介词 on 的用法
on + sth，在竖直上方，且有接触
Ow, you’re standing on my foot!
Can you stand on your head?
Your suitcase is on top of the wardrobe.
A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.
on + 地点
There’s a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.
They live in that old house on the hill.
We stayed in/at a hotel on the seafront.
The oil tanker ran aground on a mud bank in thick fog.
They’ve built a new church on the site of the old one.
There’s a postbox on the corner (= the place where the street crosses another).
on the left/right
Our house is the first on the left after the post office.
Take the first turning on the left.
The road is the second on the left past the church.
on the inside/outside
The hotel looked shabby from the street, but it was fine on the inside.
Next time I see you will be on the outside.
on + 交通工具
It’d be quicker to get there on foot.
two figures on horseback
I love travelling on trains.
She’s coming in on the 5.30 bus.
We’re going across to France on the ferry.
on + 表面
There’s blood on your shirt.
We could hang this picture on the wall next to the door.
on + 环内
Which finger do you wear your ring on?
Dogs should be kept on their leashes at all times.
on + 碰撞的东西
I hit my head on the shelf as I was standing up.
She gave him a hit on the head that knocked him flying.
Be careful not to cut yourself on that knife.
She banged her knee on the edge of the desk.
He smashed his elbow on the door.
He scraped his hands on the pavement when he fell off his bike.
The chef burned himself on the oven.
She pricked her finger on the needle.
on + 纸，书写面
It says on the label that no preservatives or artificial colourings have been added.
Do you recognize the writing on the envelope?
This morning’s newspapers all carry the same story on their front page.
He carved her name on a tree.
See the article on page 4 for more details.
Which page is that curry recipe on?
His initials were engraved on the back of his watch.
What’s on the menu tonight? (= What food is available?)
The article continues/is continued on page ten.
on + 媒介
How much data can you store on the flash drive?
When’s the movie coming out on DVD?
I was really embarrassed the first time I saw myself on film.
What’s on TV tonight?
I wish there was more jazz on the radio.
The whole car can be modelled on a computer before a single component is made.
He was clattering away on his old typewriter.
She comes across really well on television.
Some software can be configured to prevent children from giving out their phone numbers on the internet.
Sound and pictures can be stored digitally, as on a CD.
on + 时间
on + 某一天
Hair salons don’t usually open on Sundays.
What are you doing on Friday?
My birthday’s on 30 May.
On a clear day you can see the mountains from here.
Private cars are banned from the city on alternate days.
on + someday morning/afternoon
Would you mind telling me what you were doing on the afternoon of Friday* the 13th of March?
We’ve fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.
* = in the afternoon on Friday
on + …时候
She was dead on arrival (= dead when she arrived) at the hospital.
Please leave your key at the reception desk on your departure from (= when you leave) the hotel.
on the hour
If something happens on the hour, it happens every hour at, for example, nine o’clock, ten o’clock, and so on, and not at any number of minutes past an hour.
The bells in the clock tower ring every hour on the hour (= at exactly one o’clock, two o’clock, etc.).
on + 过程，进行中
Max’s on holiday this week.
I often get carsick when I’m on a long journey.
Crime is on the increase (= is increasing) again.
There are few indications (that) the economy is on an upswing.
UK Their flights to Paris are on special offer at the moment.
UK I’ll be away on a training course next week.
I was still on my main course when everyone else was ordering dessert.
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
He often goes away on business.
I’m working on a new book.
The athletes are on last lap of the race.
“Is the shower fixed yet?” “I’m working on it”.
I’m on duty until midnight.
on fire
If something is on fire, it is burning when it should not be:
He accidentally set his bed on fire.
If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be?
on + 消费对象
He spent €180 on a hat.
I’ve wasted a lot of money on this car.
How much interest are you paying on the loan?
He spent all his savings on an expensive car.
The council has some spare cash that it proposes to spend on public amenities.
Steven squandered his inheritance on a series of risky business ventures.
They’ll quite happily squander a whole year’s savings on two weeks in the sun.
on + 获利对象
We made a big profit on that deal.
She made a lot of money on the sale of her house.
on + 依赖
dependent on
Most children remain dependent on their parents while they are at university.
be based on / on basis of
His latest movie is based on a fairy tale.
On what basis did you make your decision?
depend on
I might come – it depends on Andrew.
The meaning of a sentence often depends on stress and intonation.
He’s either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view.
rest on
Our success rests on an increase in sales.
rely on
We’re relying on you.
The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers’ vote.
information carrier + on + subject
In some cases it’s interchangeable with ‘about’.
Do the police have anything on you (= do they have any information about you that can be used against you)?
I’ve got nothing to say on the matter.
a book on
a book on pregnancy
He gave me a book on gardening for my birthday.
a comment on
The minister has refused to comment on the allegations.
a quiz on
The second round of the quiz was on sport.
a report on
The committee published a hard-hitting report on the bank’s management.
a talk (=speech) on
Her talk is on Italian women’s literature.
He gave a talk about/on his visit to Malaysia.
an expert on
He’s an expert on 15th-century Italian art.
an authority on
She’s a world authority on 19th-century Irish history.
an effect on
Criticism has no effect on him.
an influence on
Helen’s a bad/good influence on him.
an emphasis on
I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
Schools here put/place/lay great emphasis on written work and grammar.
a vote on
We called a meeting in order to take/hold a vote on the issue.