| 词汇 | upon |
| 释义 | upon 64 ENTRIES FOUND: upon (preposition) put-upon (adjective) act (verb) alight (verb) base (verb) bent (adjective) build (verb) call (verb) chance (verb) come (verb) condition (verb) count (verb) decide (verb) depend (verb) dilate (verb) dote (verb) draw (verb) dwell (verb) embark (verb) enlarge (verb) enter (verb) expand (verb) fall (verb) feed (verb) fix (verb) force (verb) frown (verb) happen (verb) hinge (verb) hit (verb) hope (noun) impinge (verb) improve (verb) incumbent (adjective) insist (verb) intent (adjective) kindly (adverb) lavish (verb) lie (verb) light (verb) look (verb) meditate (verb) once (adverb) play (verb) premised (adjective) press (verb) presume (verb) prevail (verb) prey (verb) rely (verb) rest (verb) seize (verb) set (verb) settle (verb) smile (verb) strike (verb) take (verb) thrust (verb) time (noun) touch (verb) verge (verb) visit (verb) wait (verb) word (noun) upon /əˈpɑːn/ preposition upon /əˈpɑːn/ preposition Learner's definition of UPON formal 1 : on He carefully placed the vase upon the table.他小心翼翼地将花瓶放在桌子上。 They built their city upon a cliff overlooking the sea.他们将城市建在濒海的悬崖上。 She was seated upon a throne.她登上了女王的宝座。 an assault upon traditional values对传统价值观念的冲击 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。 That kind of behavior is frowned upon.那种行为是不被许可的。 2 — used to say that someone or something is very close or has arrived即将来临；近在咫尺 The enemy was suddenly upon us.敌人突然逼近我们。 The holidays are nearly upon us. [=the holidays are nearly here; the holidays have nearly begun]假期将至。 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。 3 — used to emphasize something that is repeated many times强调多次重复 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。 She studied for hour upon hour. [=for many hours]她连续学习了好几个小时。 thousands upon thousands of people成千上万的人 |
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