
短语动词,主要有以下含义:
/km l/(英式) /km l/(美式)
Come along, we don't want to be late for the movie!
快来吧,我们不想看电影迟到!
Her piano skills have really come along since she started practicing every day.
自从她开始每天练习,她的钢琴技巧真的进步了很多。
I was about to give up on finding a job when a great opportunity came along.
我正要放弃找工作的时候,一个很好的机会出现了。
He asked me to come along on the trip, and I gladly accepted.
他邀请我一起去旅行,我欣然接受了。
come 源自古英语 cuman,意为"来、到达";along 源自古英语 andlang,意为"沿着、一起"。这个短语动词的组合自中古英语时期便已广泛使用,最初表示"一同前行",后来逐渐引申出"进展"和"出现"等含义。在日常口语中,come along 常用作催促语,语气亲切而急切。