upon 详细解释

upon

[ə'pɔn]

prep.在 ... 上, 紧接着, 逼近

prep.

1. 在……之上, 在……上面

He laid a hand upon my shoulder.

他把一只手放在我肩上。

2. 在……后立即

3. 根据; 依靠

We acted upon his instructions.

我们根据他的指示办事。

4. 接近

5. 对着, 向

6. (走)上……, (爬)上……

He climbed upon his horse.

他爬上马背。

7. 在做……之中

8. 关于

词义辨析

同义参见:

across  about  on  above  over  

补充

uponupon英:[əˈpɔn, əpən] 美:[əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn]prep.1.在…上面She sat upon the sofa.她坐在沙发上。2.当…时候Upon seeing her, I smiled and ran toward her.看到她我笑了, 并跑了过去。

例句

1. He set the tray upon the table.他把托盘放在了桌子上。 2. They happened upon a harrowing scene.他们碰巧看到了这悲惨的一幕。 3. upon leaving the club, he collapsed.他一离开俱乐部就昏倒了。 4. We drove through mile upon mile of vineyards.我们开车穿过了绵延数英里的葡萄园。 5. Christmas was upon us.圣诞节即将来临。 6. it was based upon two principles.它以两个原则为根据。 7. a school's dependence upon parental support.学校对家长支持的依赖。 8. He carefully placed the vase upon the table.他小心翼翼地将花瓶放在桌子上。 9. They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.他们将城市建在濒海的悬崖上。 10. She was seated upon a throne.她登上了女王的宝座。 11. an assault upon traditional values对传统价值观念的冲击 12. She was admitted to his office immediately upon her arrival.她一来就立即被他的办事处录用了。 13. That kind of behavior is frowned upon.那种行为是不被许可的。 14. The enemy was suddenly upon us.敌人突然逼近我们。 15. The holidays are nearly upon us. [=the holidays are nearly here; the holidays have nearly begun]假期将至。 16. "Before we knew it, the date of the wedding was upon us."还没等我们意识到,婚期已然将至。 17. We removed layer upon layer [=many layers] of old paint from the paneling.我们从嵌板上剥下了一层层的旧漆。 18. She studied for hour upon hour. [=for many hours]她连续学习了好几个小时。 19. thousands upon thousands of people成千上万的人