over是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above -- 在…上方

  • The sign over the door said "Exit". 門上方的牌子上寫著「出口」。

  • She held the umbrella over both of us. 她撐著傘，為我們兩人擋雨。

  • Helicopters dropped leaflets over the city. 直升機在城市上空散發傳單。

  • I put my hands over my eyes/ears because I couldn't bear to watch/listen. 我用手捂住眼睛／耳朵，因為我看／聽不下去。

  • I couldn't hear what she was saying over the noise of the planes taking off (= the planes were louder than her voice). 因為飛機起飛時噪聲太大，我聽不清她在說甚麼。

• 1 in a position that is covering something -- 覆蓋；在…上面

  • Put a clean cloth over the cakes while they cool. 在蛋糕變涼的時候，在上面放一塊乾淨的布。

  • I put a shawl over my shoulders. 我在肩上披了條披肩。

• 2 across from one side to the other, especially by going up and then down -- （越）過；從一邊到另一邊

  • She jumped over the gate. 她躍過大門。

  • The road goes over the mountains, not through a tunnel. 這條路並不是穿過隧道，而是翻山而過。

  • She is always chatting with her neighbour over the garden fence. 她總是和鄰居隔著花園的籬笆閒聊。

  • From the top of the tower you could see for miles over the city. 在塔頂上你能俯瞰這個城市，可以看到好幾英里遠。

  • Tanks travel over the most difficult ground. 坦克能在最難通行的道路上行駛。

• 3 falling down from somewhere -- 從…墜落

  • The coin rolled over the edge of the table. 硬幣從桌邊滾了下來。

  • Harold jumped out of the car just before it went over the cliff. 就在汽車從懸崖邊翻落下去之前，哈樂德從車裡跳了出來。

  • She tripped over a toy lying on the path. 她被小徑上的一個玩具絆倒了。

• 4 more than -- 在…以上，多於

  • Most of the carpets cost/are over $5,000. 這些地毯價格大多在5000美元以上。

  • Children over the age of twelve (= older than twelve) pay the full price. 12歲以上的孩子必須買全票。

  • I value quality of life over money. 我把生活品質看得比金錢更重要。

  • They are already $25 million over budget. 他們的花費已經超過預算2500萬美元了。

  • They receive extra money over and above the usual welfare payments. 除了通常的福利費以外，他們還收到一筆額外的補助。

• 5 on the other side of -- 在…的另一邊

  • There's a bar over the road we could go to. 我們可以去路那邊的一家酒吧。

  • The story continues over the page. 故事轉下一頁。

• 6 (referring to a cause of interest, worry, discussion, etc.) connected with or about -- 與…有關，關於，因為

  • There's no point in arguing over something so unimportant. 爭論這樣的小事毫無意義。

  • I need time to talk/think over your proposal (= to discuss/consider it carefully). 我需要時間談談／考慮考慮你的提議。

  • The legal battle was over who should have custody of the child. 這場法律之爭是關於誰應該獲得這個孩子的監護權。

• 7 during something, or while doing something -- 在…期間

  • I was in Seattle over the summer. 整個夏天我都在西雅圖。

  • Shall we discuss it over lunch/over a drink? 我們邊吃午飯／邊喝點東西邊討論這個問題好嗎？

  • They took/spent an hour over lunch (= their meal lasted an hour). 他們吃午飯花了一個小時。

  • It's fascinating to watch how a baby changes and develops over time (= as time passes). 看著一個嬰兒隨著時間流逝而成長真是件奇妙的事。

• 8 to feel physically or mentally better after an illness or an upsetting experience -- 從（疾病或不愉快的經歷中）恢復過來

  • It takes you a while to get over an illness like that. 得那樣的病需要一段時間才能恢復過來。

  • His girlfriend broke up with him last year and he's not over her yet. 去年他女朋友就跟他分手了，但他仍難以釋懷。

  • He's not fully recovered, but he's over the worst (= has experienced the worst stage of the illness and is now improving). 他還沒有痊癒，不過已經度過了最危險的階段。

• 9 in control of or teaching someone or something -- （表示控制或管教）在…之上，高於

  • A good teacher has an easy authority over a class. 出色的老師輕而易舉就能讓一整班的學生聽話。

  • She's a sales manager but she has a regional sales director over (= with a higher rank than) her. 她是位���售經理，可是她上面還有一位地區銷售主管。

  • The victory over the French at Waterloo was Wellington's greatest triumph. 在滑鐵盧打敗法軍是威靈頓最大的勝利。

• 10 using -- 用

  • They spoke over the phone. 他們在電話裡交談。

  • We heard the news over the radio. 我們是從收音機裡聽到這個消息的。

• 11 sometimes used when talking about a calculation in which one number is divided by another number -- 除以

  • 40 over 7 is roughly 6. 40除以7約等於6。

• 12 from a higher to a lower position; down -- （從…）向下

  • The lamp fell over and broke. 燈掉下來，摔壞了。

  • He was run/knocked over by a taxi. 他被一輛出租車撞倒了。

  • UK The little boy fell over and started to cry. 小男孩摔倒後哭了起來。

• 13 across; from one side or place to another -- 越過；從一邊（或一地）到另一邊（或另一地）

  • She leaned over and kissed me. 她俯身過來吻了我。

  • A fighter plane flew over. 一架戰鬥機在空中掠過。

  • Why don't you come over (= come to my house) for dinner on Thursday? 星期四過來吃晚餐吧？

  • A friend of mine from France is over visiting us this week (= a friend came from France and is staying with us). 這週有個從加拿大來的朋友住在我這兒。

  • Now we're going over to (= there will be a broadcast from) Wembley for commentary on the Cup Final. 現在我們來聽聽來自溫布利體育場的關於杯賽決賽的實況報道。

  • Come over here - it's warmer. 過來——這兒較暖。

  • Who's that man over there? 那邊那個男人是誰？

  • She turned another page over. 她又翻了一頁。

  • The dog rolled over onto its back. 狗翻過身仰面躺著。

  • The children rolled over and over (= turned over many times) down the gentle slope. 孩子們在緩坡上一次次地滾下來玩。

  • Would you mind changing/swapping those plates over? 可以把那些碟子調換一下位置嗎？

  • She changed over to editing from marketing. 她不做行銷，改當編輯了。

  • Why should we hand over the money to them? 為什麼我們要把錢交給他們？

  • I've done everything I can - now it's over to you (= it's your turn to take action). 我能做的都做了——現在該看你的行動。

• 14 above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other -- 在…上方

  • A fighter plane flew over. 一架戰鬥機在空中掠過。

  • A man came to paint over (= cover with paint) the cracks in the wall. 來了一個人用油漆塗蓋牆上的裂縫。

• 15 more than a particular amount or level -- 超過，以上

  • People who are 65 years old and over can get half-price tickets. 65歲或以上人士可半價購票。

• 16 (especially of an event) finished -- （尤指事件）結束的，完畢的

  • I'll be glad when the competition is over. 競賽結束，我會很高興。

  • I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now. 我曾經生意興旺婚姻幸福，但現在全都完了。

  • She gets unpleasant tasks over and done with as quickly as possible. 她會盡快處理好棘手的任務。

• 17 extra; not used -- 額外地；剩餘地

  • I have some euros left over from the last time I was in France. 上回我去法國還剩了些歐元。

  • UK When all the guests had gone, we realized there was lots of food over. 客人都走了以後，我們發現還剩下很多食物。

• 18 again or repeatedly -- 再，又；重複地

  • You ruined it - now I'll have to do it over! 你把它弄砸了——現在我要再做一遍！

• 19 said when you are talking to someone by radio, to mean that you have finished speaking and will wait for their answer -- （用於無線電通話）完畢，請回話

  • "This is flight 595X. Do you read me? Over." 「這裡是595X航班。你聽到了嗎？完畢。」

  • "Thank you, control tower. Over and out." 「謝謝，控制塔。通話完畢。」

• 20 (in cricket) a set of six bowls (= throws) from the same end of the field -- （板球中的）一輪投球數

• 21 too much or more than usual -- 太，過分

  • The children got over-excited (= too excited). 孩子們興奮過頭了。

• 22 more than -- 在…以上，超過

  • a club for the over-50s 50歲以上人士參加的俱樂部

• 23 across -- （越）過；從一邊到另一邊

  • Of course, the overland route is much slower than going by air. 當然，走陸路比坐飛機要慢多了。

• 24 above -- 懸於…之上；突出於…之上

  • She was knocked off her bicycle by an overhanging branch. 她被一根垂下來的樹枝撞下了腳踏車。