| 词组 | come out |
| 释义 | come out 1. come out to leave a room, building, or place where you are hiding: ▪ "Come out!" shouted the police officer. "We know you're in there!" + of ▪ Donald came out of his office, looking tired and worried. 2. come out to leave prison, hospital, the army etc after completing the amount of time you have to spend in it: ▪ I'm going to pick up my Mum from hospital. She's coming out today. + of ▪ Nelson Mandela came out of jail without having changed any of his demands. 3. come out to go somewhere with someone in order to enjoy yourself socially: ▪ Jack said he couldn't come out tonight because he has an exam tomorrow. + for ▪ What about coming out for a meal with all of us? 4. come out if something comes out of somewhere, it is produced there and spreads out from there: ▪ The window was open onto the street, and music was coming out. + of ▪ I looked and saw that blood was coming out of his mouth. ▪ Our companies should take a close look at the new technology coming out of Japan. 5. come out if a book, piece of music, film etc comes out, it becomes available to buy in the shops, or to see at the cinema: ▪ People are always waiting for Terry Pratchett's next book to come out. ▪ When the movie came out, it was an instant success and made a lot of money. ▪ The National Geographic comes out once a month. 6. come out if something comes out, it is removed or separated from its place or the place where it should be: ▪ I gave the tooth a sharp pull, and it came out really easily. ▪ The key had got stuck in the door and it wouldn't come out. + of ▪ Just a minute - the plug's come out of its socket. 7. come out if the true information about something comes out, it becomes known, especially after being kept secret: ▪ I knew that Ruth had problems, but it was several months before the truth came out. ▪ The President had publicly promised that the full facts would come out. it came out that ▪ It eventually came out that Mandelson had borrowed nearly $400,000. 8. come out if results, figures etc come out, they are given to people or made public: ▪ The exam results don't come out until the end of August. ▪ I'd like to see our latest sales figures as soon as they come out. 9. come out if a particular quality or fact comes out, you notice that it exists for the first time, or more than you did before: ▪ He's a very quiet man, but his understanding of people comes out in his writing. ▪ None of these difficulties came out until we were half way through the project. 10. come out used when saying how good or bad something was come out well/badly/ahead etc ▪ It took him a long time to write the book, but it came out really well. come out on top (=be judged to be better than the others) ▪ Of all the washing-machines in the survey, this one came out on top. how did sth come out? ▪ How did that dress you were making come out? 11. come out if something you say comes out in a particular way, you say it in that way, or that is how it sounds: ▪ I tried to explain how I feel, but it all came out wrong, and she just walked out and left me. + as ▪ "But why?" Kelly's question came out as a loud protest. 12. come out if the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky after being hidden: ▪ Just as we were about to leave the beach, the sun came out. ■ OPPOSITE: go in 13. come out if marks or colours come out of something, especially something made of cloth, they disappear or become less strong when you clean or wash them: ▪ I don't think this stain will come out, whatever I do. ▪ You should really wash dark clothes separately, in case the colour comes out of them. 14. come out in favour of/against sth sb to publicly support or oppose a particular idea, plan, person, or organization come out in favour/favor of sth/sb ▪ Many Democrats, concerned about their popularity, have come out in favor of the anti-gay-marriage bill. come out in support of sth/sb ▪ Bardot has come out in support of Le Pen, the leader of the French National Front party. come out against sth/sb ▪ Martin Luther King came out against the Vietnam War. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come down 15. come out to tell people that you are gay, instead of keeping it secret. People who are gay have sexual relationships with people of their own sex.: ▪ Peter had been gay for years before he finally decided to come out. 16. come out to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about, after keeping it secret come out and say/tell/talk etc ▪ Months later Julie came out and talked about what had happened. 17. come out to succeed in living through an unpleasant experience without being seriously harmed: ▪ The two girls had been kidnapped and were lucky to come out alive. + of ▪ Of course there are arguments in every family, but most children come out of the experience without permanent damage. 18. come out if flowers come out, they develop and open: ▪ Roses come out at the end of June, and again later in the summer. ■ SIMILAR TO: bloom 19. come out if a photograph comes out, the photograph is successful and the picture is clear: ▪ That photograph I took of you came out really well. ▪ The view didn't come out because there wasn't enough light. 20. come out if someone comes out to the country where you are, they travel there to visit or stay: ▪ You're welcome to stay if you ever want to come out to Hong Kong. ▪ Our daughter and her family came out to visit us for three weeks. 21. come out if something comes out at a particular place, it leads towards that place and often ends there: ▪ Do you know where this road comes out? ▪ The pipes from the bathroom come out at the back of the house. come out if something comes out from a particular place, it appears there and leads away from that place: ▪ There were several loose wires coming out from the wall. 22. come out BrE if workers come out, they refuse to work, especially until their employer agrees to their demands: ▪ Other workers came out in support of the miners' strike. come out on strike ▪ When their pay claims were refused, the teachers came out on strike. 23. come out old-fashioned if a young woman comes out, she spends time going to a lot of dances and other social events in order to be introduced to upper-class society: ▪ Eighteen was considered the right age for a young lady to come out. coming-out party/dance etc n C a coming-out party or dance is one given by a young woman's parents when she is being formally introduced to upper-class society: ▪ I went to Ellen's coming-out party last week. |
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