| 释义 |
uponprep.
1.on,among 在…上，在…之中。
△Lr.4.6.256 (249):“seek him out / Upon the English party.”你到英国人一边(又译：你到英国军队中)去找他。
2. on the basis of 根据。
△Ado.4.2.57 (53):“CountClaudio did mean,upon his words. to disgrace Hero before the whole assembly，”克劳狄欧伯爵有意根据他的话当众羞辱希罗。
3. by,in accordance with,according to 凭着，根据，按照。
△ 2H.IV.1.3.10:“upon the file”，i.e. accordingto the records. 根据名册。
△ Mer.4. 1. 104: “Upon mypower I may dismiss this court，”我可以有权宣告退庭。
4. dependent on 依靠。
△ Mer.1.1.44:“Upon the for-tune of this present year.”依靠目前这一年的命运。
5. on account of,because of. as a result of 因为，由于。
△ Tw.5.1.373 (361): “Upon some stubborn and un-courteous parts / We had conceived in him.”因为我们觉得他在行为上有些顽固失礼之处。
△Ado.4.1.225 (223):“she died upon his words.” 她是因为他的几句话而死
△ Ado.5.1.253 (241): “The lady is dead upon mineand my master's false accusation；”小姐已经因为我和我的主人的诬陷而死去。
△ Ado.5.1.262 (250):“And fled heis upon this villainy.”他是为了这件坏事而逃跑了。
△ Ado.5.4. 2: “who accused her / Upon the error that youheard debated.”他们凭着你所听到的误会而指控她。
6. for the purpose of ....for 为了…
△ Mac.3.6.30:“upon his aid”.i.e.in his (Macduff’s) aid. to helphim. 帮助他。
△ H.V.4.1.146 (139):“some upon theirwives left poor behind them,some upon the debtsthey owe,some upon their children rawly left.”有的为了他们撇下的老婆贫苦无依，有的为了他们撇下的欠账未清，有的为了他们撇下的儿女幼小而无人抚养。
7. as authorized by,on behalf of 受…委托，代表…
△ H.V.1.1.75: “For I have made an offer to his Majesty,/ Upon our spiritual convocation.”因为我受教士大会委托，已经向陛下提出一项捐献。
8. at在，对。
△ Ham. 1.1.6:“You come most carefullyupon your hour.”i.e. just at your hour (for the chan-ging of the guard). 你来得很准时，不早不晚。
△ Mid.3.2.238: “Make mouths upon me when I turn my back；”我一转身就对我做鬼脸。
9. by 被，由。
△ Mid.2.1. 244:“To die upon the handI love so well.”死在我所深爱的人的手里。
10. about 大约。
△ 2H.IV. 4. 1. 21: “I judge theirnumber / Upon or near the rate of thirty thousand.”我判断他们的人数大约或者接近三万。
11.against 反对，对。
△ Lr.3.6.98 (89):“I haveo’erheard a plot of death upon him。”我已经听到一个要害死他的阴谋。
12. after 仿照，像。
△ As.2.4.61 (60): “Jove. Jove!this shepherd’s passion / Is much upon my fashion.”天神，天神！ 这个牧人的痴情，倒很像我自己的情形。
Phrases:
look upon: look on,be spectators 观看，旁观。
△ 3H.VI.2.3.27: ”And look upon,as if thetragedy / Were played in jest by counterfeiting ac-tors?”在这里旁观，仿佛这场悲剧是由扮演别人的戏子演着玩儿的。
upon command: at will. at pleasure 随意。
△As.2.7.125: “And take upon command what help we have That to your wanting may be minister’d.”我们对于你的需要若能提供什么帮助，请你随意享用。
upon one’s sword: swear by the hilt of the sword.which formed a cross with the blade 按着宝剑起誓(剑柄与剑身交叉如 十字架，古时可用来起誓)。
△ Ham.1.5.147:“Upon my sword.”按着我这宝剑发誓。
upon this fashion: in this manner 以这种方式，如此，这样。
△ As.1.1.1:“As I remember. Adam. it was up-on this fashion.”亚当，我记得就是这样的。 |