upon
英 [?'p?n]
美[?'pɑn]
- prep. 根據(jù)；接近；在…之上
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中文詞源
upon 在上面
來自短語up on.
英文詞源
- upon (prep.)
- early 12c., from Old English uppan (prep.) "on, upon, up to, against," from up (adv.) + on (prep.); probably influenced by Scandinavian sources such as Old Norse upp a.
- upon (adv.)
- Old English upon; see up (adv.) + on (prep.).
雙語例句
- 1. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie
- 請記住，幸福不在于你是誰或者你擁有什么，而僅僅取決于你的心態(tài)！
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.
- 他正拿著一塊布，布上粉紅色的水滴落在地板上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.
- 我覺得屋里其他人似乎都在盯著我。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?
- 你覺得有可能說服她去做那些事情嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The city was walled and built upon a rock.
- 這座城市建在巖石上，四周筑有城墻。
來自柯林斯例句