overo•ver /'əʊvəʳ/

adv

1. 颠倒，翻转

• He knocked the chair over. 他把椅子碰翻了。

• The boy fell over on the ground. 男孩摔倒在地上。

• Turn over the page. 翻过这一页。

• He bent over his ruler. 他把自己的尺子弄弯了。

2. 从一边到另一边，横穿

• The boy came over for orange juice. 那男孩儿过来拿橙汁。

• My brother is over in America. 我哥哥已在美国。

• The girl asked her friends over to her home. 那个女孩请了朋友来家里。

3. 从一人到另一人，传递

• He handed over his company to his son. 他把公司交给了儿子。

4. 以上

• My son is one metre and over tall. 我的儿子有一米多高了。

• The movie is for those who are 18 and over. 这部影片供18岁以上的人观看。

5. 剩余

• We left the bread over for breakfast tomorrow. 我们把面包留作明天的早餐。

• I had only 10 yuan over after buying so many things. 在买了那么多东西后我只剩下10元钱了。

6. 更改，调换

• We changed over our desks. 我们调换了一下办公桌。

• The officer went over to the enemy. 那名军官跑到敌方去了。

7. 覆盖

• The windows were covered over with ivy. 窗子全被常春藤遮住了。

• Let's paint the walls over. 让我们把墙整个刷一刷。

• The pond was frozen over. 池塘被冰封住了。

8. 全面地；仔细地

• I read this novel over. 我把这部小说全看完了。

• I want to think it over. 我想把这事仔细考虑一下。

9. 在上方；越过

• A pigeon is flying over. 一只鸽子正从上方飞过。

10. 再，重复

• I'll never say it over. 这事儿我再也不说了。

11. (无线对讲时)说话完毕

all over 见all² over again 再一次

• I made so many mistakes that I had to do it over again. 我出了这么多错，必须从头再做一遍。

over and over (again) 一再地，反复地

• I've warned him over and over again not to do that. 我已一再警告他不要那样做。

over here 在这边

• Please come over here. 请到这边来。

over there 在那边

• Your bag is over there on the desk. 你的包就在那边桌子上。