Come up 和 come down 看起來就是「上」跟「下」的反義詞對吧?但加上 with 之後,意思完全不同!Come up with 用法是「想出點子」,come down with 是「生病了」。一個是腦力激盪,一個是要請假。差一個字差超多,一分鐘搞懂這組超容易搞混的片語!

Come up with:想出點子或解決方案
意思:想出、提出(點子、計畫、解決方案)
Come up with 是超常用的片語,意思是「想出」某個主意、計畫、答案、或解決方案。重點是經過思考、努力,最後「想到了」。
結構:come up with + something
語感:經過思考、努力想出來的
什麼時候用?
當你經過思考、腦力激盪,最後想到某個主意或解決問題的方法時,就用 come up with。通常用在這些情況:
- Come up with an idea(想出點子)
- Come up with a solution(想出解決方案)
- Come up with a plan(想出計畫)
- Come up with an answer(想出答案)
- Come up with an excuse(想出藉口)
- Come up with money(籌到錢)
(1)
A: We need a theme for the party. Any ideas?
A: 我們需要派對主題。有想法嗎?
B: Give me a minute. I’ll come up with something creative.
B: 給我一分鐘。我會想出有創意的東西。
(2)
A: How did you solve the math problem?
A: 你怎麼解那個數學題的?
B: I couldn’t come up with the answer, so I asked the teacher.
B: 我想不出答案,所以我問了老師。
(3)
A: The client hated our first design.
A: 客戶討厭我們的第一個設計。
B: No worries. We’ll come up with a better one by tomorrow.
B: 別擔心。我們明天之前會想出更好的。
(4)
A: Why were you late?
A: 你為什麼遲到?
B: Traffic was bad. I couldn’t come up with a better excuse!
B: 塞車很嚴重。我想不出更好的藉口了!
(5)
A: Do you have the rent money?
A: 你有房租的錢嗎?
B: Not yet, but I’ll come up with it by Friday.
B: 還沒,但我週五前會籌到。
(6)
A: This project is challenging!
A: 這個專案好有挑戰性!
B: I know! But I’m sure we can come up with a solution together.
B: 我知道!但我確定我們可以一起想出解決方案。
(7)
A: The boss wants fresh marketing ideas.
A: 老闆要新鮮的行銷點子。
B: Let’s brainstorm. We need to come up with something innovative.
B: 我們來腦力激盪吧。我們需要想出創新的東西。
(8)
A: How did you think of that?
A: 你怎麼想到那個的?
B: It took me hours, but I finally came up with a plan that works.
B: 花了我好幾個小時,但我終於想出可行的計畫了。
(9) She always comes up with brilliant ideas during meetings.
她開會時總是能想出很棒的點子。
Come down with:生病了(要請假)
意思:染上(疾病)、生病
Come down with 的意思是「生病了」、「染上疾病」,特別是指突然開始生病的狀態。
結構:come down with + 疾病
語感:不是嚴重疾病,是暫時的小病
Come down with 通常用在比較輕微、暫時的疾病,像感冒、流感、發燒。不會用在癌症、心臟病這種嚴重或慢性疾病。
常見搭配:
- Come down with a cold(感冒)
- Come down with the flu(流感)
- Come down with something(某種病,不確定)
- Coming down with something(感覺快生病了)
(10)
A: Are you coming to work tomorrow?
A: 你明天來上班嗎?
B: I don’t think so. I’ve come down with a bad cold.
B: 我不覺得。我得了重感冒。
(11)
A: Where’s Sarah?
A: Sarah 在哪?
B: She came down with the flu, so she’s staying home.
B: 她得流感了,所以在家休息。
(12)
A: You look terrible!
A: 你看起來好糟!
B: I know. I think I’m coming down with something.
B: 我知道。我覺得我快生病了。
(13)
A: Can you still go hiking this weekend?
A: 你這週末還能去爬山嗎?
B: Probably not. I’ve come down with a fever.
B: 可能不行。我發燒了。
(14)
A: Why did you miss the exam?
A: 你為什麼錯過考試?
B: I came down with a terrible headache that morning.
B: 那天早上我頭痛得很厲害。
(15)
A: Is Tom okay? He left early.
A: Tom 還好嗎?他早退了。
B: He came down with food poisoning from lunch.
B: 他午餐吃壞肚子了。
(16)
A: I need to call in sick today.
A: 我今天要請病假。
B: What’s wrong? Did you come down with something?
B: 怎麼了?你生病了嗎?
(17)
A: The whole office is sick!
A: 整個辦公室的人都生病了!
B: I know! Half the team has come down with the flu.
B: 我知道!一半的團隊都得流感了。
上下對稱的記憶法
Come UP with = 想法往「上」冒(腦力激盪)
想像你在動腦筋,想法從腦袋裡「往上冒」出來,像冒泡泡一樣。UP(上)代表:
- 積極的、正面的
- 創意、點子
- 努力思考
Come DOWN with = 健康往「下」掉(生病了)
想像你原本健康,生病後健康狀態「往下掉」。DOWN(下)代表:
- 消極的、負面的
- 生病、不舒服
- 狀態下降
UP = ↑ 想法上升、創意爆發
DOWN = ↓ 健康下降、生病倒下
- Come UP with an idea(想法往上 ↑)
- Come DOWN with the flu(健康往下 ↓)
相關片語
除了 come up with 和 come down with,還有兩個相關的片語值得知道:
Come up(出現、被提到)
意思:某個話題、問題、機會「出現」或「被提到」。
(18)
A: Did anyone mention the budget issue?
A: 有人提到預算問題嗎?
B: Yes, it came up during the discussion.
B: 有,討論時有提到。(
(19)
A: A great job opportunity came up yesterday!
A: 昨天出現了一個很棒的工作機會!
B: That’s awesome! Did you apply?
B: 太棒了!你申請了嗎?
Come down(下來、降落;下達命令)
意思:從高處下來,或命令、決定從上層「下達」。
(20)
A: What did the boss say?
A: 老闆說什麼?
B: The new policy came down this morning. We start next week.
B: 新政策今天早上下達了。我們下週開始。(
(21)
A: Look at that view from up here!
A: 看這裡上面的風景!
B: Amazing! But we should come down before it gets dark.
B: 太棒了!但我們應該在天黑前下來。
Come up with 和 come down with 差一個字,但意思完全不同!一個是腦力激盪時超好用的片語,一個是請病假時會用到的說法。下次看到這兩個片語,想想是「往上」還是「往下」,保證不會再搞混啦!
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