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over /ˈəuvə/ I. adv. 1.在那边，在另一边: He lives over by the hill.他住在山那边。over there 在那里：Aunt lives over there. 姑妈住在那边。 2. (多和be连用)结束，完了：Class is over. 下课了。The storm will soon be over. 风暴快要过去了。3. (和某些动词连用)翻倒，翻转：Don’t knock the vase over.别打翻那只花瓶。Turn the page over. 翻过一页。 4. 再一次，反复地： He read all the stories several times over.他把所有的故事反复读了几遍。 (all) over again 再一次，重新：I will do the job over again. 我将重新做那工作。over and over 反复，再三： She kissed her baby over and over. 她一遍又一遍地亲吻她的孩子。 5. 从头至尾 (和某些动词连用)：read the document over 把文件从头到尾读一遍；weight the matter over 把此事认真权衡一下 Think over what I’ve said. 把我说的再仔细考虑一下。 6. 从一边到另一边(与某些动词连用)：Take these letters over to the post office. 把这些信带到对面的邮局去。 ‖II. prep. 1.在…上方，从…上方经过：A lamp was hanging over the table. 桌子上方有一盏灯。The plane flew over the house. 飞机从房子上空飞过。 2. (紧贴着)在…上面： Throw a sheet over the bed. 在床上铺一条床单。 3. (和某些动词连用)从…上面越过(跳过)：The ball rolled over the grass. 球从草地上滚开去。He jumped over the high wall. 他跳过了那堵高墙。4. (在数目，数值，程度上等)超过：They paid out over 3 million pounds.他们付出了300万英镑以上。She is over fifty. 她50多岁。 all over 全身；到处；整个，全：all over China(the world)全中国（世界） He is black and blue all over. 他浑身青一块紫一块。 5. 由于，因为(常和感情动词  cry, weep, laugh, mourn, sigh等连用，叙述所发生的事情或原因): mourn over sb.’s death 悼念某人的逝世She laughed over the joke. 她听着笑话笑了起来。 6. 关于：quarrel over the colour 为色彩争吵 7. 在…期间；度过：Over the years he’s become more and more patient. 这些年他变得越来越耐心。Can you stay over Sunday? 能在这儿过星期天吗? 8. 用于习语 over and above除了(=in addition to): They receive extra money over and above the usual welfare payments.除了正常福利他们还能够收到额外的钱。