upon
preposition
uk/əˈpɒn/us/əˈpɑːn/B2formal
on:
在…上Upon herheadsheworeablackvelvethat.她头戴一顶黑色天鹅绒帽子。
You can neverplaceenoughemphasisupon theimportanceofsafety.无论怎样强调安全的重要性都不过分。
Uponyourarrival(= assoonas youarrive),pleasereportto thereceptiondesk.到达后请即刻到接待处报到。
be uponsomeoneformal
to be something that someone willexperienceor have todealwithsoon:
近在咫尺；就要来临Another fewweeksandspringwill be upon us.再过几个星期，春天就要来了。
- A country'sfutureprosperitydepends, to anextent, upon thequalityofeducationofitspeople.
- Theradiationleakhas had adisastrouseffectupon theenvironment.
- ElainedependsuponBobcompletelyfor herhappiness.
- "Jesus, " said thepriest, "savedandredeemedmankindby takingoursinsupon himself."
- TheChancellorshipof the University wasbestowedupon her in 1992.
On or off
- astride
- atop
- disengage
- hereon
- on
- on boardidiom
- onto
- thereon
- thereupon
- turn
- turn over
- unlit
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