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upon

preposition
/əˈpɒn/
/əˈpɑːn/
Idioms
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  1. (formal, especially British English) = on
    • The decision was based upon two considerations.这一决定基于两种考虑。
    Although the word upon has 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 .
  2. … upon…
    used to emphasize that there is a large number or amount of something(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
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from up + on, suggested by Old Norse upp á.
Idioms
once upon a time
  1. used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean ‘a long time ago in the past’(用于故事的开头)从前,很久以前
    • Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.从前,有一位美丽的公主。
(almost) upon you
  1. if something 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。
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中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693
uponuponD.J.:[əˈpɔn, əpən]K.K.:[əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn]prep.1.在…上面She sat upon the sofa.她坐在沙发上。2.当…时候Upon seeing her, I smiled and ran toward her.看到她我笑了, 并跑了过去。
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upon
up·on / E5pBn ; E5pRn /preposition formal
1. used to mean 'on' or 'onto'在…上面〔与 on 或 onto 的意思相同〕:
an honour bestowed upon the association授予该协会的荣誉
We are completely dependent upon your help.我们完全依赖你的帮助。
Brandon threw him upon the ground.布兰登把他摔倒在地。
2. if a time or event is upon you, it is about to happen即将来临:
Winter is almost upon us.冬天即将来临。
3. layer upon layer / mile upon mile etc used to emphasize that there are a lot of layers, miles etc一层又一层/一英里又一英里等〔用于强调〕:
mile upon mile of golden sand绵延数英里的金色沙滩
once upon a time at ONCE¹ (14)
take it upon yourself to do sth at TAKE¹ (27)
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upon

upon ˈpɑːn/ preposition
upon
ˈpɑːn/
preposition
Learner's definition of UPON
formal
: on
used to say that someone or something is very close or has arrived即将来临;近在咫尺
used to emphasize something that is repeated many times强调多次重复
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中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693
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中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693
中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693
中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693
中考 高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 405 COCA: 693

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