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英 ˌweərə'Pɒn] 美 ˌwerə'Pɑːn Conj.因此;于是;在…上面 Quarrel Left Understand Point

英语单词 whereupon
英美音标 英 [ˌweərə'pɒn] 美 [ˌwerə'pɑːn]
中文释义 conj.因此;于是;在…上面
英语例句 (1) They got into a quarrel, whereupon she left him.
(2) He didn't understand the point, whereupon I had to explain further.
(3) One of the man insulted another, whereupon a fight broke out.
(4) He saw me coming, whereupon he ran off in the other direction.
中文例句 (1) 他们吵了一架,之后她就离开了他。
(2) 他不理解这一点,因此我只得作了进一步的解释。
(3) 其中一个男人侮辱了另一个男人,于是他们就打了起来。
(4) 他看见我来了,于是就向另一个方向逃跑了。
柯林斯解释
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[CONJ-COORD 连词]于是;随之 You use whereupon to say that one thing happens immediately after another thing, and usually as a result of it.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Mr Muite refused to talk to them except in the company of his legal colleagues, whereupon the police officers departed...

    缪特先生拒绝在没有其律师同事陪同的情况下和他们说话,于是警察们就离开了。

  • 'Well, get on with it then,' said Dobson, whereupon Davies started to explain.

    “那好吧,继续吧,”多布森说,于是戴维斯开始解释。

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