set upon

英 [set əˈpɒn]

美 [set əˈpɑːn]

突然攻击; 袭击

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 突然攻击;袭击
If youare set uponby people, they make a sudden and unexpected physical attack on you.
1. We were set upon by about twelve youths and I was kicked unconscious.
  我们遭到了大约 12 名青年的袭击，我被踢晕过去了。

双语例句

His mind was now set upon the dollar problem; this was grim indeed.
他现在把全部心思都用来考虑美元问题；这的确是一个困难的问题。
But my feet are set upon a road that I must follow.
但我的腿定要踏上该走的路。
We were set upon by a band of robbers.
我们遭到了一帮强盗的袭击。
If a child is set upon by a pack of hounds, does it matter which one tears out his throat?
若一个孩子被一群猎狗袭击，是哪一个撕烂了他的喉咙又有什么不同？
Roll the dough out and place it on a baking pan with baking paper. Spread the apricot jam on top of it. The two boys frantically grabbed the rolling pin and the coal shovel and set upon their father.
取出面团放到铺了烤纸的烤盘上，擀开，然后把果酱均匀的抹上。两个孩子急了，一个拿起煤铲，一个抄起擀面杖，和爸爸拚了命。
However much your heart may be set upon a1930s rose-gold Rolex Bubbleback, you cannot go to your nearest dealer and order one as you would a Rolex DateJust.
不管你有多么想要得到一块30年代产的玫瑰金劳力士“Bubbleback”，你都不能像买劳力士“DateJust”那样找最近的经销商订购一块。
If you want to, you can now set upon exploring environments that are not physical, but I do not see any rush of students at that invisible door!
如果你想要，你现在就可以探索非物质的环境，但我并未看到有哪个学生冲向那扇看不见的门！
Temperature control range is set upon requirement at discretion.
温控范围可根据用户需要自由设定。
Then the glass coffin was set upon the mountain.
然后玻璃棺材被安置在山顶上。
A truly quixotic landscape is seen in Salvador Dal í' s 1946 painting The Temptation of St. Anthony ( top right), which depicts a metropolis set upon the backs of animals.
萨尔瓦多·达利（SalvadorDalí）1946年的油画《圣安东尼的诱惑》（TheTemptationofSt.Anthony，右上）描绘了一个建在动物背上的大都市，那是真正的空想风景。