ( AIh^ A 63^ ) : Do come around and see us some time. # # ft ^ A S' S’ ffl o .come a'round/'round (to sth) to change your mood or your opinion        He’ll never come

round to our way of thinking, ftfe A    A ft -ft fi]

63*§&-ito

come at sb [no passive] to move towards sb as though

you are going to attack them ft ft ( ^ A ) : She came at me with a knife.        JITift^cftMAo 0 {figurative)

The noise came at us from all sides. # ft />yp ffi Afj ft UUn^tA, 'come at sth to think about a problem, question, etc. in a particular way ( jf] A Aft ) %M, ® # ^771 approach : We’re getting nowherelet’s come at it from another angle.     MM,

4S%t-THEo

.come a'way (from sth) to become separated from sth : The plaster had started to come away from the wall.    .come a'way with

sth [no passive] to leave a place with a particular feeling or impression ( # # B *r£ ^ ftl % ) ff: We came away with the impression that all was not well with their marriage.        fMl63f#<$ftA+A

iio

come 'back 1 to return ft A; Mft: You came back (= came home) very late last night, ft # Vfa 0 A II $1 0 The colour was coming back to her cheeks, fttfe 63 If X.

T       0 (figurative) United came back from being

two goab down to win 3-2. DftA ft A A M ft 631# '6t b W It ft , M, 3;2   » c> note at return 2 to

become popular or successful again 4 A tfrl fx; 4 iA Jilt *3: Long hair for men seems to be coming back in. 47 i? A 1$. X. ft M IT 7 c — related noun comeback(2) .come back (at sb) (with sth) to reply to sb angrily or with force MWfjttk ( ) &M; S®: She came

back at the speaker with some sharp questions, itfe {]] - ^ A Hi 63 H ft A A ® ill iS A „ — related noun comeback (3) .come back (to sb) to return to sb’s memory id,{Z; ft : It’s all coming back to me now. Ijilftlfeife IT ft I^ A7o 0 Once you ’ve been in France a few days, your French will soon come back. R H ft HI ± jl A, ft63&4$c£IS'l&#cS.feA0 .come 'back to sth [no passive] to return to a subject, an idea, etc. ft M ( ft ) ftA: Let’s come back to the point at issue. tig {si Jl ft HI ft M 63 M & BE o 0 It all comes back to a question of money. -fedXft I!] 63 ft Hi;%7 <>

come before sb/sth [no passive] (formal) to be presented to sb/sth for discussion or a decision

) : The case comes before the court next week. ^^#ftTMli4’o

.come be tween sb and sb [no passive] to damage a relationship between two people ffi tl ■ • • ft 63 A %; ^ ft: I’d hate anything to come between us. AlM^ff {ft

.come 'by (NAmE) to make a short visit to a place, in order to see sb (   A )    : She came

by the house. £tfeAft#fIf 7“Ao 'come by sth 1 to manage to get sth        ) : Jobs are hard

to come by these days.      2 to receive sth

t&I!J; % PJ: How did you come by that scratch on your cheek?

.come 'down 1 to break and fall to the ground MWr, #|±i: The ceiling came down with a terrific crash, fttif