upon

• prep. 根据；接近；在…之上

中文词源

来自短语up on.

英文词源

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.).

双语例句

1. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie

请记住，幸福不在于你是谁或者你拥有什么，而仅仅取决于你的心态！

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2. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.

他正拿着一块布，布上粉红色的水滴落在地板上。

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3. 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。

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4. Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?

你觉得有可能说服她去做那些事情吗？

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5. The city was walled and built upon a rock.

这座城市建在岩石上，四周筑有城墙。

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