over

over
preposition

extending directly upwards from
直接向上延伸的；在…的上方；在…的上空
I saw flames over Berlin.
我看到了柏林上空冲天的火焰。
■above so as to cover or protect
（为覆盖或保护而）在…的上面，在…的上方
an oxygen tent over the bed.
床上罩着的输氧帐篷。
ladle this sauce over fresh pasta.
用勺把调料浇在刚煮好的意大利面食上。
■extending above (a general area) from a vantage point
从…上方
views over Hyde Park.
海德公园鸟瞰景象。
■at the other side of; beyond
在…的另一边；在…的外面
over the hill is a small village.
山的那一边是一座小村庄。
expressing passage or trajectory across
通过，（越）过
she trudged over the lawn.
她艰难地穿过草坪。
■beyond and falling or hanging from
越过…向下
it toppled over the cliff.
它倒下后落下悬崖。
expressing duration
持续；在…期间
inventories have been refined over many years.
财产清册多年来一直在不断精确化。
she told me over coffee.
她是在喝咖啡的时候告诉我的。
■by means of; by the medium of
通过…手段；通过…媒介
over the loudspeaker.
通过扩音器。
at a higher level or layer than
（层次上）高于，在…之上
his flat was over the shop.
他的公寓在商店楼。
■higher in grade or rank than
级别（或地位）在…之上
over him is the financial director.
他的上司是财务总管。
■expressing authority or control
对…起支配作用
editorial control over what is included.
编辑对内容的控制。
■expressing preference
优先于
I'd choose the well-known brand over that one.
我宁要名牌而不要那个。
■expressing majority
在数量上超过
the predominance of Asian over African managers in the sample.
抽样调查中亚裔经理人数大大超过非裔经理。
■higher in volume or pitch than
音量大于；音调高于
he shouted over the noise of the taxis.
他的叫喊声高过出租车的噪音。
higher than (a specified number or quantity)
超过（某一数值或数量）
over 40 degrees ℃.
摄氏40度以上。
they have lived together for over a year.
他们在一起住了一年多。
on the subject of
关于，在…方面
a heated debate over unemployment.
关于失业问题的激烈争论。

adverb

expressing passage or trajectory across an area
通过，（越）过
he leant over and tapped me on the hand.
他弯过身来轻轻地拍了下我的手。
■beyond and falling or hanging from a point
越过…向下；垂下
listing over at an acute angle.
成锐角倾斜。
■in or to the place mentioned or indicated
在…；至…
over here.
这儿。
come over and cheer us up.
到这儿来给我们打打气。
used to express action and result
［表示动作结果］…过来，…过
the car flipped over.
汽车翻了过来。
hand the money over.
把钱交过来。
■finished
结束，完
the match is over.
比赛结束了。
message understood, over and out.
来电知悉，通话完毕。
used to express repetition of a process
再一次，重复地
twice over.
又一次。
the sums will have to be done over again.
总数必须再算一遍。

noun

(Cricket)a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end
(板球)一轮投球

常用词组
be over

no longer be affected by
从…影响下恢复过来，渡过
we were over the worst.
我们渡过了最困难的一关。

get something over with

do or undergo something unpleasant or difficult, so as to be rid of it
把（不愉快或难做的事）先做完

over against

adjacent to
靠近
over against the wall.
靠着墙。
■in contrast with
与…形成对照
over against heaven is hell.
与天堂相对的是地狱。

over and above

in addition to
除…之外（还）
exceptional service over and above what normally might be expected.
通常服务之外的特殊服务。

over and done with

completely finished
全部完成，完全结束

over and over

again and again
一再地，再三地

语源

Old English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper

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