upon
prep. 在…上; 一…就…; 將要發生
If one thing is upon another, it is on it.
He set the tray upon the table...
他把盤子放在桌子上。
He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead...
他彎身向前,在她額頭上輕輕一吻。
You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event.
The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac...
一進教堂左邊的那扇門通往聖以撒墓。
Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.
這些研究的結果出來後,病人被告知她的病情嚴重。
You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned.
Row upon row of women surged forwards...
一排排的女人湧上前去。
I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.
我放眼綿延起伏的群山。
If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen.
The long-threatened storm was upon us...
醞釀多時的暴風雨就要向我們襲來。
The wedding season is upon us...
結婚旺季就要來了。
We insist upon a definite answer.
我們一定要得到一個肯定的答覆.
They heaped blame upon him.
他們把責任都歸咎於他.
The agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
協定簽字後立即生效.
The king was attended upon [ on ] by a number of servants.
國王有好多奴僕侍候.
Blessing has descended upon the house.
喜臨門.