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above/əˈbʌv/ prep., adv., adj. & n.●prep. 1 over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) than; over the surface of 高于；在(山坡、河流等)上方；超过… head above water 头露出水面; above the din 在喧闹声之上 2 more than 超过，多于 above twenty people 20 多人; above average 高于平均水平 3 higher in rank, position, importance, etc., than (职位、地位、重要性等)高于… thwarted by those above him 受到比他地位高的人的阻挠 4a too great or good for 超出；不屑于 above one's station 超越某人的身份; is not above cheating at cards 不免搞些牌桌上的小骗术 b beyond the reach of; not affected by 触及不到；不受影响 above my understanding 我不能理解; above suspicion 无可怀疑 5 archaic to an earlier time than [古义]在…之前，早于 not traced above the third century 没有追溯到 3 世纪以前 ●adv. 1 at or to a higher point; overhead 在…之上；头顶上 the floor above 上面那层楼; the clouds above 头顶上的云彩 2a upstairs 楼上 lives above 住在楼上 b upstream 上游 3 (of a text reference) further back on a page or in a book (文章中表示参照)上文 as noted above 如上所述 4 on the upper side 上面；上部 looks similar above and below 看上去上下都差不多 5 in addition 另外 over and above 此外 6 literary in heaven [文学用语]在天堂 Lord above! 上天啊 ! ●adj. mentioned earlier; preceding 上文提到的；前面的 the above argument 上述观点 ●n. (prec. by 前接 the) what is mentioned above 上文提到的内容 the above shows 上述内容表明 □ above all more than anything else; most of all 最重要的；首先，尤其 □ above ground alive 活着 □ above one's head see 见 HEAD □ above oneself conceited, arrogant 得意忘形，趾高气扬 [A2 + Old English bufan, from be = BY + ufan ‘above’] |