upon

英 [əˈpɒn]

美 [əˈpɑːn]

prep.  强调数目或数量大; 在…上

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.405 / COCA.693

习惯用语

prep.

(almost) upon you
• 近在咫尺；即将来临
  if sth in the future is almost upon you , it is going to arrive or happen very soon
• The summer season was almost upon them again.
  转眼间他们又要过夏天了。
once upon a time
• （用于故事的开头）从前，很久以前
  used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean ‘a long time in the past’
• Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
  从前，有一位美丽的公主。

牛津词典

prep.

prep.

• （强调数目或数量大）
  used to emphasize that there is a large number or amount of sth
  1. mile upon mile of dusty road
     绵延数英里尘土飞扬的道路
  2. thousands upon thousands of letters
     成千上万封信件

柯林斯词典

In addition to the uses shown below,uponis used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come upon’ and ‘look upon’, and after some other verbs such as ‘decide’ and ‘depend’.
除下列用法外，upon 还可用于 come upon，look upon 等短语动词中，并可接在 decide，depend等动词之后。

• PREP 在…上
  If one thing isuponanother, it is on it.
  1. He set the tray upon the table...
     他把盘子放在桌子上。
  2. 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。
  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。
• PREP 一…即…；一…就…
  You useuponwhen mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 useuponbetween two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned.
  1. Row upon row of women surged forwards...
     一排排的女人涌上前去。
  2. 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 isuponyou, it is just about to happen.
  1. The long-threatened storm was upon us...
     酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。
  2. The wedding season is upon us...
     结婚旺季就要来了。
  3. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.
     冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。

双语例句

• 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。
• The settlement of the issue must not be conditional upon the acceptance of fait accompli.
  不能在造成既成事实的前提下解决这个问题。
• 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。
• You will bring the blame of others upon yourself if you fail in this.
  如果你在这件事上失败了，就会招来别人的非议。
• Time has left its impress upon him.
  岁月在他身上留下了印记。
• We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act
  我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。
• We were set upon by about twelve youths and I was kicked unconscious.
  我们遭到了大约12名青年的袭击，我被踢晕过去了。
• She retorted upon me, saying I was to blame.
  她反驳我，说我才应该受责备。
• Once upon a time, there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.
  从前，有一个老人，他有两个美丽的女儿。
• He sent his mother a telegram upon his arrival in Beijing.
  他一抵达北京就给母亲发了电报。