| 释义 |
up·on /əˈpɒn，-ˈpɔːn/ prep. | ad.
I prep.
= on (注意：upon 与 on 在大多数情况下可通用，但 upon 比较正式，而且在某些习惯用法中， upon 与 on 一般不能互相调换，如： once upon a time, upon my word, It fell upon him unawares, Christmas is almost upon us, The harvest will soon be upon us, tier upon tier of seats 等；另一方面， on no account, on one's own, on the contrary, on the other hand, on the whole, on page 23, on Tuesday, on July 1st, on time, on the hour, on foot, on horseback, They live on potatoes, A car runs on petrol, She is speaking on the telephone, on fire, on holiday, on offer, on purpose, on sale, on strike, on the cheap, on the run, She's on the Times newspaper, Have you got any money on you? Have a drink on me 等等)
II ad.
1. 〈废〉在上面；在物体上；在(人)身上
2. 〈废〉从此；因此，于是 |