| 释义 |
come upon
phr.
1. 碰上, 偶然遇到
I came upon an old friend of mine in the library yesterday.
昨天我在图书馆碰上了我的一个老朋友。
2. (灾难, 恐惧等)突然向…袭来; (想法等)突然产生
At this moment a strange idea came upon him.
此时, 他突然产生了一个奇怪的想法。
3. 降落在; 影响
A leaf came upon her book as she was reading.
她正读着书, 一片树叶落到她的书上。
4. 要求
My parents have never come upon us for anything.
我的父母从来没向我们要求过任何东西。
5. 成为…的负担
I will try to avoid coming upon my children in my old age.
我要尽力避免在晚年时成为孩子们的负担。
同义参见:
overtake
hit
find |