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| /bɪˈjɒnd/ |
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| 1 | past a place or outside an area
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| | 1a | further away than something else 越过…；远于… | | He could see a line of cypress trees and, beyond it, a landscape of red hills. 他可以看见一排柏树和远处红色小山的景色。 | | Traders looked eastwards to India and beyond. 商人把眼光投向东方的印度和更远的地区。 | |
| | 1b | outside a particular area 在…之外 | | By now Dr Barnard’ s fame had spread far beyond South Africa. 现在巴纳德医生的名声已传到了南非以外的地区。 | |
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| 2 | not within the limits of sth
outside the range or limits of a subject , quality , or activity 超出…的范围 |
| Our knowledge does not extend much beyond these few facts. 除了这几个事实，其他我们知道的就很少了。 |
| Scott pushed his men beyond the limits of human endurance. 斯科特把他的人逼迫到了忍无可忍的地步。 |
| The government has introduced measures that go far beyond anything that was in their manifesto. 政府采取的措施在他们的宣言中根本未曾涉及。 |
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| 3 | except
used in negative sentences to mean ‘except’ （用于否定句）除…以外 |
| I know nothing about him beyond the fact that he used to work for the government. 除了知道他过去为政府工作外，我对他一无所知。 |
| She had no income beyond what she could earn as a waitress. 除了当服务员挣的钱外，她没有其他收入。 |
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| 4 | after a time or age , or above an amount
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| | 4a | continuing after a particular time or date 迟于 | | We aren’ t attempting to plan ahead beyond the next two years. 我们没有打算提前制定两年以后的计划。 | | Some people will prefer to continue working beyond 65. 有些人倾向于65岁以后继续工作。 | |
| | 4b | more than a particular amount or higher than a particular level 超出（某个数量）；高出（某一水平） | | Inflation had risen beyond 10%. 通货膨胀率超出了10%。 | | She never went beyond Year 12 in school. 她上学上到12年级就停止了学业。 | |
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| 5 | not able to be done
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| | 5a | used for saying that something cannot be done 非…力所能及 | | The situation is already beyond our control. 我们已经控制不了局面。 | | Martin was living in Brazil, beyond the reach of the British police. 马丁住在巴西，英国警察鞭长莫及。 | | I’ m afraid the watch is damaged beyond repair (=so badly that it cannot be repaired) . 恐怕这只手表损坏太严重，已经无法修理。 | |
| | 5b | used for saying that you cannot believe or recognize something 难以置信/认不出来 | | The centre of Manchester has changed beyond all recognition. 曼彻斯特的中心已经变得认不出来了。 | |
| | 5c | used for saying that something is so certain that it cannot be doubted or argued about 无疑地；确实地 | | Brady’ s guilt had been proved beyond doubt. 布雷迪已被证明确实有罪。 | |
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| - | be beyond sb
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| to be too difficult for someone to understand or deal with |
| 对于某人来说难以理解；对某人来说很难处理 |
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| The system was unusually complicated and completely beyond the new trainees. 这个系统异常地复杂，对于新学员来说完全无法理解。 |
| it’ s beyond me why/how/what It’ s beyond me why anyone should want to marry him. 我不理解为什么人人都想嫁给他。 |
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