英语短语"come back"是一个常用的不及物动词短语,核心含义围绕“返回、恢复”展开,具体意思和用法可根据语境灵活变化,以下是详细解析:
最常见的用法,表示从离开的地方回到原来的位置,或从他人/他处回到说话者所在的语境。
结构:常与介词to(接目的地)或from(接出发地)搭配。
例句:
I left my keys at home—can you come back and get them?(我把钥匙落家里了,你能回来拿一下吗?)
She came back from Paris yesterday.(她昨天从巴黎回来了。)
When will you come back to school?(你什么时候回学校?)
表示从“消失、中断、虚弱”的状态中重新恢复。
常见搭配:
come back to life:苏醒;复活(尤指从昏迷/濒死状态恢复);
come back to oneself:恢复意识;清醒过来;
come back strong:强势恢复(如伤病后)。
例句:
The plant came back to life after I watered it.(我浇水后,这株植物又活过来了。)
He hit his head hard but came back to himself a few minutes later.(他头撞得很厉害,但几分钟后就清醒了。)
The athlete came back strong after his knee injury.(这位运动员膝盖受伤后强势复出。)
指某事物(时尚、风格、观念等)再次受到关注或流行。
常见搭配:come back into fashion/style(重新流行)。
例句:
High-waisted jeans are coming back this year.(今年高腰牛仔裤又流行起来了。)
Vinyl records have come back in recent years.(黑胶唱片近年来又火了。)
口语中表示“针对他人的话/行为做出回应”,常带有反驳、回怼的语气。
结构:常与介词at搭配(come back at sb.)。
例句:
Don’t come back at me like that—I was just joking!(别这么怼我,我只是开玩笑!)
She came back with a sharp reply when he criticized her.(他批评她时,她反唇相讥。)
意为“东山再起;卷土重来”,指人或事物从低谷重新崛起。
例句:
The former champion made a successful come back and won the title again.(这位前冠军成功复出,再次夺冠。)
The old band is making a come back with a new single.(这支老牌乐队凭借新单曲卷土重来。)
1、 不及物特性:"come back"本身不接宾语,若需说明“回到哪里/从哪里回来”,需加介词to/from。
错误:I will come back school.(缺少介词)
正确:I will come back to school.(我会回学校。)
2、 与"go back"的区别:
"come back"强调“回到说话者所在的位置”(方向朝向说话人);
"go back"强调“回到原来的地方”(方向远离说话人)。
Come back here!(回到这儿来!) vs. Go back to your room!(回你房间去!)总结来说,"come back"的核心是“返回”,但通过语境延伸出“恢复、流行、回应”等含义,是日常交流中高频使用的短语。