英语短语come out是一个多义的不及物动词短语,核心含义是“从隐藏/封闭状态进入可见/公开状态”,具体用法需结合语境理解。以下是其常见义项及用法,附典型例句:
用于书籍、电影、音乐、游戏等作品的面世,强调“从创作完成到公开传播”的过程。
Her debut novel will come out next month.(她的处女作小说下月出版。)
The new Marvel movie came out last week and broke box office records.(漫威新电影上周上映,打破了票房纪录。)
When does the band’s new album come out?(乐队的新专辑什么时候发行?)
指隐藏的事物、真相或自然现象(如太阳、月亮)从“不可见”变为“可见”。
The sun came out after a week of rain.(下了一周雨之后,太阳出来了。)
The truth about his involvement in the scandal finally came out.(他卷入丑闻的真相终于大白。)
A smile came out on her face when she saw the gift.(看到礼物时,她脸上露出了笑容。)
用于考试、比赛、计算等的最终结果,表示“从不确定到确定”。
When will the exam results come out?(考试结果什么时候出来?)
The game came out as a 2-2 draw.(比赛结果是2比2平局。)
The total cost came out to $150.(总费用算出是150美元。)
现代常用义,指主动透露原本隐藏的个人信息(如性取向、过去的经历),强调“打破保密状态”。
He came out as gay at 18 and received support from his family.(他18岁时公开了自己是同性恋,得到了家人的支持。)
She finally came out about her struggle with anxiety.(她终于公开了自己与焦虑症斗争的经历。)
用于植物的生长状态,指花苞展开或新芽萌发。
The cherry blossoms come out in April in Tokyo.(东京的樱花四月开放。)
New leaves are coming out on the trees after winter.(冬天过后,树上长出了新叶。)
指明确表达对某件事的态度,从“沉默”变为“公开表态”。
The government has come out in support of the new environmental policy.(政府已公开支持新的环保政策。)
Many celebrities came out against the proposed law.(许多名人公开反对这项拟议的法律。)
指照片从底片变为成品,或印刷品从机器中产出,强调“最终呈现的效果”。
Did your vacation photos come out well?(你度假的照片冲洗得好吗?)
The flyer came out blurry because of a printer error.(因为打印机故障,传单印得模糊不清。)
不及物:come out是不及物短语,后面不能直接跟宾语(需搭配介词时例外,如come out of...“从...出来”)。
例:The book came out.(正确)→ 不能说Come out the book.
常见搭配:
come out of:从...出来(如He came out of the room. 他从房间里出来。)
come out on top:最终成功;名列前茅(如She always comes out on top in math. 她数学总是考第一。)
come out in (a rash):长出(皮疹)(如I came out in a rash after eating nuts. 我吃坚果后长了皮疹。)
come out的核心逻辑是“从封闭/隐藏状态到开放/公开状态”,具体含义需结合“主体”(如作品、真相、人、植物等)和“语境”判断。掌握其多义性的关键是记住不同场景下的“状态变化”——无论是作品出版、真相暴露,还是公开性取向,本质都是“从不可见/未知变为可见/已知”。