Meaning
「Come across」是一個常用的英文片語動詞,主要有兩種意思。
總之,「come across」是一個多義的片語,既可以指偶然的相遇或發現,也可以用來描述印象或形象。了解這兩種用法有助於更靈活地使用這個片語。
Today's Sentences
01
You won’t believe what I came across today!
Situation
You won’t believe what I came across today!
Let me guess, another stray dog?
No, even better.
A vintage Polaroid camera at a yard sale!
在庭院拍賣中找到一台復古的 Polaroid 相機!
Knowing you, the dog will probably end up in the next photo.
02
I smiled the moment I came across it.
Situation
Guess what?
I found your love letter from high school!
我找到了你高中時期的情書!
What?! You still have that?
I thought you’d given it up ages ago!
我以為你早就放棄了!
I smiled the moment I came across it.
It still makes my heart skip.
它仍然讓我的心跳漏了一拍
Wow, I must’ve been charming back then.
Writer's Note
"Come across" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + come across + object"
Example 1: I came across an old photo while cleaning the attic.
Example 2: She came across a great little cafe downtown.
Example 3: We came across a stray dog on our walk. - Inseparable - When an object cannot be placed between the particle and verb.
Structure: "Subject + come across + object"
Example 1: He comes across as very confident, but he’s actually shy.
Example 2: We came across a stray dog on our walk.
Structure: "Subject + come across + as + adjective/noun"
Example 3: He comes across as very confident, but he’s actually shy.
Example 4: Your message came across as a little too serious.
Structure: "Subject + come across (+ adverb/prepositional phrase)"
Example 5: His humor doesn’t always come across in text messages.
Example 6: Her passion really came across during the speech.
Structure: 「Subject + come across + object」
Example 1: 我在打掃閣樓時偶然發現了一張舊照片。
Example 2: 她偶然發現了市區的一家很棒的小咖啡館。
Example 3: 我們在散步時偶然遇見了一隻流浪狗。
結構: 「主語 + come across + 受詞」
例子 1: 他給人一種非常自信的感覺,但他其實很害羞。
例子 2: 我們在散步時遇到了一隻流浪狗。
結構: 「主語 + come across + as + 形容詞/名詞」
例子 3: 他給人一種非常自信的感覺,但他其實很害羞。
例子 4: 你的訊息給人的感覺有點太嚴肅。
結構: 「主語 + come across (+ 副詞/介系詞片語)」
例子 5: 他的幽默感不總是在簡訊中傳達出來。
例子 6: 她的熱情在演講中真正地表達了出來。
Related words: Appear, encounter, find, happen upon, meet, run across, run into, seem, strike, stumble upon.