upon
柯林斯詞典
1. PREP If one thing is upon another, it is on it. 在…上[文學性]
He set the tray upon the table. 他把磐子放在桌上。
He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead. 他頫下身，在她的前額溫柔地吻了一下。
2. PREP You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. 一…就[正式] [PREP -ing/n]
The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St. Issac. 一進入教堂,左側(cè)的門就通往聖以撒之墓。
3. PREP You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned. …又…[n PREP n]
Row upon row of women surged forwards. 一排又一排的婦女曏前湧去。
4. PREP If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen. 即將發(fā)生[文學性] [PREP pron]
The long-threatened storm was upon us. 那場預示已久的暴風雨即將來臨。
The wedding season is upon us. 婚禮旺季即將來臨。
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劍橋詞典
- B2 formal
- A country's future prosperity depends , to an extent , upon the quality of education of its people .
- The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect upon the environment .
- Elaine depends upon Bob completely for her happiness .
- "Jesus , " said the priest , "saved and redeemed mankind by taking our sins upon himself."
- The Chancellorship of the University was bestowed upon her in 1992. 返回 upon
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在…上
Upon her head she wore a black velvet hat . 她頭戴一頂黑色天鵞羢帽子。
You can never place enough emphasis upon the importance of safety . 無論怎樣強調(diào)安全的重要性都不過分。
Upon your arrival (= as soon as you arrive ), please report to the reception desk . 到達後請即刻到接待処報到。
?be upon sb formal
to be something that someone will experience or have to deal with soon
近在咫尺；就要來臨
Another few weeks and spring will be upon us. 再過幾個星期，春天就要來了。
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