区别辨析 above 与 over

(1) 两个词均可用作“高过……;比……高”解。

  • The water came up above/over our knees.
    水没过了我们的双膝。
  • Can you see the helicopter above/over the palace?
    你能看见宫殿上空的那架直升机吗?

(2) 当作“覆盖”(covering)和“越过”解时,通常用over。

  • The plane was flying over Denmark.
    飞机当时正飞越丹麦。
  • There's thick cloud over that mountain.
    浓云笼罩在那座山的上空。

(3) 在与数字、数量或量词短语一起用时,较常用over(=more than)。

  • There were over 100,000 people at the peace rally.
    参加这次和平集会的有100000人以上。
  • You have to be over 18 to see this film.
    要看这部电影,你得过了18岁才行。

(4) 但是,当所表示的量度是在垂直刻度尺上表示时,则使用above。

  • The temperature is three degrees above zero.
    温度是零上3度。
  • She is well above average (=the middle of the scale) in intelligence.
    她的智力大大超出一般水平。

(5) 陆地高度是用above sea-level来表示的。

  • The summit of Everest is over 8,000 meters above sea-level . (more than 8,000 meters higher than sea-level)
    珠穆朗玛峰的海拔高度超过了8000米。

注意:在书上或报纸上,see over 意为“见下页”(look on the next page);see above 意为“见前面”。