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動詞

come along (third-person singular simple present comes along, present participle coming along, simple past came along, past participle come along)

1. (intransitive, followed by "with") To accompany.

   Synonym: come with

   I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.

2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being.

   When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress; to quicken.

   Synonyms: develop; rock along

   The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.

派生語

名詞

come along (plural come alongs)

1. Nonstandard spelling of come-along.

間投詞

come along

1. Expression of encouragement or mild reproach.

   Come along, dear, there's no point crying over it.

   Come along, Jane. Please finish your homework.

アナグラム

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名詞

come-along (plural come-alongs)

1. (technical) A type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.

   The kayak was tied to the roof of her car with two come alongs.

   • 1993, Robert Worsing, Rural Rescue and Emergency Care, →ISBN, page 64:

     A chain-type come-along is not as popular as a wire rope come-along, because the chain type is usually heavier and is designed primarily to be rigged for straight pulls.

   • 1999, George Nash, Wooden Fences, →ISBN, page 221:

     For heavy fences that are seriously out of alignment, it really helps to use a come-along — so long as you've got something solid to hitch it to and enough cable to pull with.

   • 2013, Fay E. Ward, The Cowboy at Work, →ISBN:

     The come-along's construction is based on the same principles as that of the hackamore in Figure B, but it is more effective.

2. A type of hold used to restrain an opponent.
   • 2006, Mike Young, Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement, →ISBN, page 155:

     The martial arts teach thousands of come-along holds.

   • 2011, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Close Combat Fighting Handbook, →ISBN:

     Marines use a come-along hold to control and move an opponent.

   • 2012, Gabrielle Lord -, Death By Beauty: A PI Gemma Lincoln Novel, →ISBN:

     She flew at him and they went down hard on the floor, Gemma on top. Swiftly, she twisted his right arm back, attempting a vicious come-along hold, but as she did and Tolmacheff roared in pain, something slammed into the back of her head, sending her sprawling along the corridor.

参照

• come-along on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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