over

over

noun

1. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

adv

1. over the entire area

e.g. the wallpaper was covered all over with flowers
she ached all over
everything was dusted over with a fine layer of soot

Synonym: all over

2. throughout a period of time

e.g. stay over the weekend

Synonym: o'er

3. at or to a point across intervening space etc.

e.g. come over and see us some time
over there

4. throughout an area

e.g. he is known the world over

5. beyond the top or upper surface or edge
forward from an upright position

e.g. a roof that hangs over

位置；运动（POSITION AND MOVEMENT）

1. 在…的上方；在…的上面；在…的上空
If one thing is over another thing or is moving over it, the first thing is directly above the second, either resting on it, or with a space between them.

e.g. He looked at himself in the mirror over the table.
他对着桌子上方的镜子照了照。
e.g. ...a bridge over the river Danube.
多瑙河上的一座桥

2. 搭挂在…的上面
If one thing is over another thing, it is supported by it and its ends are hanging down on each side of it.

e.g. A grey mackintosh was folded over her arm...
她胳膊上搭着一件灰色雨衣。
e.g. Joe's clothing was flung over the back of a chair.
乔的衣服扔在椅背上。

3. （部分或完全地）覆盖在…的上面
If one thing is over another thing, it covers part or all of it.

e.g. His hair fell over his brow instead of being brushed straight back...
他的头发没有整齐地往后梳，而是搭在前额。
e.g. Mix the ingredients and pour over the mushrooms...
将配料搅拌均匀浇在蘑菇上。

4. （身体上部）俯在…的上面
If you lean over an object, you bend your body so that the top part of it is above the object.

over的翻译

e.g. They stopped to lean over a gate...
他们停下来，身子探过一扇栅栏门。
e.g. Everyone in the room was bent over her desk.
房间里的每一个人都弯腰围在她的办公室桌前。

5. 从…上面（看过去）；隔着…（交谈）
If you look over or talk over an object, you look or talk across the top of it.

over的意思

e.g. I went and stood beside him, looking over his shoulder.
我走过去站在他身边，从他的肩头望过去。
e.g. ...conversing over the fence with your friend...
与你的朋友隔着围栏交谈

6. (从…)可以看见;俯瞰
If a window has a view over an area of land or water, you can see the land or water through the window.

e.g. ...a light and airy bar with a wonderful view over the River Amstel...
可将阿姆斯特尔河美景尽收眼底的明亮通风的酒吧
e.g. His rooms looked out over a narrow lane behind the college.
从他的房间可以看见学院后面一条狭窄的小巷。

7. （穿）过，（跨）过，（越）过（障碍、边界等）
If someone or something goes over a barrier, obstacle, or boundary, they get to the other side of it by going across it, or across the top of it.

e.g. Policemen jumped over the wall of the Spanish Embassy in pursuit...
警察在追捕中跳过西班牙大使馆的围墙。
e.g. I stepped over a broken piece of wood...
我跨过一块破木头。

8. 从一边至…的另一边
If someone or something moves over an area or surface, they move across it, from one side to the other.

over

e.g. She ran swiftly over the lawn to the gate...
她一溜烟穿过草地跑到了大门口。
e.g. Joe passed his hand over his face and looked puzzled.
乔用手摸了一把脸，看上去疑惑不解。

9. 在…的另一边；在…的对面
If something is on the opposite side of a road or river, you can say that it is over the road or river.

e.g. ...Richard Garrick, who lived in the house over the road.
住在马路对面那所房子里的理查德·加里克
e.g. ...a fashionable neighbourhood, just over the river from Manhattan.
与曼哈顿隔河相望的时尚街区

10. 去，到（某处）
If you go over to a place, you go to that place.

e.g. I got out the car and drove over to Dervaig...
我把车开出来，驶向德韦格。
e.g. I thought you might have invited her over.
我以为你可能已经邀请她过来了。

11. 在那边；在近旁
You can use over to indicate a particular position or place a short distance away from someone or something.

e.g. He noticed Rolfe standing silently over by the window...
他注意到罗尔夫一声不吭地站在窗户旁边。
e.g. John reached over and took Joanna's hand...
约翰伸手握住乔安娜的手。

12. （突然或猛力地）（倒）下，（掉）下
You use over to say that someone or something falls towards or onto the ground, often suddenly or violently.

over的近义词

e.g. If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over...
他喝酒超过两杯就会醉倒在地。
e.g. He was knocked over by a bus and broke his leg...
他被一辆公共汽车撞倒，一条腿折了。

13. （翻）转过来
If something rolls over or is turned over, its position changes so that the part that was facing upwards is now facing downwards.

e.g. His car rolled over after a tyre was punctured...
一只轮胎被扎破后，他的车翻了个底朝天。
e.g. The alarm did go off but all I did was yawn, turn over and go back to sleep.
闹钟确实响了，但我只是打了个哈欠，翻个身又接着睡着了。

14. 到处；遍及
All over a place means in every part of it.

e.g. ...doctors who work all over the country.
在全国各地工作的医生
e.g. ...the letters she received from people all over the world.
她收到的来自世界各地的信件

15. 在这边；到这边；在身处国
Over here means near you, or in the country you are in.

e.g. Why don't you come over here tomorrow evening...
你明天晚上过来吧。
e.g. My father was in the U.S. army over here.
我父亲在这里的美国陆军服役。

16. 在那边；到那边；在另一国
Over there means in a place a short distance away from you, or in another country.

e.g. The cafe is just across the road over there...
咖啡馆就在那边马路对面。
e.g. She'd married some American and settled down over there.
她嫁给了一位美国人，并在那边定居了。

17. the world over -> see world

数量；发生次数（AMOUNTS AND OCCURRENCES）

1. 超过；在…以上
If something is over a particular amount, measurement, or age, it is more than that amount, measurement, or age.

e.g. Cigarettes kill over a hundred thousand Britons every year...
每年香烟夺去10万多英国人的生命。
e.g. I met George well over a year ago.
我认识乔治已经是一年多前的事了。

2. 多于（正常数量）；除了…之外（还）
Over and above an amount, especially a normal amount, means more than that amount or in addition to it.

over

e.g. Expenditure on education has gone up by seven point eight per cent over and above inflation...
扣除通货膨胀因素，教育支出实际增长了7.8%。
e.g. Consider supplements over and above this healthy diet.
除了这种健康饮食之外，还应考虑各种补养品。

3. 剩余；剩下
If you say that you have some food or money over, you mean that it remains after you have used all that you need.

over的解释

e.g. Larsons pay me well enough, but there's not much over for luxuries when there's two of you to live on it...
拉森公司给我的薪水算是不错，但是两个人靠这份工资生活便没有多少闲钱买奢侈品了。
e.g. Primrose was given an apple, left over from our picnic lunch.
我们中午野餐剩下的一个苹果给了普丽姆罗丝。

4. 再一次;又一次；重复地
If you do something over, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning.

e.g. She said if she had the chance to do it over, she would have hired a press secretary...
她说如果有机会从头来过，她会雇一位新闻秘书。
e.g. Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.
演奏钢琴的戴夫将这支曲子反复弹了两三遍。

5. （强调发生不止一次）两次/三次
If you say that something happened twice over ,three times over and so on, you are stating the number of times that it happened and emphasizing that it happened more than once.

e.g. He had to have everything spelled out twice over for him.
他不得不把所有事项都对他详细说明了两次。

6. 再一次；重新
If you do something over again, you do it again or start doing it again from the beginning.

e.g. When you realise they are singing the same songs over again, the novelty wears off...
当你意识到他们开始从头演唱同样的歌曲时，新鲜感也就没有了。
e.g. If I was living my life over again I wouldn't have attended so many committee meetings.
如果生命可以重来，我再也不会参加这么多委员会会议了。

7. （指令人疲倦、厌烦、不快地）再一次，又一次，重新
If you say that something is happening all over again, you are emphasizing that it is happening again, and you are suggesting that it is tiring, boring, or unpleasant.

e.g. He doesn't want the hassle all over again...
他不想再惹这种麻烦了。
e.g. The whole process started all over again...
整个程序又再次开始了。

8. 一再；再三；反复
If you say that something happened over and over or over and over again, you are emphasizing that it happened many times.

e.g. He plays the same songs over and over...
他一遍又一遍地放着同样的歌曲。
e.g. 'I don't understand it,' he said, over and over again.
“我不明白，”他反复不停地说。

其他用法（OTHER USES）

1. 结束的；完了的
If an activity is over or all over, it is completely finished.

e.g. Warplanes that have landed there will be kept until the war is over...
降落在那里的战斗机将一直扣留到战争结束。
e.g. The bad times were over...
倒霉的日子过去了。

2. 从（某一疾病或经历）中恢复过来
If you are over an illness or an experience, it has finished and you have recovered from its effects.

e.g. I'm glad that you're over the flu...
你的流感好了，我真高兴。
e.g. She was still getting over the shock of what she had been told.
她被告知了这件事，直到现在还惊魂未定。

3. （控制或影响）对…起作用
If you have control or influence over someone or something, you are able to control them or influence them.

e.g. He's never had any influence over her...
他从未对她有过任何影响力。
e.g. For two decades she has sought complete control over her film career...
她20年来一直力图完全主宰自己的电影事业。

4. 关于；由于
You use over to indicate what a disagreement or feeling relates to or is caused by.

e.g. The women were making a fuss over nothing.
这些女人是在无谓地小题大做。
e.g. ...concern over recent events in Burma...
对缅甸近期所发生事件的关注

5. 在…期间
If something happens over a particular period of time or over something such as a meal, it happens during that time or during the meal.

e.g. The number of attacks on the capital had gone down over the past week...
上一周对首都的袭击次数已经减少了。
e.g. Many strikes over the last few years have not ended successfully...
过去几年中有多次罢工都未获成功。

6. 通过（电话、广播等）
You use over to indicate that you give or receive information using a telephone, radio, or other piece of electrical equipment.

e.g. I'm not prepared to discuss this over the telephone...
我不想在电话里讨论这件事。
e.g. The head of state addressed the nation over the radio...
这位国家元首通过广播向全国发表了讲话。

7. （广播或电视节目中的主持人用语）下面交给…
The presenter of a radio or television programme says 'over to someone' to indicate the person who will speak next.

e.g. With the rest of the sports news, over to Colin Maitland.
下面由科林·梅特兰接着为大家播报其他体育新闻。

8. （无线电通讯用语）完毕，请回答
When people such as the police or the army are using a radio to communicate, they say 'Over' to indicate that they have finished speaking and are waiting for a reply.

9. （板球运动中）一轮6个（未让对方得分的）有效投球
In cricket, an over consists of six correctly bowled balls.

over

e.g. At the start of the last over, bowled by Chris Lewis, the Welsh county were favourites.
在最后一轮由克里斯·刘易斯连续投出6个有效球之前，威尔士郡队本来胜券在握。