词组 | come over |
释义 | come over 1. come over if someone comes over, they move to where you are in a room or other place, especially in order to speak to you: ▪ Miguel came over and put his arm around me. + to ▪ An official came over to him and asked him what was in his bag. 2. come over to visit you at your house: ▪ Why don't you come over this evening and we'll talk about it then? ▪ Some of our relatives are coming over for lunch this weekend. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come around/round 3. come over to travel to the country where you are now from a different country, especially one that is across the sea: + from ▪ A lot of unskilled workers came over from Ireland to work in the construction industry. + to ▪ Greg and Pippa came over to America, and stayed with us for eight days. 4. come over sb if a feeling or a change comes over you, you experience it and it affects the way you behave or look: ▪ She knew he was watching her, and a feeling of panic came over her. ▪ It was six months since I'd seen Bruce, and a change had come over him in that time. what has come over sb? (=used when you are surprised because someone has suddenly started behaving in a way that is very different from usual) ▪ I don't know what's come over Mr Wechsler - he actually smiled at me this morning! ▪ I don't know what came over me - I slipped my hand inside the dead man's jacket, and took his wallet. 5. come over especially BrE to seem to be a particular type of person or thing, or to have particular qualities: + as ▪ Mrs Robins came over as a cold strict woman who was always giving orders. ▪ The band's new album comes over as both traditional and modern at the same time. come over well/badly (=make people have a good or bad opinion of you) ▪ I was so nervous - I think I came over really badly in the interview. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come across 6. come over sth • come over if someone's voice or a message comes over a phone, radio etc, it is sent or broadcast and you hear it: ▪ The terrible news came over the radio that the president had been shot. ▪ I picked up the phone and Will's voice came over loud and clear. 7. come over especially BrE if an idea, meaning, or quality comes over, it is clearly expressed and easy to notice or understand: ▪ I know what you're trying to say, but I don't think it really comes over in this essay. ▪ There was an air of sadness about her, that came over very strongly. ▪ The same message is coming over again and again: we are slowly destroying the planet. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come across 8. come over to leave a group, team, or organization and join one that is competing against it: + from ▪ Patrice Tardif was one of the three players who came over from the Blues. + to ▪ By July large numbers of Charles' opponents had been captured or had come over to him. ■ SIMILAR TO: defect formal 9. come over a bit funny/all romantic/rather faint etc informal, especially BrE to suddenly start to feel a little strange, start behaving in a romantic way etc: ▪ I came over a bit funny after I'd had that second drink. ▪ Towards the end of the evening he started coming over all romantic. |
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