above
prep. 在/向…上面; 超过; (因善良或诚实正直而)不至于
adv. 在/向上面; 超过; 前文
adj. 前文述及的
If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
He lifted his hands above his head...
他将双手举过头顶。
Apartment 46 was a quiet apartment, unlike the one above it...
和它楼上的那间不同,46号公寓很安静。
In writing, you use above to refer to something that has already been mentioned or discussed.
Several conclusions could be drawn from the results described above...
从上文描述的结果中可以得出几个结论。
Full details are in the table above.
详细信息请见上文表格。
If an amount or measurement is above a particular level, it is greater than that level.
The temperature crept up to just above 40 degrees...
温度攀升至40度出头。
Victoria Falls has had above average levels of rainfall this year...
维多利亚瀑布今年的降雨量超过了平均水平。
If you hear one sound above another, it is louder or clearer than the second one.
...trying to talk above the noise...
努力使说话声高过噪音
Then there was a woman's voice, rising shrilly above the barking.
接着,一个女人的尖厉声音盖过了犬吠声。
If someone is above you, they are in a higher social position than you or in a position of authority over you.
I know you're above me socially, but I must say I find your attitude offensive...
我明白你的社会地位比我高,但我得说我觉得你的态度很粗鲁。
I married above myself — rich county people...
我高攀了一门亲事,是县里的富有人家。
If you say that someone is getting above themself, you disapprove of them because they think they are better than everyone else.
I just think you're getting a little bit above yourself.
我只是觉得你变得有点自视过高。
If you say that someone thinks they are above something, you mean that they act as if they are too good or important for it.
This was clearly a failure by someone who thought he was above failure...
这显然是认为自己根本不会失败的人所遭遇的一次失败。
I'm not above doing my own cleaning.
我很乐意自己做扫除。
If someone is above criticism or suspicion, they cannot be criticized or suspected because of their good qualities or their position.
The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability...
抛开她的纳税义务不谈,女王一直无可指摘。
He was a respected academic and above suspicion.
他是位受人尊敬的学者,根本没有嫌疑。
If you value one person or thing above any other, you value them more or consider that they are more important.
...his tendency to put the team above everything...
他把这个团队看得比什么都重要的倾向
I want to be honest, honest above everything else.
我想要做到诚实,一切以诚实为上。
1. appearing earlier in the same text;
1. at an earlier place;
2. in or to a place that is higher
above, on, over
这些前置词均含"在……上"之意。
above all (else)
最重要的是,首先
above oneself
自高自大,傲慢的
from above
从头顶上,从上面
not be above over and above
对…能够屈尊相就
The mountain rises 6000 feet above sea level.
那山海拔6000英尺.
In this matter we must place the common cause above all else.
在这件事情上,我们必须把共同事业放在高于一切的位置上.
He towers above his fellow students in mathematical ability.
他的数学才能胜过他的同学.
He is above meanness and deceit.
他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为.
The water came above our knees.
水淹过了我们的膝盖。