upon upon ★★★★☆/əpɒ̱n/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’.除下列用法外，upon 还可用于 come upon，look upon 等短语动词中，并可接在 decide，depend等动词之后。1[PREP 介词]在…上 If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [FORMAL 正式]He set the tray upon the table...他把盘子放在桌子上。He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead...他弯身向前，在她额头上轻轻一吻。I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.我觉得屋里其他人似乎都在盯着我。2[PREP 介词]一…即…；一…就… You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. [PREP -ing/n] [FORMAL 正式]The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac...一进教堂左边的那扇门通往圣以撒墓。Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.这些研究的结果出来后，病人被告知她的病情严重。3[PREP 介词]（用于名词叠用，表示数量多） You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned. [n PREP n]Row upon row of women surged forwards...一排排的女人涌上前去。I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.我放眼绵延起伏的群山。4[PREP 介词]将要发生；马上来临 If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen. [PREP pron]The long-threatened storm was upon us...酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。The wedding season is upon us...结婚旺季就要来了。They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。 uponup‧on /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ ●●● S3 W2 preposition formal Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1used to mean ‘on’ or ‘onto’: an honour bestowed upon the association We are completely dependent upon your help. Brandon threw him upon the ground.2if a time or event is upon you, it is about to happen: Winter is almost upon us.3 layer upon layer/mile upon mile etc used to emphasize that there are a lot of layers, miles etc: mile upon mile of golden sand → once upon a timeat once1(14), → take it upon yourself to do somethingat take1(27)

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Row prep 介词 time mile i event əˈpɒn - 2023恋练有词考研英语真题词汇6500分层串记牌组

Row Prep 介词 Time Mile I Event əˈpɒn

The flashcard defines "upon" as a preposition, often used formally, that can mean 'on' or 'onto'. It also covers its use in phrases indicating immediate succession or a large quantity, and its meaning when something is 'upon' you (about to happen).

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Collins	upon ★★★★☆ /əpɒ̱n/ 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’. 除下列用法外，upon 还可用于 come upon，look upon 等短语动词中，并可接在 decide，depend等动词之后。 1 [PREP 介词]在…上 If one thing is upon another, it is on it. [FORMAL 正式] He set the tray upon the table... 他把盘子放在桌子上。 He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead... 他弯身向前，在她额头上轻轻一吻。 I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me. 我觉得屋里其他人似乎都在盯着我。 2 [PREP 介词]一…即…；一…就… You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event. [PREP -ing/n] [FORMAL 正式] The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac... 一进教堂左边的那扇门通往圣以撒墓。 Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem. 这些研究的结果出来后，病人被告知她的病情严重。 3 [PREP 介词]（用于名词叠用，表示数量多） You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned. [n PREP n] Row upon row of women surged forwards... 一排排的女人涌上前去。 I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge. 我放眼绵延起伏的群山。 4 [PREP 介词]将要发生；马上来临 If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen. [PREP pron] The long-threatened storm was upon us... 酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。 The wedding season is upon us... 结婚旺季就要来了。 They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them. 冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。
Oxford	upon ★ / əˈpɒn ; NAmE əˈpɑːn ; əˈpɔːn / preposition 1 ★ ( formal) ( especially BrE) = on ◆ The decision was based upon two considerations. 这一决定是基于两种考虑的。 HELP Although the word uponhas the same meaning as on,it is usually used in more formal contexts or in phrases such as once upon a time and row upon row of seats. *upon 与 on 同义，但通常用于较正式的场合或 once upon a time 和 row upon row of seats 等短语中。 2 …upon… used to emphasize that there is a large number or amount of sth （强调数目或数量大） ◆ mile upon mile of dusty road 绵延数英里尘土飞扬的道路 ◆ thousands upon thousands of letters 成千上万封信件 IDIOM (almost) uˈpon you if sth in the future is almost upon you,it is going to arrive or happen very soon 近在咫尺；即将来临 ◆ The summer season was almost upon them again. 转眼间他们又要过夏天了。 ☞more at once adv. upon / əˈpɒn ; NAmE əˈpɑːn ; əˈpɔːn /
LDC	uponup‧on /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ ●●● S3 W2 preposition formal Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1used to mean ‘on’ or ‘onto’: an honour bestowed upon the association We are completely dependent upon your help. Brandon threw him upon the ground.2if a time or event is upon you, it is about to happen: Winter is almost upon us.3 layer upon layer/mile upon mile etc used to emphasize that there are a lot of layers, miles etc: mile upon mile of golden sand → once upon a time at once1(14) , → take it upon yourself to do something at take1(27)
WDF	upon [əˈpɒn] CET4CET6TEM4考研 i693 61063 6418 13915 10953 6195 23582 PREP606 2571674 Spoken: 86064248 逼近(50%)，在 ... 上(25%)，紧接着(25%) prep.根据；接近；在…之上

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