英语小点心：在·····上面 怎么说？

above\ə-ˈbəv\

adverb

: in or to a higher place

: in or to a higher rank or number

: above zero

Full Definition

1 a : in the sky : overhead <the clouds above>

b : in or to heaven

2 a : in or to a higher place

b : higher on the same page or on a preceding page

c : upstairs

d : above zero <10 degrees above>

3 : in or to a higher rank or number <30 and above>

4 archaic : in addition : besides

5 : upstage

Examples

up above and down below

Temperatures range from 5 below to 5 above.

Origin: Middle English, from Old English abufan, from a- + bufan above, from be- + ufan above; akin to Old English ofer over.

First use: before 12th century

Synonyms: aloft, over, overhead

Antonyms: below, beneath, under

2

above

preposition

: in or to a higher place than (something)

: greater in number, quantity, or size than (something) : more than (something)

: to a greater degree or extent than (something)

Full Definition

1 a : in or to a higher place than : over

b : upriver of

2 a : superior to (as in rank, quality, or degree)

b : out of reach of <above suspicion>

c : in preference to

d : too proud or honorable to stoop to <not above taking undue credit>

3 : exceeding in number, quantity, or size : more than <men above 50 years old>

4 : as distinct from and in addition to <heard the whistle above the roar of the crowd>

Examples

He raised his arms above his head.

They hung a mirror above the mantel.

We rented an apartment above a restaurant.

First use: before 12th century

Synonyms: over

Antonyms: below, beneath, under

3

above

noun

1 a : something that is above

b : a person whose name is written above

2 a : a higher authority

b : heaven

Other forms: plural above

Examples

in her dying days she was supposedly visited by an angel from above

First use: 13th century

Synonyms: heaven, bliss, elysian fields, Elysium, empyrean, kingdom come, New Jerusalem, paradise, sky, Zion (also Sion)

Antonyms: Gehenna, hell, Pandemonium, perdition

Usage: Although still objected to by some, the use of above as a noun in sense 1a <none of the above> <the above is Theseus's opinion — William Blake> and as an adjective <without the above reserve — O. W. Holmes †1935> <I was brought up on the above words — Viscount Montgomery> has been long established as standard.

4

above

adjective

: mentioned at an earlier point in the same document : written above

Full Definition

: written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page

usage see 3above

First use: 1604

英语小点心：在·····上面 怎么说？