over

preposition

/ˈəʊvə(r)/

/ˈəʊvər/

For the special uses of over in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get over something is in the phrasal verb section at get.Idioms

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resting on the surface of somebody/something and partly or completely covering them/it（部分或全部覆盖）在…上面
- She put a blanket over the sleeping child.她给熟睡的孩子盖上毯子。
- He wore an overcoat over his suit.他在西服外面再加了一件大衣。
- She put her hand over her mouth to stop herself from screaming.她用手捂住嘴，以免叫出声来。
in or to a position higher than but not touching somebody/something; above somebody/something悬在…上面；向…上方
- They held a large umbrella over her.他们给她撑起一把大伞。
- The balcony juts out over the street.阳台伸出在街道上方。
- There was a lamp hanging over the table.桌子上方吊着一盏灯。
from one side of something to the other; across something从一边到另一边；穿越
- a bridge over the river横跨河面的桥
- They ran over the grass.他们跑过草地。
- They had a wonderful view over the park.他们放眼望去，把公园美丽的景色尽收眼底。
so as to cross something and be on the other side到另一边；翻越
- She climbed over the wall.她翻过墙去。
falling from or down from a place从…落下
- The car had toppled over the cliff.汽车从山崖上跌落下去了。
- He didn't dare look over the edge.他不敢从边缘向下看。
on the far or opposite side of something在…的远端（或对面）
- He lives over the road.他住在马路对面。
all over in or on all or most parts of something遍及
- Snow is falling all over the country.全国各地都在下雪。
- They've travelled all over the world.他们游遍了全世界。
- There were papers lying around all over the place.文件散落一地。
more than a particular time, amount, cost, etc.多于（某时间、数量、花费等）
- over 3 million copies sold售出三百多万册
- She stayed in Lagos for over a month.她在拉各斯待了一个多月。
- He's over sixty.他六十多岁了。
used to show that somebody has control or authority（表示能控制、有权威）
- She has only the director over her.她的上司只有主任一个。
- He ruled over a great empire.他统治着一个大帝国。
- She has editorial control over what is included.她有权决定编辑的内容。
during something在…期间
- We'll discuss it over lunch.我们将在吃午饭时商量此事。
- Over the next few days they got to know the town well.在以后几天中，他们逐渐熟悉了这个小镇。
- She has not changed much over the years.这些年来她没有多大变化。
- He built up the business over a period of ten years.他用了十年时间把这个企业创建起来。
- We're away over (= until after) the New Year.新年期间我们不在家。
past a particular difficult stage or situation渡过（困难阶段或局面）
- We're over the worst of the recession.我们已渡过了经济衰退的最艰难时期。
- It took her ages to get over her illness.她花了很长时间才把病治好。
because of or relating to something; about something由于；关于
- an argument over money为了钱的争吵
- a disagreement over the best way to proceed在如何最好地推进工作这一问题上出现的分歧
using something; by means of something利用；通过
- We heard it over the radio.我们从广播中听到的。
- She wouldn't tell me over the phone.她不肯在电话里告诉我。
louder than something声音大于
- I couldn't hear what he said over the noise of the traffic.交通噪声太大，我听不清他说的话。

Idioms

over and above

in addition to something此外；另外
- There are other factors over and above those we have discussed.除了我们所讨论的之外，还有其他因素。

Which Word? above / overabove / over

Above and over can both be used to describe a position higher than something:above 和 over 均可表示位置高于…或在…上：
- They built a new room above/over the garage.他们在车库上面加建了一个房间。
When you are talking about movement from one side of something to the other, you can only use over:表示从某物的一边移至另一边只能用 over：
- They jumped over the stream.他们跳过了小溪。
Over can also mean ‘covering’:over 亦可表示覆盖着：
- He put a blanket over the sleeping child.他把毯子盖在睡着了的孩子身上。
Above and over can also mean ‘more than’. Above is used in relation to a minimum level or a fixed point:above 和 over 亦可表示多于。above 与最低限度或某固定值关联：
- 2 000 feet above sea level海拔 2 000 英尺
- Temperatures will not rise above zero tonight.今天夜间的温度不会高于零度。
Over is used with numbers, ages, money and time:over 与数目、年龄、金钱和时间连用：
- He’s over 50.他已年过半百。
- It costs over £100.这个花了 100 多英镑。
- We waited over 2 hours.我们等了两个多小时。

over

adverb

/ˈəʊvə(r)/

/ˈəʊvər/

For the special uses of over in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example take something over is in the phrasal verb section at take.Idioms

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across a street, an open space, etc.穿过（街道、开阔的空间等）
- I stopped and crossed over.我停下来，走到对面。
- He rowed us over to the other side of the lake.他把我们摆渡到湖的对岸。
- They have gone over to France.他们渡海到法国去了。
- This is my aunt who's over from Canada.这是我姑姑，她是从加拿大过来的。
- I went over (= across the room) and asked her name.我走过去问她叫什么名字。
- Put it down over there.把东西放到那边去。
downwards and away from the correct position standing upright从直立位置向下和向外；落下；倒下
- Try not to knock that vase over.小心别把那个花瓶碰倒了。
- The wind must have blown it over.准是风把它吹倒了。
from one side to another side从一侧到另一侧；翻转
- She turned over onto her front.她翻过身俯卧着。
- The car skidded off the road and rolled over and over.汽车滑出路面不断翻滚。
so as to cover somebody/something completely完全覆盖（某人或某物）
- The lake was frozen over.湖面完全封冻了。
- Cover her over with a blanket.给她盖条毯子。
above; more以上；大于；多于
- children of 14 and over14 岁及 14 岁以上的儿童
- You get an A grade for scores of 75 and over.75 分及 75 分以上的分数就是优等。
not used or needed剩余的；未用的；不需要的
- If there's any food left over, put it in the fridge.要是有剩下的饭菜，就放到冰箱里。
ended结束
- By the time we arrived the meeting was over.我们到达时，会议已经结束了。
- Thank goodness that's over!谢天谢地，事情总算过去了！
- I was glad when it was over and done with.事情终告了结，我很高兴。
again再；又
- He repeated it several times over until he could remember it.他重复了几遍直到能记住为止。
- (North American English) It's all wrong—you'll have to do it over.完全错了。你得重做一遍。
used to talk about somebody/something changing position（表示位置变换）改变，掉换
- He's gone over to the enemy (= joined them).他已变节投敌。
- Please change the wheels over (= for example, put the front wheels at the back).请把轮子调个个儿。
- Let's ask some friends over (= to our home).咱们邀请几个朋友来家里吧。
- Hand over the money!把钱交出来！
used when communicating by radio（用于无线通话）完毕
- Message received. Over (= it is your turn to speak).消息收到了。完毕。
- Message understood. Over and out.消息听懂了。通话完毕。

Word OriginOld English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper.

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(all) over again

a second time from the beginning再；重新
- He did the work so badly that I had to do it all over again myself.他活儿做得太糟糕了，我只好亲自从头再做一次。

over against something

in contrast with something与…对比（或相对）

over and over (again)

many times; repeatedly多次；反复地；一再
- I've told you over and over again not to do that.我已一再跟你讲不要再那么做了。

over to you

used to say that it is somebody’s turn to do something轮到你了；该你了

over

noun

/ˈəʊvə(r)/

/ˈəʊvər/

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(in cricket板球) a series of six balls bowled by the same person一轮投球（同一个投球手连续投出的六个球）
- Chadwick dismissed two batsmen in the same over.查德威克解雇了两名击球手。
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Word OriginOld English ofer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch over and German über, from an Indo-European word (originally a comparative of the element represented by -ove in above) which is also the base of Latin super and Greek huper.