在十大“魔鬼”动词中,最常见的不及物动词有两个,一个是 go,另一个是今天的主角 come;因为不能直接触及物体(不及物),所以在实际应用中需要借助介词作桥梁来桥接名词产生新的意思。

在英语中,能接在 come 后面的介词有:to,under,through 等,其中最常见的就是介词 to,如常见的固定搭配有:come to a standstill,come to an end,come to light 等,其中的 to 都是介词,例如:

Most industries came to a standstill after the outbreak of the COVID-19.

大多数工业在COVID-19爆发后停滞不前。

Who was behind the killing came to light.

谁是幕后凶手已经真相大白了。

The conflict between the two cultures has to come to an end.

这两种文化之间的冲突必须结束。

come in是短语动词吗(comeon是一个被低估的短语动词)(1)

老生常谈,因为 come 是不及物动词,因此它后面不会直接出现名词,如 come 名词 介词,因此永远都是 come 介词 ( 名词)。

剩下的如 up,down 或 on 之类的小品词与 come 组合成固定搭配,也就是短语动词,因此具备了其他丰富多彩的意思,其中的 come on 的意思就达近十种,比你想象的要丰富。

一、come on,意为“别说了,停”等,用作口语中,相当于 stop it,例如:

Come on, leave me alone!

别说了,离我远点!

二、come on,意为“请同意我好吗”等,用作口语中,例如:

Come on, Mom, all of my friends have cars of their own. Can I just have my own car?

请同意我好吗,妈妈,我所有的朋友都有自己的车。我能拥有自己的车吗?

come in是短语动词吗(comeon是一个被低估的短语动词)(2)

三、come on,意为“得了吧”等,表示知道某人说的话不正确,例如:

Oh, come on! You know that's not how it looks like.

哦,来吧!你知道事情不是这样的。

四、come on,意为“加把劲,赶快,加油”等,用于命令,例如:

Come on! I don't want to miss the opportunity.

快点!我不想错过这个机会。

五、come on to sb,意为“勾引,勾搭”等,想与其发生关系,例如:

I can't believe he came on to Jane. She's about to get married next month.

我不敢相信他竟然勾引简。她下个月就要结婚了。

come in是短语动词吗(comeon是一个被低估的短语动词)(3)

六、come on to sb,意为“登台,出场”等,例如:

I don't think the band will come on tonight.

我想乐队今晚不会登台了。

七、come on/upon sth/sb,意为“偶然遇见,偶然发现”等,例如:

I came on an old friend in the bookstore today.

今天我在书店偶然遇到一位老朋友。

八、come on,意为“开始(疼痛),开始(犯病)”等,例如:

The pain began to come on again, and Nelson had to go to the doctor's.

疼痛又开始发作,纳尔逊不得不去看医生。

come in是短语动词吗(comeon是一个被低估的短语动词)(4)

九、come on,意为“开始运转(或运行)”,例如:

It's chilly today. I hope the central heating comes on soon.

今天很冷。我希望中央供暖系统能很快启动。

像 come on 之类有几个意思的短语动词是一个非常正常的现象,又如 pick up 等;学会灵活掌握此类的短语动词,可以让拓展有限的词汇量,同时也会加深对小品词的理解。

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