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Prep 介词 Place I Verbs Sth Moves Object

This flashcard defines "onto" as a preposition indicating movement to a position on something, or facing a particular direction. It also notes informal uses like "be onto someone" (to know someone has done wrong) and "be onto something" (to be close to a discovery).

This flashcard defines "onto" as a preposition indicating movement to a position on something, or facing a particular direction. It also notes informal uses like "be onto someone" (to know someone has done wrong) and "be onto something" (to be close to a discovery).

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onto ★★★☆☆
/ɒ̱ntu/

In addition to the uses shown below, onto is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘hold onto’ and ‘latch onto’.

除下列用法外,onto还可用于 hold onto, latch onto 等短语动词中。

1
[PREP 介词]到…之上;向…之上 If something moves or is put onto an object or surface, it is then on that object or surface.
  • I took my bags inside, lowered myself onto the bed and switched on the TV...

    我把包拎进屋,往床上一倒,然后打开了电视机。

  • Smear Vaseline on to your baby's skin to prevent soreness.

    给孩子皮肤上抹些凡士林以防止肿痛。

2
[PREP 介词]到(某处) You can sometimes use onto to mention the place or area that someone moves into.
  • The players emerged onto the field...

    运动员入场了。

  • ...when the photographer sets off onto the moors...

    摄影师动身踏入高沼时

  • Alex turned his car on to the Albert Quay and drove along until he found a parking place.

    亚历克斯转头把车开到了艾伯特码头,并且一直往前开,直到找到停车的地方。

3
[PREP 介词](光线或视线)朝向,转向 You can use onto to introduce the place towards which a light or someone's look is directed.
  • ...the metal part of the door onto which the sun had been shining...

    在阳光照耀下闪闪发亮的门的金属部分

  • The colours rotated round on a disc and were reflected onto the wall behind.

    圆盘上色彩流转,反射到后面的墙上。

  • ...the house with its leafy garden and its view on to Regent's Park.

    带有郁郁葱葱的花园、可将摄政公园的景色收入眼底的房子

4
[PREP 介词]通向(某处) You can use onto to introduce a place that you would immediately come to after leaving another place that you have just mentioned, because they are next to each other.
  [v PREP n]
  • ...windows opening onto carved black-wood balconies...

    开向黑檀雕花阳台的窗户

  • The door opened onto a lighted hallway.

    这扇门通往亮着灯的走廊。

  • ...a two-hundred-yard-wide strip of land that backs onto a large lake.

    一块200码宽、背朝大湖的狭地

5
[PREP 介词](重心移动)到(身体某部位)上 When you change the position of your body, you use onto to introduce the part your body which is now supporting you.
  • As he stepped backwards she fell onto her knees, then onto her face...

    他向后退时,她双膝跪倒在地,接着迎面倒了下去。

  • Puffing a little, Mabel shifted her weight onto her feet...

    梅布尔喘了口气,把身体重心移到脚上。

  • I willed my eyes to open and heaved myself over on to my back.

    我竭力睁开眼睛,费劲地翻过身来仰面躺着。

6
[PREP 介词]到(交通工具)上 When you get onto a bus, train, or plane, you enter it in order to travel somewhere.
  • As he got on to the plane, he asked me how I was feeling...

    他上飞机时问我感觉如何。

  • Who can fold up a pushchair, toddler and shopping and then get them all onto the bus?...

    谁有那本事一手收起婴儿推车,一手抱着刚会走路的孩子,还得提着刚买的东西,然后挤上公共汽车?

  • 'I'll see you onto the train.' — 'Thank you.'

    “我送你上火车。”——“谢谢。”

7
[PREP 介词](用于 hold,hang,cling 等动词后,表示抓紧或牢牢固定)在…上 Onto is used after verbs such as 'hold', 'hang', and 'cling' to indicate what someone is holding firmly or where something is being held firmly.
  • The reflector is held onto the sides of the spacecraft with a frame...

    反射器通过支架牢牢地固定在航天器的侧面。

  • She was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail...

    她意识到还有第二个人紧紧抓着栏杆。

  • She had to cling onto the doorhandle until the pain passed.

    她不得不抓紧门把手,直到那阵疼痛过去。

8
[PREP 介词]转到(其他话题) If people who are talking get onto a different subject, they begin talking about it.
  • Let's get on to more important matters...

    咱们谈谈更重要的事吧。

  • So, if we could just move onto something else?

    那么我们可不可以干脆谈点别的?

9
[PREP 介词]成为(列表、系统等)的一部分 You can sometimes use onto to indicate that something or someone becomes included as a part of a list or system.
  • The Macedonian question had failed to get on to the agenda...

    马其顿问题没能列入议事日程。

  • The pill itself has changed a lot since it first came onto the market...

    该药片本身自首次进入市场以来已经有了很大改变。

  • Twelve thousand workers will go onto a four-day week at their factory in Birmingham.

    伯明翰工厂的12,000名工人将采取每周4天工作制。

10
[PREP 介词]即将发现(重要之事) If someone is onto something, they are about to discover something important.
  [be PREP n]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • He leaned across the table and whispered to me, 'I'm really onto something.'...

    他从桌上俯过身来对我低声说道:“我真的就快有重大发现了。”

  • Archaeologists knew they were onto something big when they started digging.

    考古学家在发掘之初就知道他们将有重大发现。

11
[PREP 介词]发现(某人做坏事);对…觉察;对…知悉 If someone is onto you, they have discovered that you are doing something illegal or wrong.
  [be PREP n]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • He did not want Pollard to become suspicious that he was now onto him...

    他不想让波拉德怀疑他已察觉到其不轨行为。

  • I had told people what he had been doing, so now the police were onto him.

    我已将他的所作所为告诉了别人,因此现在警方正在追查他。


Oxford onto / ˈɒntə ; NAmE ˈɑːntə ; ˈɔːntə ; before vowels ˈɒntu ; NAmE ˈɑːntu ; ˈɔːntu / ( alsoon to ) preposition 1 used with verbs to express movement on or to a particular place or position (与动词连用,表示朝某处或某位置运动)向,朝 Move the books onto the second shelf. 把书移到第二层架子上。 She stepped down from the train onto the platform. 她走下火车来到站台上。 2 used to show that sth faces in a particular direction 朝向,面向(某个方向) The window looked out onto the terrace. 窗户外对着的是露天平台。 PHRASAL VERBS be ˈonto sb 1 ( informal) to know about what sb has done wrong 发现(某人做了坏事) She knew the police would be onto them. 她知道警方将追查他们。 2 to be talking to sb, usually in order to ask or tell them sth 与…谈话;询问 They've been onto me for ages to get a job. 很久以来,他们一直催促我找份工作。 be ˈonto sth to know about sth or be in a situation that could lead to a good result for you 了解;掌握;处于有利地位 Scientists believe they are onto something big. 科学家相信,他们将会有重大发现。 She's onto a good thing with that new job. 她在新工作中将大有作为。 onto / ˈɒntə ; NAmE ˈɑːntə ; ˈɔːntə ; before vowels ˈɒntu ; NAmE ˈɑːntu ; ˈɔːntu /
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ontoon‧to, on to /ˈɒntə; before vowels ˈɒntʊ; strong ˈɒntuː $ ˈɑːn-, ˈɒːn-/ ●●● S1 W2 preposition
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1used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object:  She watched him walk onto the platform. Don’t jump onto (=into) the bus while it’s moving. Pour the syrup on to the egg mixture. The car rolled over onto its side.down/out/up etc onto something Let’s get back onto the highway.2used to say that a room, door, or window faces towards something or allows movement into another place:  The dining room looks out onto a pretty garden. a gate leading on to a broad track3be onto somebody informal a) (also get onto somebody especially British English) to speak to someone in order to tell them or ask them something:  A number of people have been onto me complaining about the noise. Get onto the Press Office and find out what’s happening. b)to know that a particular person did something wrong or committed a crime:  The police are onto him.4be onto something informal a)to have discovered or produced something new and interesting:  With the new show, we were onto something big.be onto a good thing/a winner I think she’s onto a real winner with this song. b) (also get onto something) to be dealing with something or start dealing with something:  I’ll get onto it right away.
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prep.在…之上;对…了解;映射到…上
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