1 B1 习语 非正式
已经发现或快要发现某个重要东西。
"The investigative journalist felt she was on to something big with this story."
不可分离
发现了重要线索、怀疑某人,或正在与某人联系。
知道了某个秘密,怀疑某人在做坏事,或正在和某人联系。
共 3 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
已经发现或快要发现某个重要东西。
"The investigative journalist felt she was on to something big with this story."
已经意识到或怀疑某人在做什么,尤其是做错事或偷偷摸摸的事。
"We'd better stop — the manager is on to us."
与某人有联系,通常指通过电话。
"I'll be on to the supplier first thing Monday morning to sort out the delay."
语境很重要:the police are on to us(警察怀疑我们) vs. I'm on to something big(我发现了大线索) vs. I'll be on to them tomorrow(我明天会联系他们)。这些意思在英式英语里都很常见。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "be on to" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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