However,while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow, Over time,writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one:The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and……" No one talks like that casually — or should
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
But economists who study the relationship between money and happiness have consistently found that, above a certain income, the two do not reliably correlate.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Raise their heads above the water.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
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PREP
在…上方;高于
If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
例句
He lifted his hands above his head...
他将双手举过头顶。
Apartment 46 was a quiet apartment, unlike the one above it...
和它楼上的那间不同，46号公寓很安静。
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ADV
上述;在上文
In writing, you use above to refer to something that has already been mentioned or discussed.
例句
Several conclusions could be drawn from the results described above...
从上文描述的结果中可以得出几个结论。
Full details are in the table above.
详细信息请见上文表格。
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PREP
（数量或度量）在…以上，超过
If an amount or measurement is above a particular level, it is greater than that level.
例句
The temperature crept up to just above 40 degrees...
温度攀升至40度出头。
Victoria Falls has had above average levels of rainfall this year...
维多利亚瀑布今年的降雨量超过了平均水平。
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PREP
（声音）比…更响亮，盖过
If you hear one sound above another, it is louder or clearer than the second one.
例句
...trying to talk above the noise...
努力使说话声高过噪音
Then there was a woman's voice, rising shrilly above the barking.
接着，一个女人的尖厉声音盖过了犬吠声。
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PREP
（社会地位或权威）高于
If someone is above you, they are in a higher social position than you or in a position of authority over you.
例句
I know you're above me socially, but I must say I find your attitude offensive...
我明白你的社会地位比我高，但我得说我觉得你的态度很粗鲁。
I married above myself — rich county people...
我高攀了一门亲事，是县里的富有人家。
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PHRASE
自视过高；妄自尊大
If you say that someone is getting above themself, you disapprove of them because they think they are better than everyone else.
例句
I just think you're getting a little bit above yourself.
我只是觉得你变得有点自视过高。
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PREP
（因自视甚高）不屑于
If you say that someone thinks they are above something, you mean that they act as if they are too good or important for it.
例句
This was clearly a failure by someone who thought he was above failure...
这显然是认为自己根本不会失败的人所遭遇的一次失败。
I'm not above doing my own cleaning.
我很乐意自己做扫除。
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PREP
不会受到（批评或怀疑）；超乎…之所及
If someone is above criticism or suspicion, they cannot be criticized or suspected because of their good qualities or their position.
例句
The Queen remains above criticism, apart from the issue of her tax liability...
抛开她的纳税义务不谈，女王一直无可指摘。
He was a respected academic and above suspicion.
他是位受人尊敬的学者，根本没有嫌疑。
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PREP
比…更重要；胜过；优于
If you value one person or thing above any other, you value them more or consider that they are more important.
例句
...his tendency to put the team above everything...
他把这个团队看得比什么都重要的倾向
I want to be honest, honest above everything else.
我想要做到诚实，一切以诚实为上。