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？
