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| 1 | into a position on an object or surface 到…之上；向…之上 |
| He climbed onto the roof to get a better view. 他爬到屋顶上以便看得更清楚些。 |
| A tree fell onto a car, trapping the people inside. 一棵树倒落在一辆车上，把里面的人给困住了。 |
| Marilyn emptied her shopping bag onto the carpet. 玛里琳把购物袋里所有的东西都倒在地毯上。 |
| | 1a | to an area that you think of as a surface 到…上 | | A spectator ran onto the field and attacked the referee. 一位观众跑到场上去殴打裁判。 | | Eric can make people laugh merely by walking onto the stage. 埃里克只要走上舞台就会逗得人大笑。 | | Thousands of protesters poured out onto the streets. 成千上万的抗议者涌上街头。 | |
| | 1b | into a bus , train , ship , or aircraft etc 上（公共汽车、火车、船、飞机等） | | Slater was arrested for trying to carry a gun onto the plane. 斯莱特因企图把枪带上飞机而被捕。 | | The refugees were herded onto buses. 难民们被赶上了公共汽车。 | |
| | 1c | into a position in which you are resting or supporting yourself on a particular part of your body （身体）靠…支撑着 | | She rolled over onto her back and gazed at the ceiling. 她翻身仰卧，眼盯着天花板。 | |
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| 2 | used for saying that something is added to a list , statement , word etc 加到（名单、陈述、单词等）上 |
| Somehow Donovan’ s name had got onto the list of candidates. 不知怎么的，多诺万的名字出现在候选人的名单上。 |
| To form the plural, just add ‘s’ or ‘es’ onto the end. 要构成复数，只需在后面加上s或es。 |
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| 3 | used for saying in which direction a building , room , door , or window faces, or where it leads to （建筑物、房间、门或窗）面朝，通向 |
| The kitchen looks out onto a long narrow garden. 厨房朝着一个窄长的花园。 |
| an apartment building facing onto Waterloo Street 一座面朝滑铁卢街的公寓大楼 |
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| - | be onto a good thing
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| to have found an opportunity to become very successful or make a lot of money |
| 找到获得成功的机会；找到赚大钱的机会 |
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| Internet companies obviously thought they were onto a good thing. 因特网公司显然认为他们找到了赚大钱的机会。 |
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| - | be/get onto sb
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| to speak to someone in order to complain or ask something |
| 向某人抱怨（或询问） |
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| The neighbours have been onto me again about the dogs barking. 邻居们又向我抱怨狗叫的事。 |
| Get onto the sales department and find out what’ s happened. 问一问销售部看看发生了什么事。 |
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| - | be onto sb
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| to have found out that a particular person was involved in a crime |
| 发现某人参与犯罪活动 |
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| He knew the police were onto him. 他知道警方盯上他了。 |
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| - | be onto something
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| to have information that will help you make an important discovery |
| 掌握重要信息 |
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| I think you could be onto something here. 我觉得你在这里可以找到重要线索。 |
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