fasten on/upon something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfasten on/upon something phrasal verbATTENTIONto give particular attention to something because you think it is important or interesting My mother fastened on the word ‘unsafe’. → fasten→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfasten on/upon • What on earth was she now what trend or fad was she fastening on?• But by the spring of 1978 the war was over, and Snyder had fastened on a new cause: the homeless.• These will be fastened on and above them a platform.• An eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage, fastening on his knuckles.• It fastened on Mala like a grasping hand and snatched her into the air.• There are sections of Hazlitt's critical work which fasten on more general issues.• Then he fastened on the particular problem of coffee.

单词	fasten on/upon something
释义	fasten on/upon something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfasten on/upon something phrasal verbATTENTIONto give particular attention to something because you think it is important or interesting My mother fastened on the word ‘unsafe’. → fasten→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfasten on/upon • What on earth was she now what trend or fad was she fastening on?• But by the spring of 1978 the war was over, and Snyder had fastened on a new cause: the homeless.• These will be fastened on and above them a platform.• An eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage, fastening on his knuckles.• It fastened on Mala like a grasping hand and snatched her into the air.• There are sections of Hazlitt's critical work which fasten on more general issues.• Then he fastened on the particular problem of coffee.
随便看	advise on where advise patience etc advise restraint etc advise somebody (on) how/where/what/when advise somebody against (doing) something advise somebody of something advise somebody on something advise somebody on/about something advise somebody that advise somebody to do something advise that advise that advise to do advise what advise when advise where advised advisedly adviser advisor advisories advisory advisory body advisory capacity advisory committee