到来

advent

arrival

come on the scene

set in

到来[dàolái]

-arrival;advent:
beforetheadventofthecoldestseason;在最寒冷的季节到来之前
Hisarrival[coming]causedagreatstir.他的到来引起了很大的骚动。

随著新主席的到来，公司也开始有了起色。
With the advent of the new chairman, the company began to prosper.

我们可以相信他会准时到来。
We can depend on his arriving here on time.

她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。
She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.

我渴盼着他的到来。
I am impatient for his arrival.

警察到来时他夺路而逃。
When the police arrived he made a run for the door.

他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.

强盗们在警察到来之前逃走了。
The robbers escaped before the police arrived.

她的到来使我们大吃一惊。
We got a tremendous surprise when she arrived.