onto
prep
ˈɒntə
prep
1
used
to
say
that
someone
or
something
moves
to
a
position
on
a
surface,
area,
or
object
到,向,朝
She
watched
him
walk
onto
the
platform.
她看着他走到站台上。
Don’t
jump
onto
(=into)
the
bus
while
it’s
moving.
公共汽车在开动时别跳上去。
Pour
the
syrup
on
to
the
egg
mixture.
把糖浆倒进鸡蛋混合料中。
The
car
rolled
over
onto
its
side.
这辆汽车侧翻了过来。
down/out/up
etc
onto
sth
Let’s
get
back
onto
the
highway.
我们开回到公路上去吧。
2
used
to
say
that
a
room,
door,
or
window
faces
towards
something
or
allows
movement
into
another
place
〔房间、门或窗〕朝,向; 通往
The
dining
room
looks
out
onto
a
pretty
garden.
从饭厅望出去能看到漂亮的花园。
a
gate
leading
on
to
a
broad
track
通往宽阔道路的大门
3
be onto sb get onto sb
a.
also
又作
to
speak
to
someone
in
order
to
tell
them
or
ask
them
something
b.
to
know
that
a
particular
person
did
something
wrong
or
committed
a
crime
发现某人做了错事,发现某人犯了罪
informal especially BrE
A
number
of
people
have
been
onto
me
complaining
about
the
noise.
一些人来向我抱怨有关噪声的事。
Get
onto
the
Press
Office
and
find
out
what’s
happening.
去新闻办公室问问发生了什么事。
The
police
are
onto
him.
警察盯上他了。
4
be onto sth get onto sth
a.
to
have
discovered
or
produced
something
new
and
interesting
b.
also
又作
to
be
dealing
with
something
or
start
dealing
with
something
处理某事,开始处理某事
informal
With
the
new
show,
we
were
onto
something
big.
随着这出新剧的上演,我们将大有作为。
be
onto
a
good
thing/a
winner
I
think
she’s
onto
a
real
winner
with
this
song.
我认为这首歌会使她取得很大的成功。
I’ll
get
onto
it
right
away.
我马上着手处理这件事。