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 above [ə'bʌv]   添加此单词到默认生词本
prep. 在上方, 超出

ad. 在上面

a. 上述的, 上面的


  1. The sun rose above the horizon.
    太阳升到地平线上。
  2. My bedroom is just above.
    我的卧室就在上面。
  3. This book is above me.
    这本书对我来说是太难了。


above
[ noun ]
  1. an earlier section of a written text

    2. <noun.communication>
    for instructions refer to the above
[ adv ]
  1. at an earlier place

    2. <adv.all>
    see above
  2. in or to a place that is higher

    3. <adv.all>
[ adj ]
  1. appearing earlier in the same text

    2. <adj.all>
    flaws in the above interpretation


Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See {Over}.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to {below} or {beneath}.

Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.

2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;
surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,
things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct
above reproach. ``Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts.'' --Marlowe.

I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.

3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See {Above},
adv., 4.)

{above all}, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.

{Over and above}, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.


Above \A*bove"\, adv.
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.

2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page. ``That was said above.'' --Dryden.

3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.

4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.

Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively. ``The
waters that come down from above.'' --Josh. iii. 13.
※ It is also used as the first part of a
compound in the sense of before, previously; as,
above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,
above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,
above-given.

  1. "When you were above some of the holes, you just breathed on the ball and hoped it would stop around the cup."
  2. The non-callable issue is priced at 277 basis points above the Treasury's 10-year note.
  3. The issue is expected to be sold at a spread of about 105 basis points above the yield on the Treasury 8 7/8% bonds due 2017, which were quoted late yesterday at 8.81%.
  4. Gasoline futures last traded above $1 on Aug. 24, while heating oil futures had not been that high since the price spike last December.
  5. The three months price closed at Dollars 1,510.50 a tonne, up Dollars 20 overall and Dollars 55.50 above Tuesday's low. Lead was also helped by an LME stocks fall as it bounded to a 21-month high yesterday.
  6. The yield advantage of mortgage issues above Treasurys has moved to the narrowest level since March 1987.
  7. In January, an index of 110 high-yield bonds tracked by Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. had an average spread of 4.96 percentage points above the rate of the Treasury 7% notes of 1994, which have the closest comparable maturity to that of the index.
  8. He's glad when the job is done, when he no longer is hanging in a sling seat 300 feet above ground.
  9. BZW's Ecu100m issue for Swedish Export Credit, fully fungible with an existing Ecu400m of bonds due in February 1994, was widely seen as tightly priced - though it was offered at five basis points above the similar deal from OKB at the end of last week.
  10. New homes must be at least 3 feet above the 100-year flood plain.
  11. But several OPEC countries, led by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, are together pumping at least a million barrels a day above the cap, according to analysts.
  12. Politicians can encourage cooperation, but they can't really impose it from above.
  13. For policyholders with contracts in excess of $100,000, payment on values above $100,000 would be about 72 cents on the dollar if the muni-GIC decision is upheld and about 89 cents on the dollar if the decision is reversed.
  14. Hurricanes gain their strength from the energy transferred from the warm ocean waters to the air and clouds above.
  15. Once the August crude contract pushed above the $17.30-a-barrel barrier, the market "just jerked" higher, said analyst James Steel at Refco Inc.
  16. He measures that area at barely above recession level.
  17. The noncallable notes were priced at a spread of four basis points above the Treasury's when-issued two-year note.
  18. That gain probably translated into about 5% to 7% in dollar terms, well below recent quarters' gains of above 20%, reckons Jay Stevens of Dean Witter Reynolds.
  19. The deal was priced at a yield spread of 85 basis points above the average rate on the Treasury four-year and five-year notes.
  20. In fact, of the 11 countries tracked by Morgan, seven have bonds that yield above 10%.
  21. He recommends the same strategy with platinum: As prices rise above key technical levels, in this case $382.50, investors shouldn't liquidate but simply raise their stop-loss orders to higher price levels.
  22. The issue was priced to yield 11.44%, one percentage point above the comparable British government issue.
  23. It also was depressed because the Bank of England offered to lend money to discount houses Monday at above market rates, indicating that an interest-rate cut isn't imminent.
  24. "We value the Review highly for many reasons, but above all for its 40-year tradition of journalistic enterprise, integrity and courage.
  25. The researchers focused the radiation on the spleen and lymph glands in the neck, under the armpits, in the chest and abdomen and above the groin.
  26. None of the above should be construed as derogatory toward lugers, the sport's human component.
  27. Congress is above the law."
  28. The first mortgage bonds, noncallable for 10 years, were priced at a spread of 85 basis points above the Treasury's 30-year bond.
  29. It is, above all, history that should not be missed.
  30. Other country funds, too, have soared far above the value of their underlying stock assets.
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