to be more important than, or to be treated as more important than, another thing or person

My children will always come before my career. 我的孩子们永远比我的事业重要。

If a legal case comes before a law court or a judge, it is dealt with by them, and when someone comes before a court or judge, they are present while the case is dealt with.

to fall and land on the ground

A lot of trees came down in the storm. 很多树在暴风雨中倒了。

Our plane came down in a field. 我们的飞机降落在一处农田里。

The snow came down during the night. 夜里下了雪。

If a price or a level comes down, it becomes lower.

House prices have come down recently. 房价近来降了。

Inflation is coming down. 通货膨胀率在下降。

to feel less excited after a very enjoyable experience

The whole weekend was so wonderful I haven't come down yet. 整个周末过得这么精彩，我到现在还没有平静下来。

to decide that you support a particular person or side in an argument, etc.

The government has come down on the side of military action. 政府决定支持采取军事行动的一方。

If a person comes down from a drug, they stop feeling its effects.

If you come down (from a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge University), you leave your studies either permanently or for a short time.

to go to a place that is south of where you live

My boyfriend's coming down from Scotland this weekend. 这个周末我男朋友要从苏格兰来。

They don't come down to London much because it's too tiring with the kids. 他们不经常去伦敦，因为带着孩子太累人。

If a situation or decision comes down to something, that is the thing that influences it most.

What it all comes down to is your incredible insecurity. 归根结底，一切都在于你强烈的不安全感。

It all comes down to money in the end. 归根到底就是钱的问题。

[ + question word ] Eventually our choice of hotel will come down to how much we can afford. 我们最终选择哪家酒店归根结底取决于我们能付得起多少钱。

If a situation or problem comes down to something, it can be described or explained most simply in that way.

What the problem comes down to is whether the consumer will be willing to pay more for a higher quality product. 问题可归结为：消费者是否愿意花更多的钱购买更高质量的产品。

to enter a room or building

Do you want to come in for a cup of tea? 你想进来喝杯茶吗？

Hi, come in - great to see you! 嘿，快进来——见到你真高兴！

If a fashion or product comes in, it becomes available or popular.

Flared trousers first came in during the 1970s. 喇叭裤最早出现于70年代。

to be useful for a particular purpose

Keep it, it might come in useful. 留着它，也许会有用。

The money will come in handy when I want to travel. 我想去旅游时，这些钱会派上用场的。

Oh, that spanner will come in handy for fixing the plumbing.

Thanks for lending me your bike. It came in handy while my car was in the shop.

Those fabric scraps came in useful when I needed to mend the quilt.

When news or information comes in, it is received.

Reports are just coming in of a major accident on the motorway. 刚刚收到高速路上发生重大事故的报道。

If you have money coming in, you receive it as income.

With Dave unemployed, we don't have much money coming in at the moment. 戴夫失业了，我们目前没有多少收入。

to become involved in a situation, story, or plan

We need expert advice, and that's where you come in. 我们需要内行的意见，这正是用得着你的地方。

to finish a race in first, second, etc. position

Burns came in second in the 100 metres.

She came in fourth overall but posted her best time yet.

The horse was favoured to win, but thanks to jockey error came in dead last.

If you come in fifth place, you won't move on to the next round - only the top four performers progress to later rounds.

When the sea or the tide comes in, the water moves forwards to cover more of the beach.

Opposite: go out (SEA)

If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation.

She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died. 祖父死后，她继承了一小笔钱。

If a particular emotion or quality comes into a situation, it influences that situation.

She married for money - love didn't come into it. 她结婚是为了钱——并不是因为爱情。

to happen as planned, or to succeed

There was some sort of property deal that didn't come off. 有笔房地产交易没有做成。

I tried telling a few jokes but they didn't come off (= no one laughed). 我试着讲了几个笑话，但没有奏效。

to finish in a particular condition after a fight, argument, etc., especially compared to someone else

The smaller dog actually came off better, with only a few scratches. 那只小一点的狗实际上表现得更为出色，身上只有几处抓痕而已。

I always come off worse when we argue. 我们争吵时我总是落下风。

Potts came off badly in the survey, with 52% of respondents describing him as a buffoon.

The letters show the bitterness of divorce, and neither party comes off well.

Kennedy won the debate because he came off better on television.

If you come off medicine or drugs, you stop using them.

He's come off the tablets because they were making him dizzy. 因为那些药片让他昏昏欲睡，他停用了。

to have recently finished a period of time when something very successful or very difficult happened

The company was coming off one of its best years ever. 即将过去的一年是公司历史上最兴旺的好年景之一。

to start to happen or work

The heating comes on at six in the morning. 早上6点开始供暖。

If you have an illness coming on, it is starting gradually.

I think I've got a cold coming on. 我觉得我要感冒了。

If a woman comes on, her period (= the blood coming from the womb that happens every month) starts.

said to encourage someone to do something, especially to hurry or try harder, or to tell you something

Come on - we're going to be late if you don't hurry! 快点儿——再不抓紧我们就要迟到了！

Come on, Helen, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone. 快讲吧，海伦，你可以告诉我。我不会告诉任何人的。

to make your sexual interest known to someone

Then his wife left the room and he started coming on to me. 后来他妻子离开了房间，他就开始向我大献殷勤。

She was coming on strong and, naturally, I responded. 她表现得很殷勤，我自然要有所反应。

(of an actor) to walk onto the stage

There was great applause when the Russian ballerina came on. 那位俄罗斯芭蕾舞女演员出场时掌声雷动。

used to tell someone that you do not believe them or that you disagree with them, or to show that you are angry with them

Oh come on, Kylie, you made the same excuse last week! 噢，得了吧，凯莉，上周你也是同样的借口！

to go somewhere with someone for a social event

Would you like to come out for a drink sometime? 找时间出来喝一杯好吗？

If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see.

When does their new album come out? 他们的新专辑什么时候面市？

When the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky.

The clouds finally parted and the sun came out. 云终于散去，太阳出来了。

If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret.

After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age. 她死后人们发现她谎报了自己的年龄。

When the truth came out, there was public outrage. 真相披露后，公众极为愤慨。

If information, results, etc. come out, they are given to people.

The exam results come out in August. 考试成绩8月份揭晓。

to tell people that you are gay, queer, transgender, non-binary, or another identity that is not heterosexual (= sexually attracted to men if you are a woman and women if you are a man)or cisgender (= having a gender that matches the body you were born with), often after having kept this a secret from them for some time

He was the first CEO of a major company to come out as gay.

Seeing LGBTQ+ characters represented on television has helped many young people come out to their families.

to be in a certain condition or to achieve something at the end of a process or activity

She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman. 离婚财产分割让她成了富婆。

These figures have come out wrong! I don't understand it. 得出的这些数字都错了！我搞不懂是怎么回事。

Your painting has come out really well. 你画的画真不错。

He hasn't exactly come out of the scandal with his reputation enhanced. 那场丑闻过后，他的声誉可没有得到提高。

If dirt or a mark comes out, it disappears from something when it is cleaned.

Did the red wine stain come out? 红葡萄酒的污渍洗掉了吗？

If a photo or part of a photo comes out, the picture can be seen clearly.

The photos didn't come out because the room was so dark. 因为房间里太暗，照片没有洗出来。

He's in the picture, but his face hasn't come out very clearly. 照片上有他，但他的脸照得不是很清楚。

to express an opinion

In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment. 在调查中，政治家们一边倒地表示支持死刑。

Some of the members supported the changes, but the majority came out against. 成员中有的支持改革，但大多数表示反对。

If something you say comes out in a particular way, that is how you say it.

I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that. 我不想无礼——只是话说得太直。

When I tried to tell her that I loved her it came out all wrong. 我本想告诉她我爱她，可是话一出口就走了样。

If workers come out, they stop working because of a disagreement.

The postal workers have come out in support of their pay claim. 邮政工人罢工支持他们增加工资的要求。

When flowers come out, they open.

Daffodils come out in spring. 水仙在春天开花。

to seem to be a particular type of person

I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant. 我看了这段采访，感觉他似乎很傲慢。

to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone

Come over here! 到这边来！

Is your family coming over from Greece for the wedding? 你的家人要从希腊赶来参加婚礼吗？

to be influenced suddenly and unexpectedly by a strange feeling

I stood up too quickly and came over all dizzy/faint/peculiar. 我起身起得太猛，突然感到一阵眩晕／头昏／异样。

to visit someone in their home

Come round tonight and we'll watch a video. 今晚到我家来，我们看录像。

to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person's opinion

He'll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time. 只要再给他一点儿时间，他会同意我的观点的。

Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round to thinking it's all right? 你仍然不喜欢你的办公室呢，还是已经想通了，觉得它还不错？

If an event that happens regularly comes round, it happens at its usual time.

Christmas comes round so quickly! 圣诞节来得这么快！

to become conscious again after an accident or operation

She hasn't come round from the anaesthetic yet. 她还没有从麻醉中苏醒过来。

If a piece of information or a document comes through, you receive it.

Have the test results come through yet? 测试结果出来了吗？

My visa still hasn't come through. 我的签证还没拿到。

If an emotion comes through, other people can notice it.

His nervousness came through when he spoke. 他讲话的时候显得很紧张。

to be a particular total when numbers or amounts are added together

That comes to £25. 总共是25英镑。

to reach a particular point or state

His hair comes right down to his shoulders. 他的头发长得都垂到了肩上。

He's tiny, he doesn't even come up to my chest! 他个头矮小，连我的胸口都不到！

And now I come to (= I will mention) my main point. 现在我要谈谈我的主要看法。

The war had just come to an end (= ended). 战争刚刚结束。

The car spun off the road, turned over twice and came to rest (= stopped moving) in a field. 汽车冲下公路，翻了两个跟头，停在了一块田里。

We may have to sell the house, but I hope it won't come to that. 我们可能得卖掉房子，不过我希望不会落到那个地步。

If plans come to nothing/naught, they fail.

So much effort and planning, and it's all come to nothing. 费了那么大劲儿，花了那么多心思，却一无所获。

Requests to several countries for asylum have so far come to nothing.

He had several ideas for new inventions, but we all knew they would come to naught.

Hopes that the two sides might reach an agreement have come to naught.

All my good intentions about reading up on the subject before her lecture came to nothing.

If you come to a decision, arrangement, etc., you make a decision or decide what to think about something.

We haven't come to a decision on the matter yet. 这件事我们还没有定下来。

Have you come to any conclusions about the story yet? 你从这个故事中得出什么结论了吗？

If you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it.

Our armies have come under heavy bombardment. 我们的军队突然遭到猛烈炮击。

The government is coming under pressure to change the law. 政府受到很大压力，需要修改法律。

If a piece of information comes under a particular part of a list, book, or collection of things, you can find it in that part.

Swimming pools usually come under "leisure centres" in the phone directory. 游泳池通常列在电话簿的“休闲中心”条目下。

to be controlled or dealt with by an official organization or a particular part of it

Playground guidelines come under the Department of Health and Safety. 游乐场管理准则由卫生与安全部负责制定。

to move towards someone

A young girl came up to me and asked for money. 一个小女孩走到我跟前，跟我要钱。

to be mentioned or talked about in conversation

What points came up at the meeting? 会上讨论了些什么问题？

When the sun or moon comes up, it rises.

If information comes up on a computer screen, it appears there.

If a job or opportunity comes up, it becomes available.

A position has come up in the accounts department. 财务部出了一个职位。

to happen, usually unexpectedly

I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there. 我得走了——家里刚出了点儿事，需要我去。

to be happening soon

My exams are coming up soon. 我很快就要参加考试了。

His wife's birthday was coming up and he needed to buy a present.

The institute's 50th anniversary is coming up next year.

Elections are coming up in France next month.

Thanksgiving is coming up so book your flights now.