
prep.在 ... 之上;由 ... 支撐著;在(某一天);關(guān)于;基于
adv.穿著;向前(移動);表示持續(xù)性
adj.表示已連接、處于工作狀態(tài)或使用中;發(fā)生;值班
The spider is walking on the ceiling. 蜘蛛在天花板上爬行。
I bought it on credit. 這東西我是賒購來的。
He studied at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. 他靠羅茲獎學(xué)金在牛津就讀。
What do you do on New Year's Day? 元旦你做什么?
He will give a lecture on international affairs. 他會作關(guān)于國際形勢的講座。
They made their own judgment on his report. 他們憑他的報告作出自己的判斷。
用作副詞 (adv.)Put your coat on. 穿上你的大衣.
Why hasn't she got her glasses on? 她怎么沒戴眼鏡呢?
Move on! 向前走!
Time marches on. 時光流逝。
She worked quietly all night. 她整個晚上默默地繼續(xù)工作。
He walks on down the corridor. 他沿著走廊一路走過去。
用作形容詞 (adj.)The televisionw set was on. 電視機(jī)開著。
The light were all full on. 燈火通明。
The war was on then. 那時正在打仗。
There was a scare on about cancer. 當(dāng)時正出現(xiàn)恐癌癥。
The night nurse is/goes on at 7pm. 晚班護(hù)士7點(diǎn)鐘上班。
日期前的on常被省略。 The People's Republic of China was established (on) 1 October, 1949.
注意in與on的使用:on表示“在物體的表面上”,而in表示“在其中”。指能用in的表達(dá)方式有in the morning,in the afternoon,in the evening和in the night。只能用on的表達(dá)方式有on the next morning,on the following afternoon,on the preceding evening,on the night before,on the morning of 6 January等。英美兩國人在用in與on的習(xí)慣上不同。表示“在報上,地圖上”等時,介詞用in,而不用on。表示“手,腳受傷”時,應(yīng)用介詞in,而表示“手腳上的斑點(diǎn)”時,應(yīng)用介詞on; He lives on the next street.(美國用法)He lives in the next street.(英國用法)
on the river在不同意境下,意思不同。 He lives in a house on the river.他住在河邊上。 He sails on the river every Sunday.他每天在河上航行。