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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