高中英語語法-詞語辨析
詞語辨析(二)
above / over
above 和over均用于談及位置和高度。某物比另一物高，但并非在其正上方時，則用above。
The trees rose above the houses.
樹木長得高出房屋。
to go over something的意思是越過某物或某地，走到另一端。
Castle stepped over the dog.
卡所爾跨過這條狗。
...a soaring seagull swooping over Central Park.
一只翱翔的海鷗掠過中央公園。
穿兩件衣服，一件套在另一件上面，可說you are wearing one over the other。
Rudolph was wearing a sweater over a wool shirt, and a silk scarf.
魯道夫在羊毛衫外穿了件外套，還戴了絲圍巾。
某物比另一物高，并且位于其正上方時，也可用above或over。
He opened a cupboard above the sink.
他打開洗滌槽上方的櫥柜。
She learned forward until her face was directly over the basin.
她俯下身子，面對臉盆。
above 和over 均可用于談及度量。
說到某一距離或某段時間比已提及的距離或時間長時，用over。
The plane flew at a height of over twelve thousand feet.
飛機在一萬二千多英尺的高度飛行。
So we had this beautiful relationship for over a year.
我們之間的這種美好關系保持了一年多。
談到某點，尤其是標尺上的某點比另一點高時，用above或over均可。
The amount of tax you should pay is determined by what you earn above a certain figure.
你應繳的稅額由超過某一數額的那一部分收入所決定。
Any money earned over that level is taxed at the rate of 59 per cent.
超過這一數額的收入以百分之五十九的比率納稅。
In each case I want to know the height of the man. Everybody above five feet eight inches is suspect.
每個案件，我都想知道作案人的身高，身高在五英尺八英寸以上者都有嫌疑。
above 和over均可用于說明某人身份的高低及與他人比較的相對重要性。
談到某人比旁人重要，地位比旁人高時，用above。
... behaving as if she was in a position above even the staff, and certainly above us.
從舉止看，她的地位似乎還高于職員，當然也高于我們。
Someone is over you意為某人可以對你發號施令或下達指示。
...an officer set in authority over him.
一名權力高于他的官員。
詞語辨析(二)
above / over
above 和over均用于談及位置和高度。某物比另一物高，但并非在其正上方時，則用above。
The trees rose above the houses.
樹木長得高出房屋。
to go over something的意思是越過某物或某地，走到另一端。
Castle stepped over the dog.
卡所爾跨過這條狗。
...a soaring seagull swooping over Central Park.
一只翱翔的海鷗掠過中央公園。
穿兩件衣服，一件套在另一件上面，可說you are wearing one over the other。
Rudolph was wearing a sweater over a wool shirt, and a silk scarf.
魯道夫在羊毛衫外穿了件外套，還戴了絲圍巾。
某物比另一物高，并且位于其正上方時，也可用above或over。
He opened a cupboard above the sink.
他打開洗滌槽上方的櫥柜。
She learned forward until her face was directly over the basin.
她俯下身子，面對臉盆。
above 和over 均可用于談及度量。
說到某一距離或某段時間比已提及的距離或時間長時，用over。
The plane flew at a height of over twelve thousand feet.
飛機在一萬二千多英尺的高度飛行。
So we had this beautiful relationship for over a year.
我們之間的這種美好關系保持了一年多。
談到某點，尤其是標尺上的某點比另一點高時，用above或over均可。
The amount of tax you should pay is determined by what you earn above a certain figure.
你應繳的稅額由超過某一數額的那一部分收入所決定。
Any money earned over that level is taxed at the rate of 59 per cent.
超過這一數額的收入以百分之五十九的比率納稅。
In each case I want to know the height of the man. Everybody above five feet eight inches is suspect.
每個案件，我都想知道作案人的身高，身高在五英尺八英寸以上者都有嫌疑。
above 和over均可用于說明某人身份的高低及與他人比較的相對重要性。
談到某人比旁人重要，地位比旁人高時，用above。
... behaving as if she was in a position above even the staff, and certainly above us.
從舉止看，她的地位似乎還高于職員，當然也高于我們。
Someone is over you意為某人可以對你發號施令或下達指示。
...an officer set in authority over him.
一名權力高于他的官員。
