In addition to the uses shown below, over is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Over is also used in phrasal verbs such as ‘hand over’ and ‘glaze over’.
除下列用法外,over 用于某些动词、名词和形容词之后,引出附加信息。over还可用于hand over 和 glaze over 等短语动词中。
1PREP 在…的上方;在…的上面;在…的上空 If one thing is over another thing or is moving over it, the first thing is directly above the second, either resting on it, or with a space between them. 在…的上方;在…的上面;在…的上空
He looked at himself in the mirror over the table.
7PREP (穿)过,(跨)过,(越)过(障碍、边界等) If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it. (穿)过,(跨)过,(越)过(障碍、边界等)
Policemen jumped over the wall of the Spanish Embassy in pursuit.
警察在追捕中跳过西班牙大使馆的围墙。
I stepped over a broken piece of wood.
我跨过一块破木头。
Nearly one million people crossed over the river into Moldavia.
将近100万人渡过这条河进入摩尔达维亚。
He'd just come over the border.
他刚刚越过边境。
Over is also an adverb.
I climbed over into the back seat.
我爬到后座上。
8PREP 从一边至…的另一边 If someone or something moves over an area or surface, they move across it, from one side to the other. 从一边至…的另一边
She ran swiftly over the lawn to the gate.
她一溜烟穿过草地跑到了大门口。
Joe passed his hand over his face and looked puzzled.
乔用手摸了一把脸,看上去疑惑不解。
9PREP 在…的另一边;在…的对面 If something is on the opposite side of a road or river, you can say that it is over the road or river. 在…的另一边;在…的对面
...Richard Garrick, who lived in the house over the road.
住在马路对面那所房子里的理查德·加里克
...a fashionable neighbourhood, just over the river from Manhattan.
与曼哈顿隔河相望的时尚街区
10ADV [ADVERB after verb]去,到(某处) If you go over to a place, you go to that place. 去,到(某处)
I got out the car and drove over to Dervaig. [+ to]
我把车开出来,驶向德韦格。
I thought you might have invited her over.
我以为你可能已经邀请她过来了。
11ADV [ADVERB after verb]在那边;在近旁 You can use over to indicate a particular position or place a short distance away from someone or something. 在那边;在近旁
He noticed Rolfe standing silently over by the window.
他注意到罗尔夫一声不吭地站在窗户旁边。
John reached over and took Joanna's hand.
约翰伸手握住乔安娜的手。
He tossed over a cigarette.
他扔过来一支香烟。
12ADV [ADVERB after verb](突然或猛力地)(倒)下,(掉)下 You use over to say that someone or something falls towards or onto the ground, often suddenly or violently. (突然或猛力地)(倒)下,(掉)下
If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over.
他喝酒超过两杯就会醉倒在地。
He was knocked over by a bus and broke his leg.
他被一辆公共汽车撞倒,一条腿折了。
The truck had gone off the road and toppled over.
那辆卡车冲出马路后就翻倒了。
13ADV [ADVERB after verb](翻)转过来 If something rolls over or is turned over, its position changes so that the part that was facing upwards is now facing downwards. →see usage note at:above(翻)转过来
His car rolled over after a tyre was punctured.
一只轮胎被扎破后,他的车翻了个底朝天。
The alarm did go off but all I did was yawn, turn over and go back to sleep.
闹钟确实响了,但我只是打了个哈欠,翻个身又接着睡着了。
14PREP-PHRASE 到处;遍及All over a place means in every part of it. 到处;遍及
...doctors who work all over the country.
在全国各地工作的医生
...the letters she received from people all over the world.
她收到的来自世界各地的信件
15PHRASE 在这边;到这边;在身处国Over here means near you, or in the country you are in. 在这边;到这边;在身处国
Why don't you come over here tomorrow evening.
你明天晚上过来吧。
My father was in the U.S. army over here.
我父亲在这里的美国陆军服役。
16PHRASE 在那边;到那边;在另一国Over there means in a place a short distance away from you, or in another country. 在那边;到那边;在另一国
The cafe is just across the road over there.
咖啡馆就在那边马路对面。
She'd married some American and settled down over there.
1PREP 超过;在…以上 If something is over a particular amount, measurement, or age, it is more than that amount, measurement, or age. 超过;在…以上
Cigarettes kill over a hundred thousand Britons every year.
每年香烟夺去10万多英国人的生命。
I met George well over a year ago.
我认识乔治已经是一年多前的事了。
...equipment costs of over £100m.
耗资一亿多英镑的设备
Over is also an adverb.
...people aged 65 and over.
65岁及以上的人群
2PREP-PHRASE 多于(正常数量);除了…之外(还)Over and above an amount, especially a normal amount, means more than that amount or in addition to it. 多于(正常数量);除了…之外(还)
Expenditure on education has gone up by seven point eight per cent over and above inflation.
扣除通货膨胀因素,教育支出实际增长了7.8%。
Consider supplements over and above this healthy diet.
3ADV [beADVERB, n ADVERB, ADVERB after verb]剩余;剩下 If you say that you have some food or money over, you mean that it remains after you have used all that you need. 剩余;剩下
Larsons pay me well enough, but there's not much over for luxuries when there's two of you to live on it.
拉森公司给我的薪水算是不错,但是两个人靠这份工资生活便没有多少闲钱买奢侈品了。
Primrose was given an apple, left over from our picnic lunch.
我们中午野餐剩下的一个苹果给了普丽姆罗丝。
4ADV [ADVERB after verb]再一次;又一次;重复地 If you do something over, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning. 再一次;又一次;重复地 [US] [British]
She said if she had the chance to do it over, she would have hired a press secretary.
她说如果有机会从头来过,她会雇一位新闻秘书。
Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.
演奏钢琴的戴夫将这支曲子反复弹了两三遍。
5PHRASE (强调发生不止一次)两次/三次 If you say that something happened twice over ,three times over and so on, you are stating the number of times that it happened and emphasizing that it happened more than once. (强调发生不止一次)两次/三次 [emphasis]
He had to have everything spelled out twice over for him.
他不得不把所有事项都对他详细说明了两次。
6PHRASE [ADVERB after verb]再一次;重新 If you do something over again, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning. 再一次;重新 [US] [British]
When you realise they are singing the same songs over again, the novelty wears off.
当你意识到他们开始从头演唱同样的歌曲时,新鲜感也就没有了。
If I was living my life over again I wouldn't have attended so many committee meetings.
如果生命可以重来,我再也不会参加这么多委员会会议了。
7PHRASE (指令人疲倦、厌烦、不快地)再一次,又一次,重新 If you say that something is happening all over again, you are emphasizing that it is happening again, and you are suggesting that it is tiring, boring, or unpleasant. (指令人疲倦、厌烦、不快地)再一次,又一次,重新 [emphasis]
He doesn't want the hassle all over again.
他不想再惹这种麻烦了。
The whole process started all over again.
整个程序又再次开始了。
He had to prove himself all over again.
他不得不重新证明自己。
8PHRASE 一再;再三;反复 If you say that something happened over and over or over and over again, you are emphasizing that it happened many times. 一再;再三;反复 [emphasis]
He plays the same songs over and over.
他一遍又一遍地放着同样的歌曲。
'I don't understand it,' he said, over and over again.
“我不明白,”他反复不停地说。
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PREP.
above, beyond, higher than; (ant.) below, under ➊1
5PREP 在…期间 If something happens over a particular period of time or over something such as a meal, it happens during that time or during the meal. 在…期间
The number of attacks on the capital had gone down over the past week.
上一周对首都的袭击次数已经减少了。
Many strikes over the last few years have not ended successfully.
过去几年中有多次罢工都未获成功。
Over breakfast we discussed plans for the day.
我们一边吃早饭一边讨论这一天的计划。
...discussing the problem over a glass of wine.
在杯盏之间讨论这个问题
6PREP 通过(电话、广播等) You use over to indicate that you give or receive information using a telephone, radio, or other piece of electrical equipment. 通过(电话、广播等)
I'm not prepared to discuss this over the telephone.
我不想在电话里讨论这件事。
The head of state addressed the nation over the radio.
这位国家元首通过广播向全国发表了讲话。
Announcements were made over the loudspeaker system.
通知通过喇叭广播。
7PREP-PHRASE (广播或电视节目中的主持人用语)下面交给… The presenter of a radio or television programme says 'over to someone' to indicate the person who will speak next. (广播或电视节目中的主持人用语)下面交给…
With the rest of the sports news, over to Colin Maitland.
下面由科林·梅特兰接着为大家播报其他体育新闻。
8CONVENTION (无线电通讯用语)完毕,请回答 When people such as the police or the army are using a radio to communicate, they say 'Over' to indicate that they have finished speaking and are waiting for a reply. (无线电通讯用语)完毕,请回答 [formulae]
9N-COUNT (板球运动中)一轮6个(未让对方得分的)有效投球 In cricket, an over consists of six correctly bowled balls. (板球运动中)一轮6个(未让对方得分的)有效投球
At the start of the last over, bowled by Chris Lewis, the Welsh county were favourites.