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whereupon

/hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-; hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-/US // ˌʰwɛər əˈpɒn, -ˈpɔn, ˌwɛər-; ˈʰwɛər əˌpɒn, -ˌpɔn, ˈwɛər- //UK // (ˌwɛərəˈpɒn) //

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Definitions

conj.连词 conjunction
  1. 1
    • : upon what or upon which.
    • : at or after which.
    • : Archaic. upon what?

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Examples

  • Stittsworth sighed and gazed out the window, whereupon he noticed a male goat mounting a female goat with extreme vigor.

  • A boy kills a poacher, whereupon his father and grandfather argues about what to do.

  • Gaedel walked on four pitches, whereupon he was replaced by a pinch runner.

  • Whereupon I would have lost the single best witness to five or six of the most crucial years in Yates's career.

  • Whereupon every woman between the shining seas gagged in unison: Achhhhh.

  • The latter trod on the toes of the former, whereupon the former threatened to "kick out of the cabin" the latter.

  • He was silent then, but his face took on a cold, hard expression, whereupon he laughed again.

  • I said I thought he remarked something about having visited there, whereupon Orlean said: 'He ought to have married her.'

  • Whereupon Mr. Pitt, springing up, desired to know when they were made slaves.

  • The action of the springs now serves to close the valves V, V1, and to open out the motor M, whereupon the process is repeated.