Come up 可以描述任务或问题突然出现,也可以表示某个话题、问题在交谈中被提起。Something has come up 常用于解释为什么无法赴约:临时有事需要处理。谈到会上提出的问题,可以说 The question came up at the meeting。
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something (has) come up; come up at/in + meeting/conversation; come up with + idea
- Sorry, something has come up at work, so I'll be about an hour late.
- Your name came up at the meeting today; the boss wants you on the new project.
- The question of salary didn't come up until my second interview.
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修改前Sorry, I can't meet tonight because I have some affairs.
修改后Sorry, I can't meet tonight because something has come up.
I have affairs 看起来像是在说有事情要忙,但 have an affair 指秘密的恋爱关系,因此容易引起歧义。临时有事需要处理,用 something has come up。
Come up with 表示想出点子或计划,主语是主动提出想法的人,而不是自己出现的话题。比较:The question came up at the meeting, and Lena came up with a solution。
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I was about to leave for the station when something urgent ___ at work, so I missed my train.
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came up — 工作中突然有紧急事情,把人留住了,所以用 came up。Came out 可以表示真相公开,或作品、新产品发布,不用来描述这里临时冒出的任务。
写一条取消见面的消息。说明取消哪次安排,并提出另一天见面。
I'm really sorry, but something has come up, so I can't make our lunch on Thursday. Are you free on Monday instead?
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