overhead

英 [??v?'hed] 美[,ov?'h?d]
  • adv. 在頭頂上;在空中;在高處
  • adj. 高架的;在頭上的;在頭頂上的
  • n. 天花板;[會計] 經(jīng)常費用

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1. over- "above" + head.

英文詞源


overhead
1530s, "above one's head" (adv.), from over- + head. The adjective is attested from 1874. As a noun, short for overhead costs, etc., it is attested from 1914.

雙語例句


1. The overhead light was covered now with a white globe.
現(xiàn)在,頂燈已裝上了一個白色球狀罩子。

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2. Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
頭頂上,直升機在呼嘯,巨大的螺旋槳葉片攪動著空氣。

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3. He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook.
他把靜脈滴注瓶從頭頂?shù)你^子上拿下來。

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4. The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead.
空氣中散發(fā)著煤油味,巨型飛機在頭頂隆隆地響著。

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5. Overhead cranes were lifting giant sheets of steel.
高架起重機正吊起一塊塊巨大的鋼板。

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