lie upon

短语

词形变化

lain upon lay upon lies upon 三单 lies upon lying upon lying upon 现在分词 lay upon 过去式 lain upon 过去式 lain upon 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be incumbent upon; to be up to (someone); to be obligatory upon.

    古体

    It lies upon the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty.

  2. 2.

    To lie on.

    She was lying upon the bed.

  3. 3.

    To importune; to urge; to solicit.

    废旧

    The judge in the parable granted the widow's suit merely because she lay upon him, and was troublesome to him.