over
preposition /ˈəʊvə(r)/
/ˈəʊvər/
For the special uses of over in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get over something is in the phrasal verb section at get.Idioms (部分或全部覆盖)在…上面 - She put a blanket over the sleeping child.
她给熟睡的孩子盖上毯子。 - He wore an overcoat over his suit.
他在西服外面再加了一件大衣。 - She put her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming.
她用手捂住嘴,以免叫出声来。
- She put a blanket over the sleeping child.
悬在…上面;向…上方 - They held a large umbrella over her.
他们给她撑起一把大伞。 - The balcony juts out over the street.
阳台伸出在街道上方。 - There was a lamp hanging over the table.
桌子上方吊着一盏灯。
- They held a large umbrella over her.
从一边到另一边;穿越 - a bridge over the river
横跨河面的桥 - They ran over the grass.
他们跑过草地。 - They had a wonderful view over the park.
他们放眼望去,把公园美丽的景色尽收眼底。
- a bridge over the river
到另一边;翻越 - She climbed over the wall.
她翻过墙去。
- She climbed over the wall.
从…落下 - The car had toppled over the cliff.
汽车从山崖上跌落下去了。 - He didn't dare look over the edge.
他不敢从边缘向下看。
- The car had toppled over the cliff.
在…的远端(或对面) - He lives over the road.
他住在马路对面。
- He lives over the road.
遍及 - Snow is falling all over the country.
全国各地都在下雪。 - They've travelled all over the world.
他们游遍了全世界。 - There were papers lying around all over the place.
文件散落一地。
- Snow is falling all over the country.
多于(某时间、数量、花费等) - over 3 million copies sold
售出三百多万册 - She stayed in Lagos for over a month.
她在拉各斯待了一个多月。 - He's over sixty.
他六十多岁了。
- over 3 million copies sold
(表示能控制、有权威) - She has only the director over her.
她的上司只有主任一个。 - He ruled over a great empire.
他统治着一个大帝国。 - She has editorial control over what is included.
她有权决定编辑的内容。
- She has only the director over her.
在…期间 - We'll discuss it over lunch.
我们将在吃午饭时商量此事。 - Over the next few days they got to know the town well.
在以后几天中,他们逐渐熟悉了这个小镇。 - She has not changed much over the years.
这些年来她没有多大变化。 - He built up the business over a period of ten years.
他用了十年时间把这个企业创建起来。 - We're away over (= until after) the New Year.
新年期间我们不在家。
- We'll discuss it over lunch.
渡过(困难阶段或局面) - We're over the worst of the recession.
我们已渡过了经济衰退的最艰难时期。 - It took her ages to get over her illness.
她花了很长时间才把病治好。
- We're over the worst of the recession.
由于;关于 - an argument over money
为了钱的争吵 - a disagreement over the best way to proceed
在如何最好地推进工作这一问题上出现的分歧
- an argument over money
利用;通过 - We heard it over the radio.
我们从广播中听到的。 - She wouldn't tell me over the phone.
她不肯在电话里告诉我。
- We heard it over the radio.
- louder than something
声音大于 - I couldn't hear what he said over the noise of the traffic.
交通噪声太大,我听不清他说的话。
- I couldn't hear what he said over the noise of the traffic.
Idioms
over and above
- in addition to something
此外;另外 - There are other factors over and above those we have discussed.
除了我们所讨论的之外,还有其他因素。
- There are other factors over and above those we have discussed.
Which Word? above / overabove / over
- Above and over can both be used to describe a position higher than something:
above 和 over 均可表示位置高于…或在…上: - They built a new room above/over the garage.
他们在车库上面加建了一个房间。
表示从某物的一边移至另一边只能用 over: - They jumped over the stream.
他们跳过了小溪。
over 亦可表示覆盖着: - He put a blanket over the sleeping child.
他把毯子盖在睡着了的孩子身上。
- They built a new room above/over the garage.
- Above and over can also mean ‘more than’. Above is used in relation to a minimum level or a fixed point:
above 和 over 亦可表示多于。above 与最低限度或某固定值关联: - 2 000 feet above sea level
海拔 2 000 英尺 - Temperatures will not rise above zero tonight.
今天夜间的温度不会高于零度。
over 与数目、年龄、金钱和时间连用: - He’s over 50.
他已年过半百。 - It costs over £100.
这个花了 100 多英镑。 - We waited over 2 hours.
我们等了两个多小时。
- 2 000 feet above sea level