1ABOVEin a higher position than something else 在(…)上方SYN overOPP below
Our office is above the hairdresser’s.
我们的办公室在理发店上面。
He had a bruise just above his left eye.
就在他左眼上方有块瘀伤。
I heard a strange noise coming from the room above.
我听见楼上房间传来奇怪的响声。
The great bird hovered high above our heads.
那只大鸟在我们头顶上方的高处盘旋。
2MORE THAN A NUMBER OR AMOUNTmore than a particular number, amount, or level 大于,高于,超出OPP below
50 metres above sea level
海拔50米
above freezing/zero (=higher than the temperature at which water freezes) 零度以上
Tonight, temperatures should be just above freezing.
今晚的温度应该稍稍高于零度。
and/or above
free medical care for pensioners aged 65 and above
为65岁及以上的退休金领取者提供的免费医疗
Prize winners must have gained marks of 80% or above.
获奖者肯定得到了80分或80分以上。
The salaries we offer are well above (=much higher than) average.
我们提供的薪资远高于平均水平。
3MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSEto a greater degree than something else 高于,重于,甚于
Many employers value personality above experience or qualifications.
许多雇主重视个性甚于经验或资历。
above all (else) (=used to say that something is more important than anything else) 最重要的是
Max is hard-working, cheerful, and above all honest.
马克斯工作努力、性格开朗,最重要的是为人诚实。
medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show)
为超越职责要求的勇敢精神而颁发的奖章
4LOUD/NOISYlouder or clearer than other sounds 〔声音〕比…高[清楚]
You can always hear her voice above everybody else’s.
你总会听到她的嗓门压过其他所有的人。
5POSITION/RANKhigher in rank, power, or importance 〔级别、权力或地位〕大于,高于;在上,以上OPP below
He never rose above the rank of corporal.
他的军衔一直没有超过下士。
and/or above
officers of the rank of Major and above
少校及少校以上的军官
from above (=from people in higher authority) 来自上级的
We just obey orders from above.
我们只是遵守上级的命令。
6formal before, in the same piece of writing 上述,在上文OPP below
As mentioned above, there is a service charge.
如上所述,须收取服务费。
Write to the address above for further information.
详情请致函上述地址查询。
7not be above (doing) somethingto not be too good or honest to do something 没有好[诚实]到不做某事
Eileen’s not above flirting with the boss when it suits her.
艾琳在适当的时候还是会和老板调调情的。
8be above suspicion/reproach/criticism etcGOOD/MORALto be so good that no one can doubt or criticize you 无可置疑/指责/批评等
Even the king’s closest advisers were not above suspicion.
即使国王的心腹顾问也不能排除嫌疑。
Examples from the Corpus
be above suspicion/reproach/criticism etc• You must be above suspicion of any impropriety.• The motiveswere above reproach since a large sum was raised for deservingcharities every year.
9.get above yourselfPROUDto think you are better or more important than you really are 自高自大,自命不凡
Examples from the Corpus
get above yourself• Ever since he'd given her that power of attorney she'd been getting above herself.• What was Cambridge, after all, but a small town which had got above itself?• I was thought to be getting above myself because I refused to sightread a scene.
above• Big-screen TVs are defined as 27 inches or above.• officers of the rank of Major and above• See the rates listedabove.• The cereal goes in the cabinetabove.• None of the organizations mentionedabove answered our inquiries.• students of above-average ability• Christine Liddell, above, talks to Santa.
above freezing/zero• In any case, short-term rates are not far above zero.• It roots out vines, truffles for lemon trees painfully heated by charcoal to three degrees above freezing.• The temperaturehovered just above freezing, and a briskwind turned the rain into slantingsheets of icydaggers.• It can be forty above zero in Eugene and ten below zero in Bend, a two-hour drive to the east.• Even in summer, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point.• The snow may crust at night, due to outwardradiation, even thought the air temperature remains well above freezing point.• Yet it was not really cold here; the temperature was well above freezing point.• Temperatures inevitably will rise above zero, she said.
above all (else)• He must try to explain to them that Sylvie's suicide was above all an appropriatefinale to her life.• A faintly comical figure, he fearsridiculeabove all else.• Above all, I want my daughter to be confident.• I was not to answer the phone; above all I was not to speak to the press.• But what Yorkshiremen want above all is a winning team.• Although it is somewhat limited in its applications it is easy to operate and above all it is fun.• And above all, it means that the government can not, in private, pre-emptconsensus.• It was, sheercharacter in any man to retain that particular sentimentabove all others.• But above all, this was a loyalspeech.