Ao ,come up against sb/sth [no passive] to be faced with or opposed
by sb/sth ® M; if 3\ ■ • • W M: We expect to come up
against a lot of opposition to the plan.
come 'up for
sth [no passive] 1 to be considered for a
job, an important position, etc. A $5 A : She
comes up for re-election next year.
$c0 2 to be reaching the time when sth must
be done lie
( $] fit ) : His contract is coming up for renewal.
‘ ,come 'up to sth [no passive] *1 to reach as far as a
particular point aifij ( ) :
The water came up to my neck. 7jt ?§; f *J 7 IS #J # 7 o 2 to reach an acceptable
level or standard j£fij ( iAhf ) • His performance didn’t really come up to
his usual high standard.
iti 7KjJF c 0 Their trip to
She came up with a new idea for increasing sales. M$HfcB 7If 7fr#i JL 0 How soon can you come
up with the money?
come upon sb/sth = come
on sb/sth
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exclamation (old-fashioned) used when encouraging sb
to be sensible or reasonable, or when showing slight disapproval (
A3II5 ) nit, I#1©, if
p$: Oh
come now, things aren’t as bad as all that, m, #1©, 7 & ft 0 0
Come, come, Miss Jones, you know perfectly well what I mean. f#i©, *#©, /MB,
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noun [U]
(slang) semen fjt$; ff7
come-back /'kAmbaek/ noun 1 [usually sing.] if a person in public life
makes a comeback, they start doing sth again which they had stopped doing, or
they become popular agai n % ; fiH ; Pf St $ B: an ageing pop star
trying to stage a comeback B£7±7
b Atfcll 2 if a thing makes a comeback, it becomes
popular and fashionable or successful again j# S. M ff # $£ 19 8# M; # JK $ 1# $ 3 (informal) a quick
reply to a critical remark ( ) 73A
® JSZ PiTTl retort 4 a way of holding sb
responsible for sth wrong which has been done to you nj
(S g
: You agreed to the contract,
so now you have no comeback. # [SfllTo'15,
fJf
comedian /ka'mirdian/ noun an entertainer who makes
people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories
comedienne /ka.miidi'en/ noun (old-fashioned) a female entertainer who
makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories
come-down /'kAmdaon/ noun [usually sing.] (informal) a situation in which a
person is not as important as before, or does not get as much respect from
other people ftHI
COm-edy
0-ir /'knmadi;
NAmE 'ka:m-/
noun
(pi. -ies)
1
[C, U] a play or film/movie that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy
ending; plays and films/ movies of this type ; If M fr: a romantic comedy $ M 3| JgtJ — compare tragedy(2) 0 slapstick
comedy fTmm —see
also black adj.(9), situation comedy
2
[U] an amusing aspect of sth ft fg ; if
OTTI humour:
He
didn’t appreciate the comedy of the situation.
.comedy of 'manners noun an amusing play, film/
movie, or book that shows the silly behaviour of a particular group of people
MfeUPJ, ( M$!lA
.come-’hither adj. [only before noun] (of sb’s expression At#)
appearing to be trying to attract sb sexually %l$\ fit/; : a come-hither look
come-ly /'kAmli/ adj. (literary) (especially of a woman X ta k 7) pleasant to look at gt
fg ; H M fg ATTRACTIVE
come-on noun [usually sing.] (informal) an object or action which
is intended to attract sb or to persuade them to do sth 'j | if; ill jjS; i3t: She was definitely
giving him the come-on (= trying to attract him
sexually). MAIiJi£%J3l#o
comer /'
#jj|]#: The event is open to all comers, fjfr#
A#JpJ# jjpjM
t£#o 2 (with adjectives a person
who arrives somewhere —see also latecomer,
newcomer 3 (NAmE, informal) a person who is likely to be successful HJ
com est ible /ka'mestibl/
adj.,
noun (formal)
h adj. that can be eaten PTiTl edible fg
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noun [usually pi ] an item of food
comet /'knmit; NAmE 'karmat/ noun a mass of ice and dust that moves around
the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail Mfj!;
come up pance /kAm'Apans/ noun [sing.] (informal) a punishment for sth bad that you have
done, that other people feel you really deserve jftjS; l$M#fg££?7 I was glad
to see that the bad guy got his comeuppance at the
end of the movie. A
ffei^fgMM^:
corn-fit /‘kAmfit/ noun
(old-fashioned) a sweet/candy consisting of a nut, seed or fruit
covered with sugar
fcttf*; ftt*
COm-fort fkAmfat; NAmE -fart/ noun, verb
a noun 1 [U] the state of being
physically relaxed and free from pain; the state of having a pleasant life,
with everything that you need if M ; ; 3rf jut: These
tennis shoes are designed for comfort and
performance.
o With
DVD, you can watch the latest movies in the comfort of your own home. #7 DVD, g B^S
0 The hotel offers a high
standard
of comfort and service.
0 They had enough money to
live in comfort in their old age. a
2 [U]
a feeling of not suffering or worrying so much; a feeling of being less unhappy
^ S ; £t Jg ; % i* ETTH consolation
: to take/draw comfort from
sb’s words 7
K A 7 71# f •] A it 0 I tried to offer a few words of comfort. $; iit ± /l 7] A (ft o
0 The sound of gunfire was too close for
comfort, jfi A r A ifi, ikA/Stiit^Ao 0 If it’s any comfort to you,
I’m in the same situation, tfc ^ Ji — 7l 7c it W 'If R
— W o O His words were of little
comfort in the circumstances.
ffjo 0 comfort food (~ food that makes you feel
better) 3 [sing.]
a
person or thing that helps you when you are suffering, worried or unhappy A A
/ii 3\ i/ciitW A ( |f #1 ) : The children have been a great
comfort to me through all of this. 0
7M, 7BA^it0 0 It’s a comfort
to know that she is safe.
^ 0
— see also cold comfort 4 [c, usually
pi.] a thing that makes your life easier or more comfortable i&Si ( ) : The hotel has all modem
comforts/
every modem comfort.
iSMo 0 material comforts (= money and possessions) ©I M ± W if it & # ( ^ M ) — see also creature comforts
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verb to make sb who is worried or unhappy feel better
by being kind and sympathetic towards them fit
It;
It: [VN] The
victim’s widow was today being comforted by family and friends. ^ ^ A il $flj 4*-
M A it, 0 She comforted herself with the
thought that it would soon be spring. M t! M # A'IA Uplift, lAilt g B o O [VN to inf] It comforted her
to feel his arms around her. />§ ^ Jij #, l$ #!J fi' M l# I!J
com fort able Du /'kAmftabl; BrE also -fat-; NAmE also -fart-/ adj.
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CLOTHES/FURNITURE AM; AM 1 (of clothes, furniture, etc. AM, AMr^) making you feel physically
relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc. f^A0M&tJ; It’s
such a comfortable bed. 0 These new shoes
are not very comfortable. iiX5Cfr^^®A7A^Mo 0 a