| 词组 | come under |
| 释义 | come under 1. come under attack/criticism/threat/pressure etc if someone or something comes under attack, criticism, threat, pressure etc, they are attacked, criticized, threatened, face pressure etc: ▪ Oil tankers and trucks on the roads from Iraq to Jordan came under air attack on January 29. ▪ The report came under severe criticism. ▪ Bush came under pressure to negotiate with Noriega. ▪ Thousands of jobs came under threat when Powergen announced that it was cancelling its contract with British Rail. come under fire (=be criticized or attacked) ▪ TV companies have come under fire for the amount of violence on our screens. 2. come under scrutiny/review etc to be examined or considered carefully, in order to make a decision or form an opinion: ▪ During the coming year, all areas of the company will come under review. ▪ The new policy came under intense scrutiny. 3. come under sth to be controlled or dealt with by a particular rule, authority, country, or person: ▪ All doctors come under the same rules of professional conduct. come under sb's control/jurisdiction ▪ Moldavia became a part of the Ottoman Empire, and then came under Russian control. 4. come under sth if something comes under a particular group of things, it belongs to that group, or is kept with that group: ▪ Excuse me, do his novels come under fiction or literature? come under the heading/category of sth ▪ Anger, jealousy and fear all come under the heading of negative emotions. |
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