英漢辭典

1. prep. (介係詞 preposition)
   1. 在…上;蓋著;為…所支撐;屬於,附著於 【使用說明】支撐、接觸、附屬

2. 2. [口] 帶在…身上

   turn on a pivot

   在軸上旋轉

   crawl on hands

   爬行

   The dog is on the chain.

   狗拴著鏈子.

   a fly on the ceiling

   停在天花板上的蒼蠅

   I have no money on me.

   我身上沒帶錢.

3. 3. 靠近…;沿…,在…的方向 【使用說明】接近,方向

4. 4. 向…,朝…;(不好的時期、惡劣天氣等)逼近,接近 【使用說明】動作的方向、對象

5. 5. 針對,對著 【使用說明】敵對、反對、影響

6. 6. 在… 【使用說明】日、時

7. 7. 在…同時,在…後立即;快到… 【使用說明】時間的接近、同時

8. 8. 關於,就…;與…有關的;是…的成員;在從事;演奏(某種樂器) 【使用說明】關於、從事

9. 9. 對… 【使用說明】渴望對象

10. 10. 【使用說明】方法、狀態

11. 11. 以…為基礎,根據,憑;因;從…得來的 【使用說明】基礎、原因、理由等

12. 12. 靠 【使用說明】依存

13. 13. [口] 服…成癮;定期服用

    Cattle live [feed] on grass.

    牛以草為食.

    be on drugs

    吸毒成癮.

14. 14. [口] 由…支付,由…作東 【使用說明】負擔

15. 15. 用…,通過 【使用說明】手段,器具

16. 16. 加 【使用說明】累加



17. n. (名詞 noun)
    1. 右手擊球員的左後方場地,左手擊球員的右後方場地;進行著的狀態

柯林斯英英辭典

prep

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

he arrived on Thursday

6. being performed upon or relayed through the medium of

what's on the television?

7. at the occasion of

on his retirement

8. used to indicate support, subsistence, contingency, etc

he lives on bread

it depends on what you want

9. regularly taking (a drug)

she's on the pill

10. addicted to

he's on heroin

11. by means of (something considered as a mode of transport) (esp in such phrases as on foot, on wheels, on horseback, etc)

12. in the process or course of

on a journey

on strike

13. concerned with or relating to

a tax on potatoes

a programme on archaeology

14. used to indicate the basis, grounds, or cause, as of a statement or action

I have it on good authority

15. against: used to indicate opposition

they marched on the city at dawn

16. used to indicate a meeting or encounter

he crept up on her

17. [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

18. [informal] staked or wagered as a bet

ten pounds on that horse

19. charged to

the drinks are on me

20. [Austral informal] drinking alcoholic liquor

21. [informal or dialect] to the loss or disadvantage of

the old car gave out on us

adv

1. [often used as a particle] in the position or state required for the commencement or sustained continuation, as of a mechanical operation

the radio's been on all night

2. attached to, surrounding, or placed in contact with something

the girl had nothing on

3. taking place

what's on tonight?

4. in a manner indicating continuity, persistence, concentration, etc

don't keep on about it

the play went on all afternoon

5. in a direction towards something, esp forwards; so as to make progress

we drove on towards London

march on!

adj

1. functioning; operating

turn the switch to the on position

2. [postpositive] [informal] performing, as on stage

I'm on in five minutes

3. definitely taking place

the match is on for Friday

their marriage is still on

4. tolerable, practicable, acceptable, etc

your plan just isn't on

5. (of a person) willing to do something

6. [cricket] (of a bowler) bowling

n

1. [cricket] [modifier] relating to or denoting the leg side of a cricket field or pitch

the on side

an on drive

2. [in combination] used to designate certain fielding positions on the leg side

long-on

mid-on

3. [Etymology] Old English an, on; related to Old Saxon an, Old High German, Gothic ana