新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

on

英  [ɒn]
    

[ADJ, ADV, PREP]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1播出的

    If a radio or television programme is on it is being broadcast by radio or television.

    双语例句

    例:

    teenagers complaining there's nothing good on.

    抱怨没什么好节目的青少年。

    2正在发生的

    When an activity is taking place, you can say that it is on.

    双语例句

    例:

    There's an exciting match on at Wimbledon right now.

    温布尔登正进行着一场精彩的比赛。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1在…上

    You use on to say that something is stuck to or attached to a surface or object.

    双语例句

    例:

    I know how to sew a button on.

    我会缝扣子。

    2(穿)上 , (戴)上

    When you put a piece of clothing on, you place it over part of your body in order to wear it. If you have it on, you are wearing it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He put his coat on while she opened the front door.

    她打开前门时,他穿上了外套。

    3(登)上

    You can say that you get on, when you go into a bus, train, or plane in order to travel somewhere.

    双语例句

    例:

    He showed his ticket to the conductor and got on.

    他向乘务员出示了车票,然后上了车。

    4(用在have a lot going on和not have very much on中,表示忙碌)

    You use on in expressions such as 'have a lot going on' and 'not have very much on' to indicate how busy someone is.

    双语例句

    例:

    I have a lot on in the next week.

    下星期我会非常忙。

    5(继续)下去

    You use on to say that someone is continuing to do something.

    双语例句

    例:

    They walked on in silence for a while.

    他们继续默默地走了一会儿。

    例:

    We worked on into the night.

    我们一直工作到夜里。

    6(从某时)起

    You use on in expressions such as from now on and from then on to indicate that something starts to happen at the time mentioned and continues to happen afterwards.

    双语例句

    例:

    Perhaps it would be best not to see much of you from now on.

    或许从现在起我们最好少见面。

    例:

    We can expect trouble from this moment on.

    从此时开始,我们可能会有麻烦。

    7常用在副词 early, late,far及其比较级后,尤置于句子开头、结尾或介词后

    You often use on after the adverbs 'early', 'late', 'far', and their comparative forms, especially at the beginning or end of a sentence, or before a preposition.

    双语例句

    例:

    The market square is a riot of colour and animation from early on in the morning.

    这个集市广场从一大早就色彩缤纷,生机勃勃。

    例:

    Later on I learned how to read music.

    后来我学会了识谱。

    8(机器或电器等)工作着

    When something such as a machine or an electric light is on, it is functioning or in use. When you switch it on, it starts functioning.

    双语例句

    例:

    The light was on and the door was open.

    灯亮着,门开着。

    例:

    The heating's been turned off. I've turned it on again.

    暖气被关掉了,我又把它打开了。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • on and on

    1不停地

    If you say that something happens on and on, you mean that it continues to happen for a very long time.

    双语例句

    例:

    designers, builders, fitters – the list goes on and on.

    设计师,建筑工,装配工–名单长得没完没了。

    例:

    Lobell drove on and on through the dense and blowing snow.

    洛贝尔迎着纷飞的大雪不停地一直往前开。

  • not on , just not on

    1不被接受的 , 不可能的

    If you say that something is not on or is just not on, you mean that it is unacceptable or impossible.

    PREP. 介词
  • 1(表示接触或支撑)在…上

    If someone or something is on a surface or object, the surface or object is immediately below them and is supporting their weight.

    双语例句

    例:

    He is sitting beside her on the sofa.

    他挨着她坐在沙发上。

    例:

    On top of the cupboards are straw baskets.

    橱柜顶上有几个草篮子。

    2(表示粘贴或附着)在…上

    If something is on a surface or object, it is stuck to it or attached to it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I stared at the peeling paint on the ceiling.

    我盯着天花板上剥落的油漆。

    例:

    The clock on the wall showed one minute to twelve.

    墙上的钟显示11:59。

    3(表示方向)到…上

    If you put, throw, or drop something on a surface, you move it or drop it so that it is then supported by the surface.

    近义词

    onto

    双语例句

    例:

    He got his winter jacket from the wardrobe and dropped it on the sofa.

    他从衣柜里拿出冬天穿的夹克,把它扔到沙发上。

    4倚在(身体某部位)之上

    You use on to say what part of your body is supporting your weight.

    双语例句

    例:

    He continued to lie on his back and look at clouds.

    他继续仰卧着,看着云彩。

    例:

    He raised himself on his elbows, squinting into the sun.

    他用双肘撑起身体,眯起眼睛看着太阳。

    5与(身体某部位)接触

    You use on to say that someone or something touches a part of a person's body.

    双语例句

    例:

    He leaned down and kissed her lightly on the mouth.

    他俯下身子,轻轻地吻了她的嘴。

    6(表情)在(脸)上

    If someone has a particular expression on their face, their face has that expression.

    双语例句

    例:

    The maid looked at him, a nervous smile on her face.

    侍女看着他,脸上露出紧张的微笑。

    7带在…身上

    You can say that you have something on you if you are carrying it in your pocket or in a purse.

    双语例句

    例:

    I didn't have any money on me.

    我身上一分钱也没有。

    8(视线)在…上

    If someone's eyes are on you, they are looking or staring at you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

    大家都把目光聚集在他身上。

    9(身体某部位碰撞)到某物上

    If you hurt yourself on something, you accidentally hit a part of your body against it and that thing causes damage to you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Pendle hit his head on a wall as he fell.

    彭德尔先生摔倒时,头撞到了墙上。

    10在(区域)上

    If you are on an area of land, you are there.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was able to spend only a few days on the island.

    他只能在这个岛上待几天。

    例:

    You lived on the farm until you came back to America?

    回美国之前你一直住在农场?

    11(坐落)在…上 , 在…旁

    If something is situated on a place such as a road or coast, it forms part of it or is by the side of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bergdorf Goodman has opened a men's store on Fifth Avenue.

    伯格多夫·古德曼在第五大道上开了一家男装店。

    例:

    The hotel is on the coast.

    那家宾馆位于海边。

    12在(交通工具)上

    If you get on a bus, train, or plane, you go into it in order to travel somewhere. If you are on it, you are travelling in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    We waited till twelve and we finally got on the plane.

    我们一直等到十二点才登上了飞机。

    13(写或印)在…上

    If there is something on a piece of paper, it has been written or printed there.

    双语例句

    例:

    The writing on the back of the card was cramped but scrupulously neat.

    卡片背面的字迹密密麻麻,但却工整干净。

    14在(名单)上

    If something is on a list, it is included in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I've seen your name on the list of deportees.

    我在被驱逐出境人员的名单上看见了你的名字。

    15以…方式

    You use on to introduce the method, principle, or system which is used to do something.

    双语例句

    例:

    a television that we bought on credit two months ago.

    我们两个月前赊购的一台电视机。

    例:

    They want all groups to be treated on an equal basis.

    他们希望所有的族群都能得到平等的对待。

    16借助(仪器或机械)

    If something is done on an instrument or a machine, it is done using that instrument or machine.

    双语例句

    例:

    songs that I could just sit down and play on the piano.

    我一坐下来就可以用钢琴弹奏的歌曲。

    17(储存)在…上

    If information is, for example, on tape or on computer, that is the way that it is stored.

    双语例句

    例:

    We've got her statement on tape.

    我们已经把她的陈述录在磁带上了。

    18通过(广播或电视)播出

    If something is on the radio or television, it is being broadcast.

    双语例句

    例:

    Every sporting event on television and satellite over the next seven days is listed.

    通过电视和卫星转播的未来一周的每项体育赛事均已列出。

    19在从事(旅行等活动)中

    You use on to introduce an activity that someone is doing, particularly travelling.

    双语例句

    例:

    I've always wanted to go on a cruise.

    我一直想乘船旅游。

    例:

    We're going on a trip next month.

    我们下个月要去旅行。

    20在(某日)

    You can indicate when something happens by saying that it happens on a particular day, date, or part of the week.

    双语例句

    例:

    This year's event will take place on June 19th, a week earlier than usual.

    今年的比赛将在6月19日进行,比往年提前一个星期。

    例:

    I was born on Christmas Day.

    我出生在圣诞节那天。

    例:

    The road is often lined with cars on the weekend.

    这条公路一到周末就挤满了汽车。

    21在…之后

    You use on when mentioning an event that was followed by another one.

    双语例句

    例:

    She waited in her hotel to welcome her children on their arrival from Vancouver.

    她在旅馆等着迎接从温哥华回来的孩子们。

    22关于

    Books, discussions, or ideas on a particular subject are concerned with that subject.

    双语例句

    例:

    They offer free counselling on legal matters.

    他们免费提供法务咨询。

    例:

    He declined to give any information on the presidential election.

    他拒绝透露有关总统选举的任何信息。

    23是…的成员

    If you are on a committee or council, you are a member of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Claire and Alita were on the organizing committee.

    克莱尔和阿利塔都曾是组委会成员。

    24定期服用

    Someone who is on a drug takes it regularly.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was on antibiotics for an eye infection that wouldn't go away.

    由于眼部持续感染,她要定期服用抗生素。

    25靠(某食物为生) , 用(某动力运转)

    If you live on a particular kind of food, you eat it. If a machine runs on a particular kind of power or fuel, it uses it in order to function.

    近义词

    off

    双语例句

    例:

    The caterpillars feed on a wide range of trees, shrubs and plants.

    毛虫以各种树木、灌木丛和植物为食。

    例:

    He lived on a diet of water and canned fish.

    他的饮食只有水和鱼罐头。

    26拥有(某程度收入)

    If you are on a particular income, that is the income that you have.

    双语例句

    例:

    young people who are unemployed or on low wages.

    失业或低收入的年轻人。

    例:

    He's on three hundred a week.

    他每周有300元的收入。

    27从某事物中获得(税收或利润)

    Taxes or profits that are obtained from something are referred to as taxes or profits on it.

    双语例句

    例:

    a general strike to protest about a tax on food and medicine.

    一次抗议对食物和药品征税的大罢工。

    28为某事物(花钱)

    When you buy something or pay for something, you spend money on it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I resolved not to waste money on a hotel.

    我决不会在旅馆上浪费钱。

    例:

    He spent more on feeding the dog than he spent on feeding himself.

    他养狗花的钱比养自己花的钱还多。

    29在…方面(花时间或精力)

    When you spend time or energy on a particular activity, you spend time or energy doing it.

    双语例句

    例:

    People complain about how children spend so much time on computer games.

    人们抱怨孩子花太多时间玩电脑游戏。

    例:

    You all know why I am here, so I won't waste time on preliminaries.

    你们都知道我为什么来这儿,因此我就闲话少说。