over2 ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv , adjective 1 LIE DOWNfalling down 摔倒 from an upright position into a position of lying on a surface 倒下(的) He was so drunk he fell over in the road. 他喝得烂醉,跌倒在马路上。
Mind you don’t knock the candle over. 当心别把蜡烛碰倒。
Engineers are working to prevent the tower from toppling over. 工程师在设法防止这座塔倒塌。
2 FOLDbending/folding 弯/折 so that someone or something is no longer straight or flat, but is bent or folded in the middle 弯下(的);折起来(的) As Sheila bent over, a sudden pain shot up her back. 希拉弯腰时,突然感到背部一阵疼痛。
He folded the paper over and put it in his pocket. 他把纸折起来放入口袋。
3 CROSSacross 穿越 a) from one side of an object, space, or area to the other side 从…的一边到另一边,穿越 There are only three canoes so some people will have to swim over. 仅有三条独木舟,所以一部分人得游过去。
The wall was crumbling where children had climbed over. 墙上孩子们爬过的地方正在崩坍。
I went over (=crossed the room, street etc) to say hello, but Vincent didn’t recognize me. 我走过去打招呼,但文森特没有认出是我。
over to We flew over to the US to visit my Aunt Polly. 我们乘飞机去美国探望了波莉姨妈。
over from One of my cousins is coming over from France with his wife and daughter. 我的一个表亲和他的妻子女儿要从法国过来。
Come over here and see what I’ve found. 到这里来,看看我找到了什么。
b) in a place that is on the other side of a space or area 在〔某地的〕另一端 Bill lives over on the other side of town. 比尔住在镇子的另一边。
She was standing over by the window. 她站在那一边的窗前。
Do you see that building over there? 你看到那边的那幢建筑了吗?
4 PLACEin or to a place 在或到某处 in or to a particular house, city etc 在〔某处〕;到〔某处〕 You really should come over and see our new house. 你真的该过来看看我们的新房子。
I spent the whole day over at Gabby’s place. 我一整天都在加比家。
We could drive over to Oxford this afternoon. 今天下午我们可以开车到牛津去。
5 finished 结束的 if an event or period of time is over, it has finished 〔一件事或一段时间〕完结(的),结束(的) Is the meeting over yet? 会议结束了吗?
over (and done) with (=used about something unpleasant) 〔指令人不快的事〕结束了 I’m so glad the mid-term exams are over and done with. 我很高兴期中考试总算结束了。
You’d better give them the bad news. Do it now – get it over with. 你最好把这个坏消息告诉他们。现在就去,把这件事情了结。
6 to the side 向一边 towards one side 向一边 The bus pulled over to the side of the road. 公共汽车开到路边停了下来。
Would you move over, so I can sit next to you. 你挪过去一点好吗,让我坐在你身边。
7 GIVEgiving 交出 from one person or group to another 交出,移交 The attacker was ordered to hand over his weapon. 袭击者被命令交出武器。
Most of the money has been signed over to his children. 大部分的钱都签字移交给了他的子女。
8 EXCHANGEchanging 改换,转换 from one position or system to another 改换,转换 The guards change over at midnight. 卫兵在午夜换岗。
We switched over from electricity to gas because it was cheaper. 我们从用电改为用煤气,因为煤气较便宜。
9 SIDEturning 转,翻 so that the bottom or the other side of something can now be seen 转,翻 Turn the box over and open it at that end. 把盒子翻过来,从那头打开。
Josh rolled over and went back to sleep. 乔希翻了个身又睡了。
10 MORE THAN A NUMBER OR AMOUNTmore than 多于 more than or higher than a particular number, amount, or level 更多;更高;…以上 OPP under Almost 40% of women are size 14 or over. 差不多40%的女性穿14码或14码以上。
People earning £33,000 and over will pay the higher rate of tax. 收入3.3万英镑或以上者将缴纳更高的税。
11 very/too 很/太 used before an adjective or adverb to mean ‘very’ or ‘too’ 很,太〔用于形容词或副词前〕 She didn’t seem over pleased when I asked her to wait. 我叫她等一下,她好像不大高兴。
Perhaps we were all over enthusiastic about the project. 也许我们对此项目太有热情了。
12 REMAIN/BE LEFTremaining 剩下的 an amount of something that is over is what remains after some of it has been used 剩下(的),余下(的) There should be some money over when I’ve paid all the bills. 付完所有的账单后我应该还会剩下一些钱。
There was a little food left over from the party. 派对上剩下了一点点食物。
13 COVERcovered 覆盖的 used to show that something is completely covered with a substance or material 覆盖在上面,涂抹在上面 Most of the windows have been boarded over. 大部分窗户都用木板封死了。
Parts of the river were iced over. 部分河面结冰了。
over with The door had been painted over with a bright red varnish. 门上刷了一层鲜艳的红漆。
14 above 在上方 above someone or something 在上面,在上方 We stood on the roof watching the planes fly over. 我们站在屋顶上看飞机从头顶飞过。
15 CAREFULtalking/thinking/reading 交谈/考虑/阅读 in a detailed and careful way 仔细地 After talking it over with my wife, I’ve decided to retire. 和妻子仔细地商量过后,我决定退休。
I’ll need time to read the contract over before I sign. 我需要时间仔细阅读合同后再签字。
Think it over carefully before you make a decision. 仔细考虑后再作决定。
16 again 再次 American EnglishAmE if you start or do something over, you do it again 再次,重新 I got mixed up and had to start over. 我搞混了,只得重新开始。
17 over and over (again) AGAINmany times 再三地,重复地 The way to learn the script is to say it to yourself over and over again. 背熟剧本的办法是自己反复地念。
18 twice over/three times over etc a) used to say how many times the same thing happens 两遍/三遍等 He sings each song twice over. 他每首歌唱两遍。
The pattern is repeated many times over. 这一模式被照搬了许多次。
b) used to say by how much an amount is multiplied 两倍/三倍等,乘以二/三等 Trade between the two countries has increased five times over. 两国间的贸易量增加了五倍。
19 all over again used to emphasize that you do the whole of something again from the beginning, or that the same thing happens again 从头开始,重新再来 Their first plan had gone wrong, so they had to start all over again. 他们的第一个计划出了错,因此只得从头再来。
We had quarrelled about the money before, and now it was happening all over again. 我们以前就为这笔钱的事争吵过,现在又开始吵了。
all over again• And then they started it all over again.• At first, it was jobs all over again.• Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the danger all over again.• The bank nurse all over again.• The threatening phone calls started all over again.• There are still times, even after Jasper, when I have to catch on all over again.• A toy would have run down eventually, but Anna would undoubtedly start up all over again in the morning.• It was Lillie Langtry all over again, the old ones said wisely.
20 over to somebody DIFFERENTused to say that it is now someone else’s turn to do something, to speak etc 轮到某人 I’ve done my best. Now it’s over to the professionals. 我已经尽了最大的努力,现在该交给专业人员了。
21 TCradio message 无线电通话 spoken used when communicating by radio to show that you have finished speaking 完毕 Are you hearing me loud and clear? Over. 我说话你听得清楚吗?完毕。
22 over against something COMPARE formal used to say what something is compared to or preferred to 与某物相比,与某物相对 The Celtic Church maintained the Greek calendar over against that of Rome. 凯尔特教会一直沿用古希腊历法,而不用古罗马历法。
over against something• The church is being forced to define itself over against non-religious culture. 23. it’s not over until the fat lady sings (also it’s not over until it’s over) used during a game, election etc to say that, although a particular result seems likely, the situation could still change 〔比赛、选举等〕直到最后才能见分晓