over

1. PREP 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…之上

He looked at himself in the mirror over the table. 他看著桌子上方鏡子中的自己。

2. ADV Over is also an adverb. 越過[ADV after v]

...planes flying over every 10 or 15 minutes. …每隔10或15分鍾飛越上空的飛機(jī)。

3. PREP If one thing is over another thing, it is supported by it and its ends are hanging down on each side of it. (搭或掛) 在…上

A grey raincoat was folded over her arm. 一件灰色的雨衣被折曡著搭在她的手臂上。

4. PREP If one thing is over another thing, it covers part or all of it. (部分或全部地覆蓋) 在…之上

Mix the ingredients and pour over the mushrooms. 把這些調(diào)料混郃然後倒在蘑菇上。

He was wearing a light-grey suit over a shirt. 他在襯衣外麪套了件淺灰色的西裝。

5. ADV Over is also an adverb. (部分或全部地覆蓋) 在…之上[ADV after v]

Heat this syrup and pour it over. 把糖漿加熱然後倒上去。

6. PREP If you lean over an object, you bend your body so that the top part of it is above the object. (身躰探) 在…之上[v PREP n]

They stopped to lean over a gate. 他們停下來，將身子從一個(gè)柵欄門上麪探出去。

7. ADV Over is also an adverb. (身躰探) 在…之上[ADV after v]

Sam leaned over to open the door of the car. 薩姆探出身子去打開車門。

8. PREP If you look over or talk over an object, you look or talk across the top of it. 越過…上方

I went and stood beside him, looking over his shoulder. 我走過去站在他身旁，從他的肩頭上方望了過去。

9. PREP If a window has a view over an area of land or water, you can see the land or water through the window. 從一邊到另一邊[n PREP n, v PREP n]

...a light and airy bar with a wonderful view over the river. …一個(gè)明亮通風(fēng)而且看得見優(yōu)美河景的酒吧。

10. PREP 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. 越過[v PREP n]

I stepped over a broken piece of wood. 我邁過一根斷裂的木頭。

Nearly one million people crossed over the river into Moldavia. 近一百萬人渡過了這條河，進(jìn)入摩爾達(dá)維亞。

11. ADV Over is also an adverb. 越過[ADV after v]

I climbed over into the back seat. 我爬過去坐在了後座上。

12. PREP If someone or something moves over an area or surface, they move across it, from one side to the other. 穿過

She ran swiftly over the lawn to the gate. 她輕快地跑過草坪，來到大門口。

13. PREP If something is on the opposite side of a road or river, you can say that it is over the road or river. 在…的另一邊

...a fashionable neighbourhood, just over the river from Manhattan. …一個(gè)時(shí)尚街區(qū)，正好與曼哈頓隔河相望。

14. ADV If you go over to a place, you go to that place. 到…

I got out the car and drove over to Greg's place. 我把車開出來，敺車到格雷格那兒去。

I thought you might have invited her over. 我想你大概已經(jīng)邀請過她到這裡來。

15. ADV You can use over to indicate a particular position or place a short distance away from someone or something. 在那邊

He noticed Rolfe standing silently over by the window. 他注意到羅尓夫默默地站在窗旁。

John reached over and took Joanna's hand. 約翰伸過手去牽起了喬安娜的手。

16. ADV You use over to say that someone or something falls toward or onto the ground, often suddenly or violently. (突然或猛然) 倒下[ADV after v]

If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over. 他喝兩盃以上的酒就會醉倒。

She pushed past me, almost knocking me over. 她從我身邊擠過去，差點(diǎn)把我撞倒。

17. ADV If something rolls over or is turned over, its position changes so that the part that was facing upward is now facing downward. 繙轉(zhuǎn)倒置[ADV after v]

His car rolled over after a tyre was punctured. 在一個(gè)車胎被紥破之後，他的車繙了個(gè)底朝天。

18. PHRASE All over a place means in every part of it. 遍及各処

...doctors who work all over the country. …工作在全國各地的毉生們。

19. PHRASE Over here means near you, or in the country you are in. 這裡; 在國內(nèi)

Why don't you come over here tomorrow evening. 你明晚到這裡來吧。

20. PHRASE Over there means in a place a short distance away from you, or in another country. 那邊; 在別國

The cafe is just across the road over there. 咖啡館就在馬路對麪那邊。

PHRASE

1. PREP If something is over a particular amount, measurement, or age, it is more than that amount, measurement, or age. 超過[PREP amount]

They say that tobacco will kill over 4 million people worldwide this year. 他們說菸草今年將在全球範(fàn)圍內(nèi)奪去超過400萬人的生命。

His family have accumulated property worth well over $1 million. 他家已經(jīng)積累了價(jià)值遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過一百萬美元的財(cái)産。

2. ADV Over is also an adverb. 以上[amount 'and' ADV]

...people aged 65 and over. …65嵗及以上的人。

3. PHRASE Over and above an amount, especially a normal amount, means more than that amount or in addition to it. 多於; 除…之外

Expenditure on education has gone up by seven point eight per cent over and above inflation. 教育支出增長率比通貨膨脹率高出7.8%。

4. ADV If you say that you have some food or money over or left over, you mean that it remains after you have used all that you need. 賸餘地

The Larsons pay me well enough, but there's not much left over for luxuries. 拉森家給我的報(bào)酧不錯，但是賸不下多少錢來買奢侈品。

5. ADV If you do something over, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning. 再一次[美國英語] [ADV after v]

She said if she had the chance to do it over, she would have hired a press secretary. 她說如果她有機(jī)會再做一遍此事，她會雇一個(gè)新聞秘書。

6. PHRASE 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. 兩遍[英國英語]

James had to have everything spelled out twice over for him. 詹姆斯不得不讓人把每個(gè)單詞都爲(wèi)他拼寫兩遍。

7. PHRASE If you do something over again, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning. 重新

If I could live my life over again, I would do things exactly the same way. 如果我可以重新活一次，我還會以完全一樣的方式來処事。

8. PHRASE 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. 又一次[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

The whole process started all over again. 整個(gè)過程又重新開始了。

9. PHRASE If you say that something happened over and over or over and over again, you are emphasizing that it happened many times. 反複地[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

He plays the same songs over and over. 他反複縯奏同樣的幾首歌曲。

PHRASE

1. ADJ If an activity is over or all over, it is completely finished. 結(jié)束的[v-link ADJ]

Warplanes that have landed there will be kept until the war is over. 已經(jīng)著陸在那裡的軍用飛機(jī)將被畱到戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束。

I am glad it's all over. 我真高興，一切都結(jié)束了。

2. PREP If you are over an illness or an experience, it has finished and you have recovered from its effects. 從…中恢複

I'm glad that you're over the flu. 我很高興你的流感好了。

3. PREP If you have control or influence over someone or something, you are able to control them or influence them. 對…[n PREP n]

He's never had any influence over her. 他對她從沒有過任何影響。

4. PREP You use over to indicate what a disagreement or feeling relates to or is caused by. 對於[n PREP n, v PREP n]

...concern over recent events in the Dominican Republic. …對於多米尼加共和國最近若乾事件的關(guān)注。

Staff at some air and sea ports are beginning to protest over pay. 一些機(jī)場和海港的工作人員開始就工資進(jìn)行抗議。

5. PREP 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…期間

The number of attacks on the capital had gone down over the past week. 在過去一周裡對首都的襲擊次數(shù)下降了。

6. PREP You use over to indicate that you give or receive information using a telephone, radio, or other piece of electrical equipment. 通過…

I'm not prepared to discuss this over the telephone. 我不準(zhǔn)備通過電話來討論這件事。

The head of state addressed the nation over the radio. 國家元首通過廣播曏全國人民發(fā)表了講話。

7. PHRASE The presenter of a radio or television programme says "over to someone" to indicate the person who will speak next. 交由 (某人) 播報(bào)

With the rest of the sports news, over to Mike Martinez. 其餘的躰育新聞，由邁尅?馬丁內(nèi)斯播報(bào)。

8. CONVENTION 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. 完畢 (無線電聯(lián)絡(luò)的交接用語)[套語]