1. 用于談論位置和高度

如果一個東西高于另一個東西，你可以說第一個東西高于（above）或超過(over)第二個東西。

He opened a cupboard above the sink.

他打開了水槽上方的碗櫃。

There was a mirror over the fireplace.

壁爐上方有一面鏡子。

如果一個東西比另一個東西高很多，或者它們之間有很大的空間，你通常用above。

We heard a noise in the apartment above ours.

我們聽到樓上公寓裡有響聲。

You usually use over when one thing is at a higher level than another thing, and the first thing is moving.

當一個東西比另一個在更高的平面上，而且第一個物體在移動時，你通常用over。

A plane flew over the city.

一架飛機從城市上空飛過。

2用于談論測量和數量

Above和over都用來表示測量，例如，當你談論一個點比另一個點高的時候。

Any money earned over that level is taxed.

超過這個水平的收入都要交稅。

The temperature rose to just above forty degrees.

溫度上升到剛過四十度。

小心!當你在談論數量、事物或人的數量時，不要在數字前面使用above。例如，不要說“She had above thirty - shoes”。你可以說say `She had over thirty pairs of shoes' 或`She had more than thirty pairs of shoes'.

They paid out over 3 million pounds.

他們支付了300多萬英鎊。

He saw more than 800 children, dying of starvation.

他看到800多名兒童死于饑餓

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.

這座山的高度超過一萬兩千英尺。

Our relationship lasted for over a year.

我們的關系持續了一年多。

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