prep.
- 在……上He laid a hand on my shoulder.
他把一隻手放在我肩上。
- 以……支持,掛在……上;以……為軸There is a picture on the wall.
牆上有一幅畫。
- 朝,向
- 靠近,在……旁,沿著She stood on my left.
她站在我左邊。
- 在……的時候,在……後立即He jumped with joy on hearing the news.
他一聽到這個消息就高興得跳了起來。
- 關於,有關The teacher made comments on our compositions.
老師就我們的作文作了講評。
- 以……方式,透過Did you hear it on the radio?
你是從收音機聽到這消息的嗎?
- 憑……,靠……;使用……,吃……They said they were acting on instructions.
他們說他們是奉命行事。
- 處於……狀態,進行中
- 屬於……,參加……,是……的成員He is on the school volleyball team.
他是校排球隊隊員。
- 加之於,重疊於
- 由……支付Have another coffee on me.
再來一杯咖啡,我請客。
- 帶在……身上
ad.
- 繼續They talked on until midnight.
他們一直談到深夜。
- 向前
- 穿上,蓋上,連接上It's cold today. Why don't you put your overcoat on?
今天很冷。為什麼不把大衣穿上?
- (機器)處於工作狀態;開著;通著He left the engine on while waiting for Joe.
他在等候喬時讓汽車引擎開著。
- 上演著;在進行中
a.[Z]
- (機器等)工作著的,開著的
- 正在上演的,在放映的What's on for tonight at the cinema?
今晚電影院上映什麼片子?
- 在發生的,在進行的The strike is still on.
現在仍在罷工。
- 菜單上有的,供應的I'd like to have some salmon if it is on.
如果有大馬哈魚供應,我想來一點。
- 【俚】知情的
- 【美】【俚】醉了的
片語
on and off
- 斷斷續續地He has been working here, on and off, for two years.
他在這兒斷斷續續工作了兩年。
on and on
- 繼續不停地We walked on and on.
我們不停地走。
辨析
同義:
prep.在……上,附在……上
upon attached to hung from around about above touching in contact with top covering attached toprep.在……旁,靠近
by near proximate to next to beside nearby aroundad.向前去,下去
onward forward ahead along towards beyonda.在從事……中的,在發生著的
taking place occurring happening in existence scheduled planned organizeda.正在廣播的
performing broadcasting on the air反義:
prep.「在..之上;在表面」的反義字
beneath off同義參見:
forth over across