In addition to the uses shown below, upon is 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。
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He set the tray upon the table...
他把盘子放在桌子上。
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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。
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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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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。
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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。
- 1. A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character.
- 人的真正价值不在财富或地位，而在他的品格。
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- 2. A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.
- 海员不仅要盯着北极星，还要注意暗礁和险滩。
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- 3. As the saying goes, a man depends upon his parents at home and upon his friends abroad. It's really true.
- 人说：在家靠父母， 出门靠朋友，这话不错。
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- 4. A common saying goes, "Knit the brows and you will hit upon a stratagem." In other words, much thinking yields wisdom.
- 俗话说：“眉头一皱，计上心来”。就是说多想出智慧。
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- 5. A double blessing has descended upon the house.
- 双喜临门。
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- 6. A fresh idea flashed upon his mind.
- 一个新主意闪现在他的脑海里。
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- 7. A grey day dawned upon the sleeping city.
- 一个灰蒙蒙的白昼降临于这座沉睡的城市。
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- 8. A large enemy force is bearing down upon the border.
- 大军压境。
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- 9. A lonely feeling crept upon my spirit.
- 一种孤独感爬上我的心头。
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- 10. A merchant's happiness hangs upon luck.
- 商人的幸福靠运气。
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- 11. A plague on [upon] it [him]!
- 愿上帝降罪于它（他）！该死！
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- 12. A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.
- 一只小艇缓缓驶近那艘大轮船。
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- 13. A smile played upon her lips.
- 她双唇露出一丝微笑。
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- 14. After his parents died, responsibility for his three younger sisters bore down upon the young man.
- 双亲去世后，照顾三个妹妹的重担就压在这个年轻人的肩上。
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- 15. After the boys threw the snowballs they saw a large lady bearing down upon them from across the street.
- 男孩子们投了雪球后，只见对面一个身材高大的妇女冲他们走来。
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- 16. All eyes are fixed upon Asia as the Land of Promise for millions yet unborn.
- 全世界都盯着亚洲，把她看做未来千万生灵的乐土。
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- 17. All eyes are fixed upon Asia as the land of promise for the millions yet unborn.
- 全世界都盯着亚洲，把它看作未来万千生灵的乐土。
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- 18. All the responsibility has devolved upon him.
- 所有的责任都落到了他身上。
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- 19. Allow me to felicitate you upon the birth of your daughter.
- 恭贺你喜得千金。
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- 20. Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.
- 在住进旅馆之前一定要坚持先看一下你的房间。
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