| 单词 | fasten on／upon |
| 释义 | fasten on／upon 1．attach oneself to a person（usu．to the annoyance of the person concerned）缠住某人（通常引人讨厌） *I object to being fastened on in that way．我反对那样被纠缠。 *Our unpleasant neighbour fastened herself on me throughout the party．那位令人讨厌的邻居整个晚会一直缠着我。 *No sooner had I got in the door than my son came and fastened himself upon me．我刚一进门，我儿子就来缠住我。 2．attach responsibility（blame， a fault，a crime，etc.）to a person 将责任（过失、错误、罪行等）加在某人头上 *Someone must have broken the plate，but why fasten on me？一定是有人把盘子打碎了，但是为什么把责任推到我身上？ *Why do you fasten such a nickname on me？你为什么把这个外号强加在我身上？ *They tried to fasten the responsibility for the accident on me，but luckily I could produce witnesses to prove that I was not at fault．他们企图把事故的责任加到我的头上，幸而我能举出证据来证明我是没有过错的。 *It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent person.好象错误已经加到一个无辜者头上了。 3．hold on to ； adopt quickly坚持；抓住不放；迅速采纳 *Don't fasten upon his idea so uncritically．别那样不加批判地接受他的意见。 *She fastened upon the idea of going to London．她采纳了去伦敦的意见。 *She fastened upon his suggestion as an excuse for her actions．她抓住他的建议当做她行动的借口。 *Once he's fastened on an idea， you can't get him to change his mind．他一旦坚持某种看法，你就休想叫他改变主张。 4．concentrate on;focus one's attention on集中注意力于；集中于Fasten upon what I am saying．注意听我说。 *Everyone's eyes fastened on the little girl in the middle of the stage．大家的目光集中在舞台中央的那位小姑娘身上。 |
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