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up·on /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ ●●● S3 W2 preposition formal 1 CONNECTED WITHused to mean ‘on’ or ‘onto’ 在…上面〔与 on 或 onto 的意思相同〕 an honour bestowed upon the association 授予该协会的荣誉 We are completely dependent upon your help. 我们完全依赖你的帮助。 Brandon threw him upon the ground. 布兰登把他摔倒在地。2 if a time or event is upon you, it is about to happen 即将来临 Winter is almost upon us. 冬天即将来临。3 layer upon layer/mile upon mile etc formal used to emphasize that there are a lot of layers, miles etc 一层又一层/一英里又一英里等〔用于强调〕 mile upon mile of golden sand 绵延数英里的金色沙滩 → once upon a time at once1(14), → take it upon yourself to do something at take1(27)Examples from the Corpusupon• Her friends look upon her with envy.• A dark cloud descended upon the valley.Origin upon (1100-1200) up + onup·on prepositionChineseSyllable ‘on’ mean to or ‘onto’ used Corpus |