(八)、ON
1.动词+on
a)动词+ on。介词on表示“凭借,产生某结果,接通”等意思:
act on对…有作用, bring on促使;导致, call on拜访某人,
count on依赖, carry on执行, depend on取决, feed on以…为生,
figure on料想;推断, go on继续, have on穿着, insist on坚持,
keep on继续, lean on依赖, live on以…为生, pull on迅速穿上,
put on穿上, switch on接通(电源), take to喜欢;养成;轻易学会,
turn on接通(电源), work on操作, wait on侍候。例如:
This kind of medicine acts on the heart. 这种药对心脏有好处。
The fine weather brings on the crops nicely. 好天气促使庄稼长势良好。
We count on you to help. 我们有赖你的帮助。
b)动词+sb.(sth.)+ on +sb.(sth.)。on的意思是“以…,对…,在某方面”:
base on以…为基础, congratulate on恭贺, fix on固定, have mercy on怜悯,
have pity on怜惜, keep watch on监视, spend on把时间、精力花在某方面。例如:
Theory should be based on practice. 理论联系实际。
Congratulate on your success in the competition. 恭喜你竞赛获得成功。
2.be+形容词+on的词组:be dependent on依赖, be hard on对某人苛刻,
be impressed on对…印象深刻, be keen on渴望, be strict on对…严格。例如:
We can’t just be dependent on our parents. 我们不能只依赖父母。
He is keen on going abroad. 他渴望出国。
3.on+名词构成的词组:on表示处于某种状态或在某个方位:on board乘(车,飞机),
on call听候召唤, on duty值班, on earth到底, on fire着火, on foot步行,
on guard在岗,on hire雇用,on holiday度假,on leave休假,on one’s knees跪下,
on one’s way在…的路上,on purpose故意, on sale待售,on shore在岸上,
on time准时, on the move行动, on the other hand另一方面, on the spot当场,
on the tip of one’s tongue快要说出口, on top of在…的顶部,on watch值班。