单词 | on |
释义 | Word Frequency on(ɒn) preposition 1. in contact or connection with the surface of; at the upper surface of an apple on the ground a mark on the table cloth 2. attached to a puppet on a string 3. carried with I've no money on me 4. in the immediate vicinity of; close to or along the side of a house on the sea this verges on the ridiculous! 5. within the time limits of a day or date we arrived on Thursday 6. being performed upon or relayed through the medium of what's on television? 7. at the occasion of on my retirement 8. used to indicate support, subsistence, contingency, etc they live on bread it depends on what you want 9. a. regularly taking (a drug) she's on the pill b. addicted to he's on heroin 10. by means of (something considered as a mode of transport) (esp in such phrases as on foot, on wheels, on horseback, etc) 11. in the process or course of on a journey on strike 12. concerned with or relating to a tax on potatoes a programme on archaeology 13. used to indicate the basis, grounds, or cause, as of a statement or action I have it on good authority 14. against: used to indicate opposition they marched on the city at dawn 15. used to indicate a meeting or encounter he crept up on her 16. (used with an adjective preceded by the) indicating the manner or way in which an action is carried out on the sly on the cheap 17. informal a. staked or wagered as a bet ten pounds on that horse b. charged to the drinks are on me 18. (usually followed by it) Australian drinking alcoholic liquor 19. informal or dialect to the loss or disadvantage of the old car gave out on us adverb (often used as a particle) 20. in the position or state required for the commencement or sustained continuation, as of a mechanical operation the radio's been on all night 21. attached to, surrounding, or placed in contact with something the girl had no shoes on 22. taking place what's on tonight? 23. in a manner indicating continuity, persistence, concentration, etc don't keep on about it the play went on all afternoon 24. in a direction towards something, esp forwards; so as to make progress we drove on towards Lagos march on! 25. on and off 26. on and on adjective 27. functioning; operating turn the switch to the on position 28. (postpositive) informal a. performing, as on stage I'm on in five minutes b. definitely taking place the match is on for Friday their marriage is still on c. tolerable, practicable, acceptable, etc your plan just isn't on d. (of a person) willing to do something 29. on at 30. cricket (of a bowler) bowling noun 31. cricket a. (modifier) relating to or denoting the leg side of a cricket field or pitch the on side an on drive b. (in combination) used to designate certain fielding positions on the leg side long-on mid-on Word origin Old English an, on; related to Old Saxon an, Old High German, Gothic anaWord Frequency On(ɒn) noun the ancient Egyptian and biblical name for Heliopolis Word Frequency ONabbreviation for 1. Old Norse 2. (esp in postal addresses) Ontario Word Frequency -onsuffix forming nouns 1. indicating a chemical substance interferon parathion 2. (in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantum electron photon 3. (in chemistry) indicating an inert gas neon radon 4. (in biochemistry) a molecular unit codon operon Word origin from ion |
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