英语词汇“upon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

upon

(əpɒn )

In addition to the uses shown below, upon is used in phrasal verbs such as 'come upon' and 'look upon', and after some other verbs such as 'decide' and 'depend'.

1. preposition B2

If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [formal]

He set the tray upon the table.

He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead.

I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.

2. preposition

You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. [formal]

The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac.

Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.

3. preposition

You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned.

Row upon row of women surged forwards.

I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.

4. preposition

If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen.

The long-threatened storm was upon us.

The wedding season is upon us.

They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.

Idioms:

cast your bread upon the waters [literary]

to do something good or take a risk, usually without expecting very much in return

You should make time to offer assistance to others. It's a case of casting your bread upon the waters – who knows how the favour will be repaid.

Translations:

Chinese: 在…之上

Japanese: ･･･の上に

单词	upon
释义	upon (əpɒn ) In addition to the uses shown below, upon is used in phrasal verbs such as 'come upon' and 'look upon', and after some other verbs such as 'decide' and 'depend'. 1. preposition B2 If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [formal] He set the tray upon the table. He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me. 2. preposition You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. [formal] The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem. 3. preposition You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned. Row upon row of women surged forwards. I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge. 4. preposition If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen. The long-threatened storm was upon us. The wedding season is upon us. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them. Idioms: cast your bread upon the waters [literary] to do something good or take a risk, usually without expecting very much in return You should make time to offer assistance to others. It's a case of casting your bread upon the waters – who knows how the favour will be repaid. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 在…之上 Japanese: ･･･の上に
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