beyond
preposition OPAL WOPAL S
/bɪˈjɒnd/
/bɪˈjɑːnd/
Idioms - on or to the further side of something
在（或向）…较远的一边 - The road continues beyond the village up into the hills.
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
- The road continues beyond the village up into the hills.
- more than something
超出；除…之外 - Our success was far beyond what we thought possible.
我们的成功远远超出了我们的估计范围。 - She's got nothing beyond her state pension.
除了政府发的养老金外，她什么都没有。
- Our success was far beyond what we thought possible.
- later than a particular time
晚于；迟于 - It won't go on beyond midnight.
这事不会延续到午夜以后。 - I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that.
我知道我未来三周要干什么，但再往后我还没有想过。
- It won't go on beyond midnight.
- used to say that something is not possible
（表示不可能） - The bicycle was beyond repair (= is too badly damaged to repair).
自行车已损坏得无法修理。 - The situation is beyond our control.
我们已无法控制这一局面。
- The bicycle was beyond repair (= is too badly damaged to repair).
- too far or too advanced for somebody/something
超出…之外；非…所能及 - The handle was just beyond my reach.
我差一点儿才够得着把手。 - The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.
这个练习超出了班上大多数学生的能力。
- The handle was just beyond my reach.
词源Old English begeondan, from be ‘by’ + geondan of Germanic origin (related to yon and yonder).
Idioms
be beyond somebody
- (informal) to be impossible for somebody to imagine, understand or do
使人无法想象（或理解、做等） - It's beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff.
我无法理解她为什么要嫁给杰夫。
- It's beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff.