“動詞+介詞on”的常見搭配　　

■湖南  陳根花　　

▲act on [upon] 照……行事；對……起作用；按照……行動　　

The medicine acted on his fever at once. 這藥立刻使他退了燒。　　

The police are acting on information received. 警察正根據得到的情報采取行動。　　

▲agree on [upon] 同意；達成協議　　

He agreed on helping us. 他同意幫助我們。　　

Both sides agreed on these terms. 雙方都同意這些條件。　　

Can we agree on a price (a date)? 我們能不能商定一個價格（日期）?　　

▲blame … on 把……歸咎于（某人）　　

He blamed his failure on his teacher. 他把他的失敗歸咎于老師。　　

They blamed the accident on me. 他們把事故歸咎于我。　　

▲call on [upon] 拜訪，看望　　

I called on Mr Green. 我拜訪了格林先生。　　

I shall call on him tomorrow. 我明天要去看望他。　　

▲concentrate on [upon] 聚精會神，全神貫注　　

She couldn’t concentrate on a book very long. 她不能長時間聚精會神地讀書。　　

He concentrated himself upon his work. 他全神貫注干他的工作。　　

▲congratulate … on 因……而祝賀；因……慶幸　　

I congratulated him on passing his driving test. 我祝賀他駕駛考試及格。　　

She congratulated herself on her narrow escape. 她為她的九死一生自我慶幸。　　

▲count on [upon] 指望，依賴　　

Can I count on your help? 我能仰仗你的協助嗎？　　

You can’t count on Tom being punctual. 你不要指望湯姆會守時。　　

▲dawn on 漸漸被理解，漸漸（使人）明白　　

It dawned on me that Joanna had been right all along. 我慢慢明白，原來喬安娜一直是對的。　　

After the hint she gave, it dawned on me that she was expecting a present. 經她一暗示，我恍然大悟，原來她是在盼著一件禮物。　　

▲decide on [upon] 對……作出決定，選定　　

She decided on the red shoes. 她決定要買那雙紅鞋。　　

They decided upon adjourning the session. 他們決定休會。　　

▲depend on [upon] 依靠　　

You cannot depend on your parents forever. 你不能永遠依靠你的父母。　　

Our organization depends on donations from the public. 我們的機構依靠公眾的捐助。　　

▲experiment on 對（用）……進行實驗（做實驗）　　

He experimented on rats. 他用老鼠做實驗。　　

Many people disapprove of scientists who experiment on animals. 許多人不贊成科學家在動物身上做實驗。　　

▲feed (…) on 用……喂養，以……為主食　　

He often feeds a dog on meat. 他常用肉喂狗。　　

Cows feed on hay during the winter. 牛在冬天吃干草。　　

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