upon

up·on /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ S3 W2 prepositionprep formal

1 CONNECTED WITHused 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 formal 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 something at take1(27)

Examples from the Corpus

upon• Her friends look upon her with envy.• A dark cloud descended upon the valley.

Origin upon

(1100-1200) up + on

Chinese

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Corpus

upon

Prepositions: aboard, against, amid...

After another event or time: after, following, since...