| 词组 | on |
| 释义 | on ◊ used to say where something is On is usually used as a preposition. You use on to say where someone or something is by mentioning the object or surface that is supporting them. When I came back, she was just sitting on the stairs. Large, soft cushions lay on the floor. There was a photograph of a beautiful girl on Daintry's desk. On is used in some other ways to say where someone or something is. For example, you use it to mention an area of land where someone works or lives, such as a farm, building site, or housing estate. Not many girls today want to live on a farm. ...a labourer who worked on my father's building site. You also use on to mention an island where something exists or happens. This plant is now found only on Lundy in the Bristol Channel. I was born on Honshu, the main island. Note that you usually use in or at to say where something is. See entries at ↑ ◊ used to say where something goes You can use on to say where someone or something falls or is put. He fell on the floor. I put a hand on his shoulder. Onto is used in a similar way. See entry at ↑ You use on after 'get' to say that someone enters a bus, train, or ship. George got on the bus with us. For more information, see entry at ↑ ◊ used to talk about time You say that something happens on a particular day or date. She intended to come to see the play on the following Friday. Caro was born on April 10th. For more information, see entry at ↑ You can sometimes use on to say that one thing happens immediately after another. For example, if something happens on someone's arrival, it happens immediately after they arrive. 'It's so unfair,' Clarissa said on her return. ◊ the subject of a book You use on to say what the subject of a book is. ...a book on astronomy. ...his book on the First World War. ◊ WARNING However, you do not use on to say what a novel or play deals with. You do not say, for example, 'The Coral Island is on three boys on a desert island'. You say 'The Coral Island is about three boys on a desert island'. ...a nail-biting novel about a sinister teenage secret society. ...a Norwegian story about a king who has seven sons. ◊ used as an adverb On is sometimes used as an adverb, usually to indicate that something continues to happen or be done. His spirit lives on. She plodded on, silently thinking. I flew on to California. |
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