He took a bad fall and knocked himself out. When he came to [=woke up, came around], he didn't remember what had happened.他重重地摔了一跤,晕了过去。醒过来时,他已不记得发生了什么事。
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come to (something)
a :to reach (a place) while traveling到达;抵达
We came to a fork in the road.我们来到了一个岔路口。
b :to reach (a particular point or step in a process)达到(某阶段)
Deciding to buy a new car was easy. Now we come to the hard part: finding the money.决定买辆新车很容易。现在我们面临的难题是筹集购车款。
I can't believe that it has come to this.我无法相信事情已发展到了这种地步。
c :to approach or reach (a specified condition)接近,达到(某种状况)
The water came slowly to a boil. [=the water slowly began to boil]水慢慢地开始沸腾了。
The project suddenly came to a stop/halt. [=the project suddenly stopped]这个项目突然停了下来。
The work has finally come to an end. [=has finally ended]这项工作终于完成了。
d :to result in (something)导致;结果是— usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句
His ambitious plans never came to much.他雄心勃勃的计划从未有过太大的进展。
She talked about learning to fly, but it all came to nothing in the end. [=she never did learn to fly]她说过要学开飞机,但最终未能实现。
e :to make or reach (something, such as a decision or an agreement) after thinking or talking做出(决定);达成(协议)
The two sides finally came to an agreement/understanding after many hours of discussion.经过长达数小时的讨论,双方终于达成协议/共识。
I've been thinking about what to do next, and I've come to a decision. [=I've made a decision]我一直在思考接下来要做什么,现在我有了决定。
I've come to the conclusion [=I've decided] that we need to try a different method.我决定我们要尝试不同的方法。
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◊ People say that they don't know what the world is coming to or they ask What is the world coming to? when they are shocked or disgusted by something that has happened in the world.这个世界怎么了?(对所发生的事情表示震惊或厌恶)
I don't know what the world is coming to when so many poor children have to go to bed hungry every night.每晚这么多的贫困孩子得饿着肚子睡觉,真不明白这个世界到底怎么了。
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◊ The phrase when it comes to is used to identify the specific topic that is being talked about.说到;涉及;就…而言
When it comes to playing chess, he's the best I know.说到下国际象棋,他是我认识的人中最棒的。
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◊ The phrase if it comes to that means “if that is necessary.”假如必要的话
I'm willing to pay more money if it comes to that.如果必要的话,我愿意付更多的钱。
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come to (an amount):to produce (an amount) when added together合计;共计;总数为
The bill came to [=amounted to] 10 dollars.账单总金额为10美元。
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come to (someone):to be thought of by (someone):to occur to (someone)被…想起;被…突然想到
The answer suddenly came to me. [=I suddenly thought of the answer]我突然想到了答案。
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◊ Something that is coming to you is something that is owed to you.欠;应给予
I have another dollar coming to me. [=I am owed another dollar]还欠我一美元。
He wants all the credit that's coming to him. [=he wants all the credit that he deserves]他想得到自己应得的所有赞扬。
◊ If you get what's coming to you, you get the punishment that you deserve.得到应有的惩罚;因果报应
He's a dirty cheat, and I'm going to see that he gets what's coming to him.他是个卑鄙的骗子,我倒要看看他的下场。
◊ If you have it coming (to you) you deserve to get something bad, such as punishment.自找的;自作自受;咎由自取
I'm not sorry to hear that he lost his job. He had it coming.听说他把工作丢了,我一点儿不难过。那是他自找的。