come alive 1. 活跃起来 The office comes alive at eight a.m. 办公室在早上八时开始活跃起来。 The telegraph came alive again. 电报机又响了起来。 2. 看去像真的 Under skilful lighting the scene came alive. 在巧妙的灯光照明下，(舞台)场面显得逼真。 The man in the picture came alive as the artist worked. 画家画着画着，画中人就渐渐显得栩栩如生了。