on
preposition /ɒn/
/ɑːn/
For the special uses of on in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example turn on somebody is in the phrasal verb section at turn.(覆盖、附着)在…上(意指接触物体表面或构成物体表面的一部分) - a picture on a wall
墙上的画 - There's a mark on your skirt.
你裙子上有一块污斑。 - the diagram on page 5
第 5 页上的图解 - Put it down on the table.
把它放在桌子上。 - He had been hit on the head.
他被打中了脑袋。 - She climbed on to the bed.
她爬上了床。
- a picture on a wall
由…支撑着 - She was standing on one foot.
她单脚站立着。 - Try lying on your back.
试着仰卧。 - Hang your coat on that hook.
把衣服挂在衣钩上。
- She was standing on one foot.
在(交通工具)上 - He was on the plane from New York.
他在从纽约来的飞机上。 - to travel on the bus/tube/coach
乘公共汽车/地铁/长途汽车 - I came on my bike.
我骑自行车来的。 - a woman on horseback
骑马的女郎
- He was on the plane from New York.
通过;使用;借助于 - She played a tune on her guitar.
她用她的吉他弹了一支曲子。 - The information is available on the internet.
从互联网上可以得到这个信息。 - We spoke on the phone.
我们通过电话谈了谈。 - What's on TV?
电视上有什么节目? - The programme's on Channel 4.
这个节目在 4 频道。
- She played a tune on her guitar.
在(某一天) - He came on Sunday.
他是星期天来的。 - We meet on Tuesdays.
我们每星期二见面。 - on May the first/the first of May
在五月一日 - on the evening of May the first
在五月一日的晚上 - on one occasion
曾经有一次 - on your birthday
在你生日那天
- He came on Sunday.
(用于说明活动或状态) - to be on business/holiday/vacation
在工作/度假中 - The book is currently on loan.
该书已借出。
- to be on business/holiday/vacation
(表示方向)在,向,对 - on the left/right
在左边/右边 - He turned his back on us.
他转过身去背对着我们。
- on the left/right
在,接近(某地) - a town on the coast
沿海的城镇 - a house on the Thames
泰晤士河畔的房子 - We lived on an estate.
我们住在一处庄园上。
- a town on the coast
根据;由于 - a story based on fact
基于事实的小说 - On their advice I applied for the job.
我听从他们的建议申请了这份工作。
- a story based on fact
就在…之后;一…就 - On arriving home I discovered they had gone.
我一到家就发现他们已经离开了。 - Please report to reception on arrival.
到达后请立即到接待处报到。 - There was a letter waiting for him on his return.
他一回来就有一封信在等着他看。
- On arriving home I discovered they had gone.
关于(事或人) - a book on South Africa
一本关于南非的书 - She tested us on irregular verbs.
她考了我们的不规则动词。
- a book on South Africa
为(某团体或组织)的一员 - to be on the committee/staff/jury/panel
为委员会/全体职员/陪审团/专家组的成员 - Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)?
你支持哪一方的观点?
- to be on the committee/staff/jury/panel
吃;喝;按时服用(药物) - He lived on a diet of junk food.
他把垃圾食品当饭吃。 - The doctor put me on antibiotics.
医生要我服用抗生素。
- He lived on a diet of junk food.
以…支付;由…支付 - to live on a pension/a student grant
靠养老金/助学金生活 - to be on a low wage
挣低工资 - You can't feed a family on £50 a week.
你无法靠每周 50 英镑养活一家人。 - Drinks are on me (= I am paying).
饮料钱由我付。
- to live on a pension/a student grant
(用于提供电话号码) - You can get me on 020 7946 0887.
你找我可以拨打 020 7946 0887。 - She's on extension 2401.
她的分机号是 2401。
- You can get me on 020 7946 0887.
(与某些名词或形容词连用,表示影响到) - a ban on smoking
对吸烟的禁令 - He's hard on his kids.
他对自己的孩子很严厉。 - Go easy on the mayo! (= do not take/give me too much)
少放一点蛋黄酱!
- a ban on smoking
- being carried by somebody; in the possession of somebody
(身上)带着;有 - Have you got any money on you?
你带钱了没有?
- Have you got any money on you?
- compared with somebody/something
与…相比 - Sales are up on last year.
销售量比去年增长了。
- Sales are up on last year.
词源Old English on, an, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aan and German an, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ana.