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
助記提示
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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句