over: [OE] Etymologically, over denotes ‘more up, upper’. It originated as an Indo-European comparative form derived from the base *upó ‘under’, which gave rise to English up. This became prehistoric Germanic *uberi, which has diversified into German über, Swedish ?fver, and Dutch, Danish, and English over. A derivative of the same base forms the second syllable of English above, while amongst over’s more surprising relatives are eaves and evil. => above, eaves, evil, up
over (prep.)
Old English ofer "beyond, above, upon, in, across, past; on high," from Proto-Germanic *uberi (cognates: Old Saxon obar, Old Frisian over, Old Norse yfir, Old High German ubar, German über, Gothic ufar "over, above"), from PIE *uper (see super-). As an adjective from Old English uffera. As an adverb from late Old English. Sense of "finished" is attested from late 14c. Meaning "recovered from" is from 1929. In radio communication, used to indicate the speaker has finished speaking (1926). Adjective phrase over-the-counter is attested from 1875, originally of stocks and shares.
雙語例句
1. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
當(dāng)有合適的女人出現(xiàn)時(shí)，這種胡思亂想就會(huì)停止了。
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2. Over a given period, the value of shares will rise and fall.
股票的價(jià)值在某一特定的時(shí)期內(nèi)會(huì)有漲跌。
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3. Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.
演奏鋼琴的戴夫?qū)⑦@支曲子反復(fù)彈了兩三遍。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The bus is said to have over-turned and fallen into a ravine.
據(jù)說巴士發(fā)生翻車，跌進(jìn)了峽谷。
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5. Come on over, we've got lots of the old gang here.