| 单词 | upon |
| 释义 | upon From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishuponup‧on /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ ●●● S3 W2 preposition formal1 CONNECTED WITHused to mean ‘on’ or ‘onto’an honour bestowed upon the associationWe are completely dependent upon your help.Brandon threw him upon the ground.2 if a time or event is upon you, it is about to happenWinter is almost upon us.3 → layer upon layer/mile upon mile etc → once upon a time, → take it upon yourself to do somethingExamples from the Corpusupon• Her friends look upon her with envy.• A dark cloud descended upon the valley.Origin upon (1100-1200) up + on |
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