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1. （强调数目或数量大）
   used to emphasize that there is a large number or amount of sth
   1. mile upon mile of dusty road
      绵延数英里尘土飞扬的道路
   2. thousands upon thousands of letters
      成千上万封信件

In addition to the uses shown below, upon is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come upon’ and ‘look upon’, and after some other verbs such as ‘decide’ and ‘depend’.
除下列用法外，upon 还可用于 come upon，look upon 等短语动词中，并可接在 decide，depend等动词之后。

1. PREP 在…上
   If one thing is upon another, it is on it.
   1. He set the tray upon the table...
      他把盘子放在桌子上。
   2. He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead...
      他弯身向前，在她额头上轻轻一吻。
   3. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.
      我觉得屋里其他人似乎都在盯着我。
2. PREP 一…即…；一…就…
   You use upon when mentioning an event that is followed immediately by another event.
   1. The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac...
      一进教堂左边的那扇门通往圣以撒墓。
   2. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.
      这些研究的结果出来后，病人被告知她的病情严重。
3. PREP （用于名词叠用，表示数量多）
   You use upon between two occurrences of the same noun in order to say that there are large numbers of the thing mentioned.
   1. Row upon row of women surged forwards...
      一排排的女人涌上前去。
   2. I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.
      我放眼绵延起伏的群山。
4. PREP 将要发生；马上来临
   If an event is upon you, it is just about to happen.
   1. The long-threatened storm was upon us...
      酝酿多时的暴风雨就要向我们袭来。
   2. The wedding season is upon us...
      结婚旺季就要来了。
   3. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.
      冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。

1. Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology
   英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。
2. We must, each of us, prevail upon our congressman to act
   我们每一个人都必须说服我们各自的国会议员采取行动。
3. Volunteers from all walks of life are feeling put upon.
   来自各行各业的志愿者们感到被欺骗了。
4. The main fear was that both sides may seize upon a ceasefire and free food aid to rearm.
   最担心的是双方可能利用停火和无偿食品援助的机会重整军备。
5. We were set upon by about twelve youths and I was kicked unconscious.
   我们遭到了大约12名青年的袭击，我被踢晕过去了。
6. The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself.
   总统赦免了手下的官员，把过失揽到自己的头上。
7. He set the tray upon the table
   他把盘子放在桌子上。
8. He bent forward and laid a kiss softly upon her forehead
   他弯身向前，在她额头上轻轻一吻。
9. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.
   我觉得屋里其他人似乎都在盯着我。
10. The door on the left, upon entering the church, leads to the Crypt of St Issac
    一进教堂左边的那扇门通往圣以撒墓。
11. Upon conclusion of these studies, the patient was told that she had a severe problem.
    这些研究的结果出来后，病人被告知她的病情严重。
12. Row upon row of women surged forwards
    一排排的女人涌上前去。
13. I looked across the mountains, ridge upon ridge.
    我放眼绵延起伏的群山。
14. The wedding season is upon us
    结婚旺季就要来了。
15. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.
    冬天眼看就要到了，他们不得不把蜡烛省着用。
16. We need to recognize that certain uses of the land upon which we live are simply wrong.
    我们需要认识到，我们对自己生活的这片土地的某些使用方式是完全错误的。
17. The claim exposed a weak point in the structure of facts upon which his argument rested
    这一主张暴露了支撑他论点的论据结构的一个弱点。
18. Once upon a time, there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.
    从前，有一个老人，他有两个美丽的女儿。
19. Time has left its impress upon him.
    岁月在他身上留下了印记。
20. She retorted upon me, saying I was to blame.
    她反驳我，说我才应该受责备。
21. I look upon this as my home.
    我把这当作我的家。
22. He sent his mother a telegram upon his arrival in Beijing.
    他一抵达北京就给母亲发了电报。
23. This is a reflection upon your honour.
    这对你的名誉是一种损害。
24. The settlement of the issue must not be conditional upon the acceptance of fait accompli.
    不能在造成既成事实的前提下解决这个问题。
25. I felt his eyes narrowly upon me.
    我感到他的眼睛在紧紧地盯着我。
26. I don't know how you look upon this matter.
    我不知道你对这事怎么看。
27. He did not act upon my order.
    他没有按我的命令行动。
28. She has entered upon the change of life.
    她已进入了更年期。
29. The donor engraved the following inscription upon it.
    捐献者在它上面刻下了如下铭文。
30. You will bring the blame of others upon yourself if you fail in this.
    如果你在这件事上失败了，就会招来别人的非议。

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(almost) upon you

• 近在咫尺；即将来临
  if sth in the future is almost upon you , it is going to arrive or happen very soon
  1. The summer season was almost upon them again.
     转眼间他们又要过夏天了。

once upon a time

• （用于故事的开头）从前，很久以前
  used, especially at the beginning of stories, to mean ‘a long time in the past’
  1. Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.
     从前，有一位美丽的公主。