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Prep 例:The Thing 例:He Event 英[əˈpɒn 美[əˈpɑn Prep.在…上面;当…时候

单词 upon
音标
英[əˈpɒn] 美[əˈpɑn]
解释
prep.在…上面;当…时候;
例句

PREP
在…上
If one thing is upon another, it is on it.
例:He set the tray upon the table...他把盘子放在桌子上。
例: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。

PREP
一…即…;一…就…
You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event.
例: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。
例: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。

PREP
(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.
例:Row upon row of women surged forwards...一排排的女人涌上前去。
例:I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.我放眼绵延起伏的群山。

PREP
将要发生;马上来临
If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen.
例:The long-threatened storm was upon us...酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。
例:The wedding season is upon us...结婚旺季就要来了。
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