Phrase
coming alive
活跃
coming alive is the present participle of come alive.
become energetic or lively
- 1.
to become responsive and animated.
变得生动和活跃。
看上去象真的；变得生动和活跃。
In use
The party really came alive after the music started.
The characters in the novel come alive through the author's vivid descriptions.
The old town square comes alive during the annual festival.
sb/sth come(s)/came alive
表示某事物变得生动或活跃。
The city comes alive at night.
这座城市在夜晚活跃起来。
sb/sth come(s)/came alive with sth
表示因某种事物而变得活跃或生动。
The garden came alive with butterflies.
花园因蝴蝶而充满生机。
sb/sth come(s)/came alive in sth
表示在某种情境或媒介中变得逼真。
The character came alive in the actor's performance.
这个角色在演员的表演中显得栩栩如生。
Verb forms
base come alive · third person comes alive · -ing coming alive · past came alive · past participle come alive
短语动词，come为不规则动词。
Common mistakes
The teacher's story came alive the students.The teacher's story made the students come alive.
come alive 是不及物动词短语，不能直接带宾语；应使用 make + 宾语 + come alive 结构或改变主语。
I came alive at 6 o'clock this morning.I woke up at 6 o'clock this morning.
come alive 通常用于比喻义（活跃、逼真），不用于字面意义的醒来；表达起床或醒来应用 wake up。
Connections
Confusing words
- come to life
- 复活；变得生动 · 两者含义相近但搭配不同：'come alive' 更口语化，'come to life' 更正式
- alive
- 活着的；有活力的 · 'come alive' 是动词短语，'alive' 是形容词，需搭配系动词
Word family
- comes alive
- third person singular
- came alive
- past
- coming alive
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.