| 词汇 | come about |
| 释义 | Phr V come about comes, coming, came, come come about when you say how or why something comes about, especially something which is not planned, you explain how or why it happensThe company director admitted that he had no idea how the mistakes came about.The discovery came about while scientists were working on a different project. come about to happen, especially in a way that was not planned or expected: The discovery of penicillin came about entirely by chance. The cold war came about because America and the Soviet Union were deeply suspicious of each other. This increase in food production has come about through the use of technology.how did sth come about? When did life begin on Earth, and how did it come about? come about1. To happen or materialize. This great job offer came about very quickly—I only interviewed for it a few days ago! I didn't realize that you were dating John. How did that come about? 2. To change the direction in which a ship is traveling. We need to come about because it seems we've gone off-course. come about1. to happen. How did this damage come about? This came about due to the windstorm. 2. [for a ship or boat] to turn. Look how easily this boat comes about. Now, practice making the boat come about. come about1. Also, come to pass. Happen, take place, as in How did this quarrel come about? or When did this new development come to pass? Shakespeare used the first term, first recorded in 1315, in Hamlet (5:2): "How these things came about." The variant, dating from the late 1400s, appears often in the Bible, as in, "And it came to pass ... that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus" (Luke 2:1). 2. Also, go about. In sailing, to change tack (direction), as in It's important to duck under the boom when we come about. [Mid-1500s] come aboutv. 1. To happen; come to pass: It came about that John and Mary got married and had three children. 2. To change tack. Used of sailing vessels: We were about to come about when the wind suddenly died down. |
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