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单词 above
释义 above
prep., adv., adj., & n.
--prep
  1. over; on the top of; higher (vertically, up a slope or stream etc.) than; over the surface of (head above water; above the din).
  2. more than (above twenty people; above average).
  3. higher in rank, position, importance, etc., than (above all).
  4. a too great or good for (above one's station; is not above cheating at cards). b beyond the reach of; not affected by (above my understanding; above suspicion).
  5. archaic to an earlier time than (not traced above the third century).
--adv
  1. at or to a higher point; overhead (the floor above; the clouds above).
  2. a upstairs (lives above). b upstream.
  3. (of a text reference) further back on a page or in a book (as noted above).
  4. on the upper side (looks similar above and below).
  5. in addition (over and above).
  6. rhet. in heaven (Lord above!).
--adj mentioned earlier; preceding (the above argument).
--n (prec. by the) what is mentioned above (the above shows).
Phrases and idioms
above-board adj. & adv. without concealment; fair or fairly; open or openly. above ground alive. above one's head see HEAD. above oneself conceited, arrogant.
Etymology: A(2) + OE bufan f. be = BY + ufan above
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