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Come off 是什么意思?贴纸撕不下为何不用 take off?

Come off 可以指纽扣、把手或贴纸脱落。I can't take off this sticker 没错,换成贴纸作主语为什么就要改?两句关注的动作不同。

Come off 表示某物脱离原来附着的地方,例如纽扣掉了、把手断了、贴纸脱落或油漆剥落。另一个意思是成功、按计划实现,可以说计划、笑话或交易。The plan never came off 表示计划最终没有实现。

想在对话中用 come off 吗?

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

开始学习

something + come off (+ something); come off + in your hand; plan/joke/deal + come off (= succeed)

  • One of the buttons on my coat came off on the way to work.
  • Soak the jar in warm water and the old label will come off easily.
  • Their plan to open a café together never came off because of money problems.

修改原因

修改前This price sticker doesn't take off, even with hot water.

修改后This price sticker doesn't come off, even with hot water.

取下贴纸可以用 take off,因此容易把它套进原句。但在这个含义中,take off 需要有人去取下某物:I can't take off this sticker。如果主语是贴纸,描述它能否脱离表面,就用 come off:the sticker doesn't come off。

Cambridge Dictionary

还要注意 Come off it!,这是非正式的英式说法,表示“别胡说了”或“我才不信”。它表达怀疑,与物品脱落无关:Come off it, you didn't really meet the Prime Minister!

动手练习

I pulled the old door handle a bit too hard, and it ___ in my hand.

(took off / came off)

查看答案

came off — 拉门把手时,把手脱离了门,落在手里,所以选 came off。Took off 不接宾语时可以表示飞机起飞或突然走红,都不符合这里门把手脱落的情境。

描述一次日常小意外:纽扣、把手或鞋跟之类的东西掉了或断了。说明在哪里发生,以及你怎样处理。

The heel of my shoe came off on my way to a job interview, so I bought a pair of cheap flat shoes in the nearest shop.

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