come out
phrasal verbwithcomeverbuk/kʌm/us/kʌm/came|come
(SOCIAL EVENT)
UK
to gosomewherewith someone for asocialevent:
（与…）出去（参加社交活动）Would you like to come out for adrinksometime?找时间出来喝一杯好吗？
- CanAdamcome out toplay?
- Jenny came out with us lastnight.
- We can neverpersuadeAlan to come out.
- Would you like to come out with us sometime?
Being friends & getting to know them
- be on speaking termsidiom
- be/get in withsomeoneidiom
- be/live in each other's pocketsidiom
- befriend
- bonding
- build
- get on like a house on fireidiom
- go back a long wayidiom
- hang
- hang around withsomeone
- hang out
- mix
- move
- pal up
- present
- pull
- pullsomethingon
- rub
- score
- strike
(BE PUBLISHED)
B1
If abook,record,film, etc. comes out, itbecomesavailableforpeopletobuyorsee:
（书、唱片、电影等）发行，出版，面市When doestheirnewalbumcome out?他们的新专辑什么时候面市？
- Mynovelis coming out inpaperbacknextspring.
- Their newalbumcame out lastweek.
- Themovieis coming out thissummer.
- When hisbookcame out, hefoundhimselfsplashedall over thepress.
Available and accessible
- accessibility
- accessible
- atyourcommandidiom
- availability
- available
- drop
- nothing
- obtainable
- offer
- on callidiom
- on demandidiom
- on handidiom
- on/aboutyourpersonidiom
- release
- season
- unfreeze
- unfrozen
- unlock
- unobtainable
- up for grabsidiom
(APPEAR)
B1
When thesun,moon, orstarscome out, theyappearin thesky:
（太阳、月亮或星辰）出来，出现Thecloudsfinallypartedand thesuncame out.云终于散去，太阳出来了。
to appear
- appearOne or two clouds appeared in the sky.
- be/become visibleAs the beach gets darker, the glow of city lights becomes more visible.
- show itselfHe believes the impact is showing itself clearly already.
- emergeA slender figure is seen emerging from the darkness.
- loomClouds of volcanic ash loomed menacingly overhead.
Appearing & disappearing
- appear
- Bermuda Triangle
- bubble up
- creep
- creep in/creep intosomething
- deliquesce
- dissolve
- filter
- melt away
- pass
- re-emergence
- reappear
- reappearance
- rematerialize
- sprout
- vanish
- vanish/go up/disappear in a puff of smokeidiom
- vanishing
- wear
- wind
(BECOME KNOWN)
C2
If something comes out, itbecomesknownpubliclyafter it has beenkeptsecret:
暴露；泄露After herdeath,itcame outthatshe'dliedabout herage.她死后人们发现她谎报了自己的年龄。
When thetruthcame out, there waspublicoutrage.真相披露后，公众极为愤慨。
B2
Ifinformation,results, etc. come out, they are given topeople:
（信息或结果）公布，揭晓Theexamresultscome out inAugust.考试成绩8月份揭晓。
C2
totellpeoplethat you aregay,queer,transgender,non-binary, or anotheridentitythat is notheterosexual(=sexuallyattractedto men if you are a woman and women if you are a man)orcisgender(= having agenderthatmatchesthebodyyou werebornwith), often after havingkeptthis asecretfrom them for sometime:
He was the firstCEOof amajorcompanyto come outasgay.
Seeing LGBTQ+charactersrepresentedontelevisionhashelpedmanyyoungpeoplecome out totheirfamilies.
See also
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- leakage
- Queen's evidence
- rat
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Announcing, informing & stating
(RESULT)
[+ adv/preporadjective]
to be in acertainconditionor toachievesomething at the end of aprocessoractivity:
结果是She came outofthedivorcesettlementarichwoman.离婚财产分割让她成了富婆。
Thesefigureshave come outwrong! I don'tunderstandit.得出的这些数字都错了！我搞不懂是怎么回事。
Yourpaintinghas come out really well.你画的画真不错。
He hasn'texactlycome outofthescandalwithhisreputationenhanced.那场丑闻过后，他的声誉可没有得到提高。
Coming to an end
- closure
- cloture
- come
- come off
- come to a full stopidiom
- come to a headidiom
- end
- finish up
- finishing line
- fizzle
- fizzle out
- go out (of) the windowidiom
- head
- land up
- let
- road
- sunset
- taper
- taper off
- windsomethingup
(BE REMOVED)
C2
Ifdirtor amarkcomes out, itdisappearsfrom something when it iscleaned:
（污渍或斑点）消失，被清除，被洗掉Did theredwinestaincome out?红葡萄酒的污渍洗掉了吗？
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- sponge
- squeegee
- steam-clean
- sterilizing
- swill
- washsomethingdown
(PHOTO)
If aphotoorpartof aphotocomes out, thepicturecan beseenclearly:
冲印出，显影Thephotosdidn't come out because theroomwas sodark.因为房间里太暗，照片没有洗出来。
He's in thepicture, but hisfacehasn't come out veryclearly.照片上有他，但他的脸照得不是很清楚。
Photography
- airbrush
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- grain
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
(GIVE OPINION)
[+ adv/prep]
toexpressanopinion:
表示，表明，发表意见In thesurveypoliticianscame outoverwhelminglyinfavourofcapitalpunishment.在调查中，政治家们一边倒地表示支持死刑。
Some of thememberssupportedthechanges, but themajoritycame outagainst.成员中有的支持改革，但大多数表示反对。
Expressing and asking opinions
- amirite
- apothegm
- couch
- day
- editorialize
- express
- far
- propound
- put
- run
- runsomethingbysomeone
- screed
- should've
- soapbox
- sound off
- talk
- vociferous
- vociferously
- would
- wouldn't
(BE SAID)
C2
If something you say comes out in aparticularway, that is how you say it:
（以某种方式）说出I didn'tmeanto berude- it just came out like that.我不想无礼——只是话说得太直。
When Itriedtotellher that Ilovedher it came outallwrong.我本想告诉她我爱她，可是话一出口就走了样。
Ways of talking
- babble
- beg the questionidiom
- blah
- blether
- blither
- coo
- declaim
- declamatory
- drone on
- gabble
- loose
- mumble
- pipe
- ramble
- rattle on/away
- talk trashidiom
- throwyourvoiceidiom
- trill
- word salad
- yak
(STOP WORK)
UK
Ifworkerscome out, theystopworkingbecause of adisagreement:
（工人）罢工，停工Thepostalworkershave come out insupportoftheirpayclaim.邮政工人罢工支持他们增加工资的要求。
Industrial action
- abstain
- anti-strike
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- job action
- lightning strike
- lock
- locksomeoneout
- lockout
- picket
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebound
- strikebreaker
- strikebreaking
- striker
- sympathy
- union-bashing
- walk
(OPEN)
Whenflowerscome out, theyopen:
（花朵）绽放Daffodils come out inspring.水仙在春天开花。
Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come
- double
- female
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesis
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stamen