Translations for „upon“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn] PREP [除在表示日期时一般只用on和一些习语中不能调换外，upon和on可通用。upon比on正式，on多用于口语。]

once upon a time

从前

Usage examples with upon

come upon

要求 yāoqiú

refine on [or upon] the wording

字斟句酌

bring reproach on [or upon] sb

给某人带来耻辱

Acids react on [or upon] metals.

酸对金属起反应。

shower affections on [or upon] sb

对某人倾注爱意

reflect on [or upon] a problem

考虑问题

retaliate against [or upon] sb

向某人进行报复

once upon a time

从前

confer citizenship upon sb

授予某人公民身份

built on [or upon] sand

不稳固的 bù wěngù de

heap curses upon sb

咒骂某人

look down on [or upon]

轻视 qīngshì

impinge upon one's right

侵犯某人权力

fall back on [or upon]

求助于 qiúzhùyú

take vengeance on [or upon]

向…报复 xiàng…bàofù

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The purpose of the immersion experiences is to reflect upon vocational discernment and their place in the world.

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Divorces were frowned upon, no matter what the provocation, and a man who was sued at law, particularly upon his promissory note, was almost disgraced in the public mind.

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His estimation of her (and as he reveals of womankind) is based primarily upon her sexuality and place within marriage, terming marriage the great female destiny.

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He was highly conscientious of his responsibility for the welfare of those who relied upon him for their livelihood.

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The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.

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This is purely so that your vision is focused on nothing but the enemy, and thus there is more concentration upon the enemy's stratagems.

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Evidenced by fossils that keep cropping up here, ancient monsters walked upon these lands where today only stark barrenness abounds.

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Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

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It established a largely decentralized commercial empire based upon linkages by merchant houses protecting trade routes throughout the region.

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The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.

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