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beyond
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1 at or to a more distant point than (sth) 在或向(某物)的远处
The new housing estate stretches beyond the playing-fields. 新的住宅区一直延伸到游乐场的那一边.
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 这条路绵延不断越过村子直入山中.
2 later than (a specified time) 迟於或超过(某一时间)
It won´t go on beyond midnight. 这不会持续到午夜以後.
I know what I shall be doing for the next three weeks but I haven´t thought beyond that. 我知道未来的三个星期我要干什麽, 但再往後我就没想过.
She carried on teaching well beyond retirement age, ie when she was older than 60. 她早超过了退休年龄(年逾60)仍教书.
3 not within the range of (sth); surpassing 越出(某事物)范围; 超越
The bicycle is beyond repair, ie is too badly damaged to repair. 这辆自行车已不能修理了.
After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond (all) recognition. 25年过去了, 市中心变得认不出来了.
They´re paying 75000 for a small flat it´s beyond belief! 他们 要以75000--.
She´s living beyond her means, ie spending more than she earns. 她入不敷出(花的比挣的多).
Her skill as a musician is beyond praise, ie of extremely high quality. 她是一个音乐家, 其技巧令人赞叹不已(具有极高的水平).
4 except (sth); apart from 除(某事物)以外; 除了
He´s got nothing beyond his state pension. 除 了国家发的养老金, 他一无所有.
I didn´t notice anything beyond his rather strange accent. 除了他那颇为古怪的口音以外, 我没注意到别的.
5 (idm 习语) be beyond sb (infml 口) be impossible for sb to imagine, understand or calculate 对於某人来说, 难以想像、理解或估计
It´s beyond me why she wants to marry Geoff. 我不能理解她为什麽要和杰弗结婚.
How people design computer games is beyond me. 我不明白电脑游戏是怎麽设计的. beyond, adv at or to a distance 在远处; 向远方
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. 斯诺登那边的山到处都是白雪皑皑.
We must look beyond for signs of change. 我们应该把目光放远, 看到变化的迹象.
The immediate future is clear, but it´s hard to tell what lies beyond. 近期内的情况很清楚, 但很难说以後如何.
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