单词 | enter upon something |
释义 | enter upon somethingenter upon something phrasal verbphr v formal TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto start doing something or being involved in it 开始做〔某事〕;参与〔某事〕 countries newly entering upon industrialization 刚开始工业化的国家 Examples from the Corpus enter upon • Meanwhile, the siege of Antwerp was entered upon.• So much can depend on the kind of expectation on which an arrangement is entered upon.• In May 1979, partly out of desperation, we entered upon a great experiment.• The intention of the parties entering upon a partnership is seen to be of paramount importance.• Then had entered upon a wise and just rule, marked by church endowments and by pilgrimage.• He enters upon long digressions, and his illustrative anecdotes expand into separate episodes.• Lord Reid stated that jurisdiction in a narrow sense meant only that the tribunal be entitled to enter upon the inquiry.• Fortunately, in 1989, a new, ultrasensitive high-tech search program entered upon the scene. → enter upon something at enter(3) |
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