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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

on [ɔn]
  1. 1. preposition (indicating position) 在...上
    it's on the table/wall
    它在桌上/墙上
    he put the book on the shelf
    他把书放到架子上
    the house is on the main road
    房子在主路旁
    to live on a farm/an island
    住在一个农场里/岛上
    on the left/right
    在左边/右边
    on the top floor
    在顶楼
    she was lying on her back/stomach
    她仰面躺着/俯卧着
  2. 2. preposition on foot (indicating means, method, condition etc) 步行
    on the train/bus
    [be, sit+] 在火车/公共汽车上
  3. 3. preposition [travel, go+] 乘坐
    on the television/radio
    在电视上/广播中
    she's on the telephone
    她正在打电话
    on the Internet
    在因特网上
    to be on antibiotics
    定期服用抗生素
    to be away on business
    出差
  4. 4. preposition (referring to time) 在
    on Friday
    在星期五
    on Fridays
    在每个星期五
    on June 20th
    在6月20日
    on Friday, June 20th
    在6月20日，星期五
    on Christmas Day
    在圣诞日
    a week on Friday
    下个星期五
    on arrival
    到了后
    on seeing this
    看到这个以后
  5. 5. preposition (about, concerning) 关于
    information on train services
    火车服务信息
  6. 6. adverb to have one's coat on (clothes) 穿着外套
    what's she got on?
    她穿着什么？
  7. 7. adverb screw the lid on tightly (covering, lid etc) 把盖子旋紧
  8. 8. adverb to walk/read on (onwards, further) 继续走/读
    from now/that day on
    从此/那一天以后
    on and on
    不停地
  9. 9. adjective [+machine, light, engine, tap] (turned on) 打开的
  10. 10. adjective is the meeting still on? (happening) 会议还在进行吗？
    there's a good film on at the cinema
    电影院正在上映一部好电影
    the weather forecast will be on in a minute
    马上就有天气预报
  11. 11. adjective [inf] that's not on! 那可不行！

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

on [ɑn] [ɔn]
  1. 1. preposition 在…上；与…接触
    There are so many things on the table.
    桌子上东西太多了。
    Wait a second please, I'm on the phone.
    请稍等，我正打电话呢。
  2. 2. preposition （与任何表面）相接触；包围；附着于
  3. 3. preposition 为…所支持
    to lean on one's elbow
    靠在肘上
  4. 4. preposition 在…的表面
    a scar on the body
    身上的伤疤
  5. 5. preposition 接近；靠近
    a cottage on the lake
    临湖村舍
    seated on my right
    坐在我的右边
  6. 6. preposition 在…的时候；当…时；在…后立即
    on entering
    进入时刻
    on the first day
    在第一天
  7. 7. preposition 根据；藉
    based on his diary
    根据他的日记
    on purpose
    为了
  8. 8. preposition 与…相连；成为…的部分
    on the faculty
    (院校)系里的成员
  9. 9. preposition 从事于
    on a trip
    在旅行中
    I'll be away on a training course next week.
    下周我会去参加一门培训课程。
  10. 10. preposition 在某种条件下；在某种状态中
    on parole
    发誓
  11. 11. preposition 作为…的结果
    a profit on the sale
    销售利润
  12. 12. preposition 在…方向；在…附近
    light shone on us
    光线照到我们这儿
    My office is on the right side of the street after the bank.
    我办公室在街道右侧，就在银行后面。
  13. 13. preposition 影响到；涉及
    to put a curse on someone
    咒骂某人
  14. 14. preposition 依靠；以…手段；以…为动力
    to live on bread
    以面包为主食
    to act on TV
    在电视上表演
    He studies on a government scholarship.
    他靠政府奖学金维持学业。
  15. 15. preposition 关于；论及
    an essay on war
    关于战争的文章
  16. 16. preposition 一个接一个；一次接一次
    to suffer insult on insult
    一次接一次蒙受侮辱
  17. 17. preposition [American English] [verbal] 由…付费；由…支付
    a drink on the house
    由旅馆支付饮料的费用
  18. 18. preposition [American English] [slang] 沉溺于；醉心于
    to be on drugs
    吸毒上瘾
  19. 19. preposition [slang] 带有；具有
    to have no money on one
    身上没有带钱
    Have you got some coins on you?
    你身上有硬币吗？
  20. 20. adverb 安装上去；连接上去；相接
    Put your shoes on.
    穿上你的鞋。
    Please turn on the TV. The movie is about to start.
    请打开电视，电影快开始了。
  21. 21. adverb 向着；朝着
    He looked on.
    他在一旁观看。
  22. 22. adverb 向前；在前
    move on
    向前移动
  23. 23. adverb 继续（写、做）下去
  24. 24. adverb …之后
  25. 25. adjective 持久的；继续的
  26. 26. adjective 操作中的；行动中的；使用中的
  27. 27. adjective 起着作用的；运行的；发生着的
    The TV is on
    电视正开着。
  28. 28. adjective [theater] 上演中的
  29. 29. adjective 靠近的；接近的
  30. 30. adjective 准备的；计划的
    Tomorrow's game is still on.
    明天的比赛仍然进行。
  31. 31. noun [American English] [baseball] 在垒上
  32. 32. noun [cricket] 三柱门
  33. 33. noun 进行着的某种情况或状态
  34. 34. noun [cricket] 侧击

Collins English-English Dictionary

on [ɑn]
  1. 1. prep 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. 2. prep attached to
    a puppet on a string
  3. 3. prep carried with
    I've no money on me
  4. 4. prep in the immediate vicinity of; close to or along the side of
    a house on the sea
    this verges on the ridiculous!
  5. 5. prep within the time limits of a day or date
    he arrived on Thursday
  6. 6. prep being performed upon or relayed through the medium of
    what's on the television?
  7. 7. prep at the occasion of
    on his retirement
  8. 8. prep used to indicate support, subsistence, contingency, etc
    he lives on bread
    it depends on what you want
  9. 9. prep regularly taking (a drug)
    she's on the pill
  10. 10. prep addicted to
    he's on heroin
  11. 11. prep by means of (something considered as a mode of transport) (esp in such phrases as on foot, on wheels, on horseback, etc)
  12. 12. prep in the process or course of
    on a journey
    on strike
  13. 13. prep concerned with or relating to
    a tax on potatoes
    a programme on archaeology
  14. 14. prep used to indicate the basis, grounds, or cause, as of a statement or action
    I have it on good authority
  15. 15. prep against: used to indicate opposition
    they marched on the city at dawn
  16. 16. prep used to indicate a meeting or encounter
    he crept up on her
  17. 17. prep [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. 18. prep [informal] staked or wagered as a bet
    ten pounds on that horse
  19. 19. prep charged to
    the drinks are on me
  20. 20. prep [Austral informal] drinking alcoholic liquor
  21. 21. prep [informal or dialect] to the loss or disadvantage of
    the old car gave out on us
  22. 22. adv [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
  23. 23. adv attached to, surrounding, or placed in contact with something
    the girl had nothing on
  24. 24. adv taking place
    what's on tonight?
  25. 25. adv in a manner indicating continuity, persistence, concentration, etc
    don't keep on about it
    the play went on all afternoon
  26. 26. adv in a direction towards something, esp forwards; so as to make progress
    we drove on towards London
    march on!
  27. 27. adj functioning; operating
    turn the switch to the on position
  28. 28. adj [postpositive] [informal] performing, as on stage
    I'm on in five minutes
  29. 29. adj definitely taking place
    the match is on for Friday
    their marriage is still on
  30. 30. adj tolerable, practicable, acceptable, etc
    your plan just isn't on
  31. 31. adj (of a person) willing to do something
  32. 32. adj [cricket] (of a bowler) bowling
  33. 33. n [cricket] [modifier] relating to or denoting the leg side of a cricket field or pitch
    the on side
    an on drive
  34. 34. n [in combination] used to designate certain fielding positions on the leg side
    long-on
    mid-on
  35. 35. n [Etymology] Old English an, on; related to Old Saxon an, Old High German, Gothic ana
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Examples

The family agreed on announcing the death of the singer on TV.
歌手的家人同意在电视上宣布歌手去世的消息。 → announce
He is stronger on rhetoric than on concrete action.
他很擅长花言巧语，却没有实际行动。
Passengers requiring prescription medications should always carry them on board in their carry-on luggage.
需要服用处方药的乘客应在登机时把药放在随身携带的行李箱中。 → passenger
This summer, we're planning on going sailing on the lake every day if the weather permits.
只要天气允许，我们打算这个夏天每天都在这湖里划船。 → sail
On the quiz, my son was a bit weak on history.
我儿子的历史成绩在测试中稍差一点儿。
Keep a hand on your head, and the other on your hips.
一只手放在头上，另一只放在臀部。
Let your child practice his "hi's" and "bye-byes" on clerks and other shoppers on your outings.
外出时，应该让孩子练习打招呼，可以对售货员和其他顾客“问好”、说“再见”。
Peter just carried on playing on his videogame.
彼得继续玩电视游戏。
It's impossible to carry on a conversation with all this noise going on outside the house.
外面这么吵谈话根本就无法进行下去。 → conversation
Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers on April Fool's Day.
不论是对朋友还是对陌生人，美国人都喜欢在愚人节时搞些恶作剧。 → April Fool's Day
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