"come on" How many means?
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"Come on!" Is a demand that the other person think more deeply about their Ideas or their Actions. It convey frustration.
For example, if you said something like; "All the people in (any country) are bad and stupid!"
I might respond with; "Come on 华少如梦apple! You don't really believe that do you?"
You see? You might say; "Lady Gaga is the greatest performer ever!"
I might respond with; "Come on! You don't really believe that, do you?"
It means I am am challenging your judgement on the subject.
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There are several meaning of the phrasal verb 'come on'.
1. to walk onto the stage (of an actor)
2. to join a team during a game (of a player)
3. to improve or develop in a way that you want
4. to order someone to try harder or to hurry up
5. to to show that you know what someone has said is not correct
6. to begin (an illness and only used in the progressive tense)
7. to start (a TV programme etc.)
8. to begin to operate
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How many meanings?
"Come on" as a command or suggestion can mean two things:
1) Let's go / Let's get started. Sometimes used with "let's go" for emphasis.
"Come on, let's go to the mall! I feel like shopping."
2) You have reached your limit, this is unacceptable.
"You just got drunk last night and now you want to go out again? Come on! Be realistic, you're going to kill yourself this way!"
As a noun, a 'come on' is an implied invitation, usually for a romantic connection.
"He looked at the girl sitting at the bar again. She seemed to be giving him a come on, smiling at him every time their eyes met."
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"How many means?" 是中法的英文。我们说 "How many meanings does it have?" 或者 "How many meaniings does 'come on' have?"
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