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核心畫面

You can picture 'over' as one thing arcing above another — a hand held above a table, a bird crossing above a wall. The whole word grows from this single curved-above shape: something rides higher than, crosses above, or sweeps across the thing beneath it.

可以想成一條「拱在上方」的弧線：一隻手懸在桌子上方、一隻鳥越過牆頭。整個 over 都從這個「在上面、又帶點跨過去」…更多收起可以想成一條「拱在上方」的弧線：一隻手懸在桌子上方、一隻鳥越過牆頭。整個 over 都從這個「在上面、又帶點跨過去」的弧形長出來——有的停在上方、有的覆蓋下來、有的從這頭劃過到那頭。

原始詞典資料66 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Overname

  • 1

    A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3770).

  • 2

    A suburban area in Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6366).

  • 3

    A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5882)

  • 4

    A hamlet near Gloucester in Highnam parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8119).

  • 5

    A village in Seevetal, Lower Saxony, Germany.

overadj詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    Finished; ended; concluded.

    • The show isn't over until the fat lady sings.
    • The strawberries are over now. I picked the last few yesterday.
  • 2

    biologybotanynatural-sciencesFinished; ended; concluded.

  • 3

    informalHopeless; irrecoverable.

    • We're keeping our marriage going for the sake of the kids, but really it's over.
  • 4

    informalVisiting one's home or other location.

    • My sister's over for the week.
  • 5

    Having surmounted an obstacle.

    • The horse struggled at that fence, but it's over.
  • 6

    informalHaving an excess in a particular respect.

    • This steak is well over. (overcooked)
    • We had some complaints about short weight, so now we make sure that all our bags of potatoes are a bit over. (overweight)
  • 7

    Surplus to requirements.

    • I made 20 cakes, but I only need 18, so there are two over.
  • 8

    slanggovernmenthobbieslifestyleOf a wrestler: generating a reaction from fans.

overadv詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • That vase isn't exactly central. Could you move it over a couple of inches?
    • I slid over to make room for him to sit down.
  • 2

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • I need to cross the river. Can you take me over in your boat?
  • 3

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • I looked up just as a helicopter flew over.
  • 4

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • The fence is too high. I don't think I'll be able to get over.
    • The boiling milk bubbled over onto the cooker top.
  • 5

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • The car rolled to the edge of the cliff and went straight over.
  • 6

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • He tipped the bottle over, and the water came gushing out.
    • That building just fell over!
  • 7

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • Bend the end of that wire over to make a hook.
    • He bent over to touch his toes.
  • 8

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • Paint it over with a darker colour.
    • It's starting to cloud over.
另外 12 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • Put the card face down, and don't turn it over until I say so.
    • I can't sleep on my back. I have to roll over onto my side.
  • 10

    Describing a physical change of position or state.

    • Swap those cables over. The red one should be in the left socket.
  • 11

    Expressing figurative movement from one position or state across to another.

    • He came over to our way of thinking on the new project.
    • I switched over to Channel 9.
  • 12

    Indicating a direction or location away from the speaker, usually roughly horizontally or visualised as such.

    • I'll see you over at the club.
    • Look over there!
  • 13

    Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

    • Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting.
    • Let me think that over.
  • 14

    To a high or excessive degree; overly; see also over-.

    • I'm not over bothered about going to the party.
    • If you're over tentative then you'll get nowhere.
  • 15

    Beyond or in excess of what is correct or expected.

    • The show ran ten minutes over.
    • We tried to stick to budget, but in the end we went twenty dollars over.
  • 16

    To a future time.

    • Carry the shortfall over and we'll make it up tomorrow.
  • 17

    Overnight (throughout the night).

    • We missed the last bus home so we stayed over.
    • Can I sleep over?
  • 18

    Indicating repetition.

    • I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over.
  • 19

    Indicating repetition.

    • I said the magic word three times over, and the secret door slid open.
  • 20

    See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.

overnoun詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    ball-gamescricketgamesA set of six legal balls bowled.

    • Jones hit four boundaries in the first over.
    • In an emotional and electric atmosphere at Lord's, both sides scored 241 in their 50 overs and were level on 15 when they batted for an extra over apiece.
  • 2

    Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

    • […] standard cash count forms used to record the count and any overs or unders.
  • 3

    informalSomething having an excess of a particular property.

    • I went fishing but caught mostly overs.
    • In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs.
  • 4

    gamblinggamesA bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be above a certain stated value.

overprep詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • Hold the sign up over your head.
    • The mountain towered over the village.
  • 2

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • The guide took us over the border.
  • 3

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • The vulture flew over the desert.
    • I looked out over the sea.
  • 4

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • The estate agent showed me over the property.
    • We went over the cathedral and then had lunch in the cafe.
  • 5

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • He lives over the road from me.
    • The next town is over that hill.
  • 6

    informalExpressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • There was a big fire over the other side of town.
    • My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.
  • 7

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • The dog jumped over the fence.
    • Let's walk over the hill to get there.
  • 8

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • The car drove straight over the edge of the cliff.
    • I tripped over a tree root.
另外 15 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Expressing spatial relationship or movement.

    • Drape the fabric over the table.
    • There is a roof over the house.
  • 10

    Expressing comparison.

    • He is over a hundred years old.
    • It's over a hundred degrees outside.
  • 11

    Expressing comparison.

    • I prefer the purple over the pink.
    • Only for a brief two centuries in the Middle Ages did a Baltic community coalesce, under the Hanseatic League of prosperous cities that valued trade over plunder.
  • 12

    Expressing comparison.

    • Sales are down this quarter over last.
  • 13

    During or throughout (a time period).

    • He's got grumpier over the years.
    • I'll have to work over the weekend.
  • 14

    Through or via (a particular transmission medium).

    • A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.
    • The message came over FM radio.
  • 15

    Indicating relative status, authority, or power.

    • The owner's son lorded it over the experienced managers.
    • The prince ruled over a portion of the kingdom.
  • 16

    In a position of having overcome (a problem or issue); past; finished with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

    • We got over the engineering problems and the prototype works great.
    • I am over my cold and feel great again.
  • 17

    While doing an activity involving (something), especially while consuming.

    • We had a chat over dinner.
    • He fell asleep over the crossword puzle.
  • 18

    Concerning or regarding.

    • The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best.
    • It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
  • 19

    Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

    • We triumphed over difficulties.
    • The bill was passed over the veto.
  • 20

    Expressing causation: due to, as the result of.

    • He was fired over that.
    • Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure
  • 21

    mathematicssciencesDivided by.

    • Two over six equals one over three.
  • 22

    card-gamespokerSeparates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

    • 9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes
  • 23

    entertainmentlifestylemusicSeparates the primary chord of a slash chord from the bass note.

overintj詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    governmentmilitarypoliticsA radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.

    • Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.
    • Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over.
  • 2

    Instructs the reader to turn the page and continue reading the other side.

oververb詞源 1/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    obsoletedialectalTo go over, or jump over.

    • He overed the fence in good style.
  • 2

    obsoletedialectalTo run about.

    • The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies.

overnoun詞源 2/ˈəʊ̯.və/

  • 1

    obsoleteraredialectalA shore, riverbank.

    • The sea's over.
    • Cassibola was ready at Dover, & renged (encamped) his men by the over.

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。