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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

onto ['ɔntu]
  1. 1. preposition 到…上
    to get onto sth
    [+bus,train,plane] 上某交通工具
  2. 2. preposition [+subject] [ matter] 开始谈论某事
    to hold/hang/cling onto sth
    紧紧抓/握/揪住某物
    to be onto something
    [inf] 将要揭示某事
    to be onto sb
    [inf] 追究某人

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

onto [ˈɒntʊ] [ˈɒntə]
  1. 1. preposition 到……之上,在……之上
    She stepped off the bottom stair onto a carpeted floor.
    她走下最后一级台阶,走上铺着地毯地板
  2. 2. preposition [Informal] [Slang] 对……心中有数
  3. 3. preposition 转向,转移到,开始
    Above all, he restored the focus of music criticism onto the music itself.
    首先,他将音乐批评的重心转移到音乐本身上。

Collins English-English Dictionary

onto ['ɒntυ]
  1. 1. prep to a position that is on
    step onto the train as it passes
  2. 2. prep having become aware of (something illicit or secret)
    the police are onto us
  3. 3. prep into contact with
    get onto the factory
  4. 4. prep [Usage] onto is now generally accepted as a word in its own right. On to is still used, however, where on is considered to be part of the verb: he moved on to a different town as contrasted with he jumped onto the stage

Examples

to tack an amendment onto a bill
在议案中附加一修正案
Could you move onto your next point?
能谈一谈你的下一个论点吗?
How do you always get onto such good deals?
你怎么老能碰上这种好事?
I dropped some new clothes onto wet paint.
我把几件新衣服掉在了未干的油漆上。
He pinned the pictures onto the wall.
他将画钉在了墙上。

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