English Dictionary

switch on

動詞

他動詞 慣用表現

(transitive) to turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device / (idiomatic) to change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch

日本語の意味

（電子機器の）電源を入れる、起動させる / （比喩的に）急に表情や態度を変える

Please switch on the heater before the guests arrive.

お客様が到着する前にヒーターの電源を入れてください。

意味（1）

(transitive) to turn a switch to the "on" position in order to start or enable a device

意味（2）

(idiomatic) to change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch

switches on （ present singular third-person ）

switching on （ participle present ）

switched on （ participle past ）

switched on （ past ）