1.(over, higher up than)高于；在…之上；在…上方；往…上方
2.(more than)(程度或数量上)大于, 高于, 超过
3.(louder than)(声音)高过, 盖过
We were trying to talk above the noise.我们当时正努力使说话声盖过噪声。
4.(socially)(社会地位)高于
She married above herself, into the aristocracy.她攀上了高枝, 嫁入了贵族家庭。
5.to be above sth
(too good for)(因自视甚高)不屑于做某事
He thinks he's above all that.他认为自己不屑于做那些事。
6.(too good for)不会受到(批评或怀疑)；超乎…之所及
7.(in preference to)比…更重要；胜过；优于
They valued courage above everything else.他们把勇气看得高于一切。