come about

英 [kʌm əˈbaʊt]

美 [kʌm əˈbaʊt]

产生; 发生

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 产生;发生
  When you say how or when somethingcame about, you say how or when it happened.
  1. Any possible solution to the Irish question can only come about through dialogue...
     任何解决爱尔兰问题的可行方案只能通过对话产生。
  2. That came about when we went to Glastonbury last year...
     那是我们去年去格拉斯顿伯里的时候发生的事。
  3. Thus it came about that, after many years as an interior designer and antiques dealer, he combined both businesses.
     这样，在从事多年的室内设计和古董经营后，他把二者结合了起来。

英英释义

verb

• come to pass
  1. What is happening?
  2. The meeting took place off without an incidence
  3. Nothing occurred that seemed important
  Synonym:happenhapgo onpass offoccurpassfall outtake place

双语例句

• Come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks.
  请四点钟左右来，我们喝鸡尾酒，吃烤牛排。
• When Mother woke up, she didn't know what had come about.
  母亲醒来的时候，她不知道发生了什么？
• With the use of electricity, great changes have come about.
  随着电的使用，种种大变化发生了。
• Do you know how the phrase come about?
  你知道不知道这个成语是怎样产生的？
• So you didn't come about the Jews at all.
  你不是为了犹太人而来。
• How does it come about that you were caught by the police?
  你被警察抓住是怎么发生的？
• That came about when we went to Glastonbury last year
  那是我们去年去格拉斯顿伯里的时候发生的事。
• How does it come about that he is always so busy?
  怎么搞的他总是那么忙？
• But when and how that might come about is something I just can't answer right now.
  至于何时以及如何能够实现，我目前还不能回答这个问题。
• A: I've come about your offer for bristles.
  我今天来访的目的是想听取你方对猪鬃的报盘。