English → Chinese
above
/BrE əˈbʌv 
, AmE əˈbəv /
A preposition
1 (in/at a higher place than) 在…上面;
2,000 feet above sea level 海拔2,000英尺;
the water came above my knees 水没过了我的膝盖;
you are above me on the list 名单上你排在我前面
2 (north of) 在…以北
3 (upstream of) 在…的上游
4 (morally) 不屑于;
he's not above bending the rules 他不在乎随意改变规则
5 (in preference to) 优先于;
to admire sth above all others 独好某事物;
to value happiness above wealth 珍视幸福甚于财富
6 (higher than, superior in status to) 高于;
the E above middle C 高于中央C音的E音;
she married above her 她嫁给了地位比自己高的人;
to be/get above oneself 自高自大／变得自高自大
7 (greater in quantity than) 大于;
children above the age of 3 3岁以上的儿童;
to rise above 上升至…以上 ‹amount, average›
8 (beyond) 超脱于;
to be above suspicion 无可置疑
9 (too difficult for) 超出…能力所及;
the book was above most readers 那书多数读者读不懂
B adverb
1 (in/at a higher place) 在上面;
the room above 上面的屋子;
the view from above 高处看到的景致
2 (superior in status) 在上级;
an order from above 上级的命令
3 (earlier in text) 在上文;
see above 见前文;
as stated above 如前所述
4 (in the sky) 在空中;
the stars above 天上的星星;
in Heaven above 在天上
C adjective
attrib 上述的
D the above
pronoun
formal (person) 上文提到的人; (thing) 上文提到的事物;
I agree with the above 我同意上文所述
E above all
adverb phrase
(most importantly) 最重要的是; (especially) 尤其;
he is concerned above all with facts 他最在意的是事实;
above all else he's a businessman 他说到底是个商人