Onto

我们是怎么谈到那个题目的？

将某人选为某委员会的新委员

不要把你的责任推诿给他人。

他很快就熟悉了新工作。

猫跳到椅子上。

【记】auto-汽车,onto-在…上:汽车在路上

onto (also on to), prep 1 moving to a position on (a surface) 移到（某物表面）上 move the books onto the second shelf 把书挪到第二格 step out of the train onto the platform 从火车上下到月台上 Water was dripping onto the floor. 水正滴到地板上. The crowd ran onto the pitch. 群众都跑到球场上去了. The child climbed up onto his father's shoulders. 孩子爬到他爸爸的肩膀上了. Cf 参看 off3 1. 2 (phr v) be onto sb (a) (infml 口) pursue sb in order to find out about his illegal activities 追查某人的违法活动 The police are onto him about the stolen paintings. 警方正在追查他与被盗画的事. (b) be talking to sb in order to inform him of sth or persuade him to do sth 与某人谈话告知某事或劝其做某事物 Have you been onto the solicitor yet? 你跟律师谈过了吗? My mother's been onto me for ages about the mess in my room. 我母亲早就怪我把自己的房间搞得乌七八糟. Cf 参看 get onto sb (get). be onto sth have some information or evidence that could lead to an important discovery 有潜在重大发现的信息或证据 When did you realize you were onto something really big? 你什麽时候知道你已掌握了重大线索?

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