| 词汇 | 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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