come upon

英 [kʌm əˈpɒn]

美 [kʌm əˈpɑːn]

偶然碰到（或发现）; （某种态度或感觉）开始影响（某人）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 偶然碰到(或发现)
  If youcome uponsomeone or something, you meet them or find them by chance.
  1. I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.
     在一次庭院拍卖会上，我偶然发现了一个忍不住想买的东西。
• PHRASAL VERB 产生(某种态度或感觉)
  If an attitude or feelingcomes uponyou, it begins to affect you.
  1. A sense of impending doom came upon all of us.
     我们所有人都有一种大难临头的感觉。

英英释义

verb

• take possession of
  1. She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives
  Synonym:enter uponluck into
• find unexpectedly
  1. the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
  2. she struck a goldmine
  3. The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  Synonym:fall uponstrikelight uponchance uponcome acrosschance onhappen uponattaindiscover

双语例句

• The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades.
  我们的经济弊病是在过去几十年中积累下来的。
• The age of myth and miracle had come upon the world again.
  神话和奇迹的时代又回到人间。
• He might come upon us and make us compensate the loss when he came to realize the truth.
  等他醒悟过来时，他可能会要求我们赔偿损失的。
• Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
  我实在告诉你们，这一切的罪，都要归到这世代了。
• Beauty and poverty make Mary come upon the town.
  美丽和贫困使玛丽沦为娼妓。
• When a disaster come upon us, will you grasp my hands tightly?
  当灾难突然降临时，你会紧紧的抓住我的手吗？
• Now, when the playtime is over, what is this sudden sight that is come upon me?
  现在，游戏的时光已过，这突然来到我眼前的情景是什么呢？
• If you're unlucky enough to come upon one of these dangerous creatures.
  如果你不幸遇上了一个这样的危险生物。
• I come upon a group of children play in the street.
  我遇到一群孩子在街上玩耍。
• All these curses will come upon you.
  这一切咒诅必追随你，赶上你，直到你灭亡。