- 用于谈论位置和高度
如果一个东西高于另一个东西，你可以说第一个东西高于（above）或超过(over)第二个东西。
He opened a cupboard above the sink.
他打开了水槽上方的碗柜。
There was a mirror over the fireplace.
壁炉上方有一面镜子。
如果一个东西比另一个东西高很多，或者它们之间有很大的空间，你通常用above。
We heard a noise in the apartment above ours.
我们听到楼上公寓里有响声。
You usually use over when one thing is at a higher level than another thing, and the first thing is moving.
当一个东西比另一个在更高的平面上，而且第一个物体在移动时，你通常用over。
A plane flew over the city.
一架飞机从城市上空飞过。
2用于谈论测量和数量
Above和over都用来表示测量，例如，当你谈论一个点比另一个点高的时候。
Any money earned over that level is taxed.
超过这个水平的收入都要交税。
The temperature rose to just above forty degrees.
温度上升到刚过四十度。
小心!当你在谈论数量、事物或人的数量时，不要在数字前面使用above。例如，不要说“She had above thirty - shoes”。你可以说say `She had over thirty pairs of shoes' 或`She had more than thirty pairs of shoes'.
They paid out over 3 million pounds.
他们支付了300多万英镑。
He saw more than 800 children, dying of starvation.
他看到800多名儿童死于饥饿
3 used for talking about distance and time
You use over to say that a distance or period of time is longer than the one mentioned.
The mountain is over twelve thousand feet high.
这座山的高度超过一万两千英尺。
Our relationship lasted for over a year.
我们的关系持续了一年多。
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