come up
phrasal verbwithcomeverbuk/kʌm/us/kʌm/came|come
(MOVE TOWARDS)
B2
tomovetowards someone:
走进；接近Ayounggirlcame uptome andaskedformoney.一个小女孩走到我跟前，跟我要钱。
to come closer in space or time
- approachA stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him.
- come/get closerThe swarm of bees was coming closer and closer.
- come/get nearerAs she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower.
- draw closer/nearerThe holidays are drawing closer.
- come upA stranger came up to me and shook my hand.
- walk, go, etc. upI went up to him and asked him who he was.
- He just came up to me andpunchedme.
- He came up to me at apartyandintroducedhimself.
- Asmallchildcame up andaskedme formoney.
Advancing and moving forward
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- glide
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
- stream
(BE MENTIONED)
B2
to bementionedortalkedabout inconversation:
被提到；被讨论Whatpointscame up at themeeting?会上讨论了些什么问题？
- Thesubjectofpaymentdidn't come up.
- Did any newpointscome up when youspoketo him?
- If thesubjectofdivorcecomes up,trytochangethesubject.
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allude tosomeone/something
- allusion
- allusiveness
- as forsomeone/somethingidiom
- bandy
- bandysomethingaround
- bring
- direct speech
- further
- indirect speech
- quote
- quote...unquoteidiom
- refer tosomeone/something
- reference
- referent
- rub
- rubsomethingin
- touch
- word
(APPEAR)
B2
When thesunormooncomes up, itrises.
（太阳或月亮）升起C1
Ifinformationcomes up on acomputerscreen, itappearsthere.
（信息）出现，显现Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- clamber
- come
- heave
- hoick
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shin
- shinny
- trajectory
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Appearing & disappearing
(BECOME AVAILABLE)
C1
If ajoboropportunitycomes up, itbecomesavailable:
（职位或机会）出现，来临Apositionhas come up in theaccountsdepartment.财务部出了一个职位。
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go off
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene
(HAPPEN)
C1
tohappen, usuallyunexpectedly:
（通常指意外地）发生I've got to go - something has just come up athomeand I'mneededthere.我得走了——家里刚出了点儿事，需要我去。
be coming up
B2
to behappeningsoon:
就要发生，即将发生Myexamsare coming upsoon.我很快就要参加考试了。
Occurring and happening
- afoot
- asynchronous
- attendant
- be at workidiom
- become
- eventuate
- fall
- fall into placeidiom
- follow on
- go hand in hand withsomethingidiom
- go off
- go on
- pass
- result
- resynchronize
- roll
- roll around
- shake out
- succeed
- supervene