beyond

英 [bɪˈjɒnd]

美 [bɪˈjɑːnd]

prep.  在(或向)…较远的一边; 晚于; 迟于; 超出; 除…之外
adv.  在另一边; 在(或向)更远处; 以远

中考高考CET4考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.944 / COCA.746

习惯用语

prep.

be beyond sb
• 使某人无法想象（或理解、做等）
  to be impossible for sb to imagine, understand or do
• It's beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff.
  我无法理解她为什么要嫁给杰夫。

adv.

the back of beyond
• 偏僻地方；边远地区
  a place that is a long way from other houses, towns, etc.
without/beyond doubt
• 毫无疑问；的确
  used when you are giving your opinion and emphasizing the point that you are making
• This meeting has been, without doubt, one of the most useful we have had so far.
  这无疑是我们迄今为止最有用的一次会议。

牛津词典

prep.

• 在（或向）…较远的一边
  on or to the further side of sth
  1. The road continues beyond the village up into the hills.
     那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
• 晚于；迟于
  later than a particular time
  1. It won't go on beyond midnight.
     这事不会延续到午夜以后。
  2. I know what I'll be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that.
     我知道我未来三周要干什么，但再往后我还没有想过。
• 超出；除…之外
  more than sth
  1. Our success was far beyond what we thought possible.
     我们的成功远远超出了我们的估计范围。
  2. She's got nothing beyond her state pension.
     除了政府发的养老金外，她什么都没有。
• （表示不可能）
  used to say that sth is not possible
  1. The bicycle was beyond repair (= is too badly damaged to repair) .
     自行车已损坏得无法修理。
  2. The situation is beyond our control.
     我们已无法控制这一局面。
• 超出…之外；非…所能及
  too far or too advanced for sb/sth
  1. The handle was just beyond my reach.
     我差一点儿才够得着把手。
  2. The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.
     这个练习超出了班上大多数学生的能力。

adv.

• 在另一边；在（或向）更远处；以远
  on the other side; further on
  1. Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow.
     斯诺登山及其以远的山脉都被积雪覆盖着。
  2. The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.
     最近的将来已经明朗，但更往后就很难说了。
  3. the year 2005 and beyond
     2005年及以后

柯林斯词典

• PREP 在…的另一边；在…那一边
  If something isbeyonda place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
  1. They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door...
     他们听见门外的大厅里有脚步声。
  2. On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple trees.
     他右边是一个生机勃勃的菜园，菜园的另一边是一个小小的苹果园。
  3. Beyondis also an adverb.
     
  4. The house had a fabulous view out to the Strait of Georgia and the Rockies beyond.
     在这座房子里能看到乔治亚海峡和海峡那边落基山脉的壮美风景。
  5. ...the need to defend itself against its enemies inside its borders and beyond.
     抵御国内外敌人的需要
• PREP 超过，迟于（某个时间）；逾（期）
  If something happensbeyonda particular time or date, it continues after that time or date has passed.
  1. Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40...
     很少有职业赛马骑师超过40岁仍继续参加赛马的。
  2. You may be entitled to Child Benefit if a child continues getting full-time education beyond the date already notified by you.
     如果小孩接受全日制教育的时间超过了您已告知我们的那个期限，您就有权申请儿童补助金。
  3. Beyondis also an adverb.
     
  4. The financing of home ownership will continue through the 1990s and beyond.
     购房贷款政策将会延续到20世纪90年代及以后。
• PREP 影响；涵盖；包括
  If something extendsbeyonda particular thing, it affects or includes other things.
  1. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
     他兴趣广泛，涵盖了从美术到国际政治乃至哲学的各个领域。
• PREP 除了…；除…之外
  You usebeyondto introduce an exception to what you are saying.
  1. He appears to have almost no personal staff, beyond a secretary who can't make coffee...
     除了一个不会冲咖啡的秘书之外，他好像几乎没有什么随身的工作人员。
  2. I knew nothing beyond a few random facts.
     除了一些零星的情况外，我什么也不知道。
• PREP 超出，超过（某个点或阶段）
  If something goesbeyonda particular point or stage, it progresses or increases so that it passes that point or stage.
  1. Their five-year relationship was strained beyond breaking point...
     他们五年的关系已经紧张到无法维系。
  2. It seems to me he's beyond caring about what anybody does.
     在我看来，他不关心别人做什么。
• PREP 无法（理解、相信等）
  If something is, for example,beyondunderstanding orbeyondbelief, it is so extreme in some way that it cannot be understood or believed.
  1. What Jock had done was beyond my comprehension...
     我无法理解乔克的所作所为。
  2. Sweden is lovely in summer — cold beyond belief in winter...
     瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天却冷得让人难以置信。
  3. But by the year 2020 business computing will have changed beyond recognition.
     但是到了2020年，商业计算会变得面目全非。
• PREP 非…能力所及；超出…的能力
  If you say that something isbeyondsomeone, you mean that they cannot deal with it.
  1. Although he could give her sympathy, any practical help would almost certainly be beyond him...
     虽然他可以对她表示同情，但是他几乎根本无法提供任何实际的帮助。
  2. The situation was beyond her control.
     局势并非她能控制。
• beyond the pale→ see:pale

英英释义

adv

• in addition
  1. agreed to provide essentials but nothing beyond
• farther along in space or time or degree
  1. through the valley and beyond
  2. to the eighth grade but not beyond
  3. will be influential in the 1990s and beyond
• on the farther side from the observer
  1. a pond with a hayfield beyond

双语例句

• That, however, was beyond the purview of the court; it was a diplomatic matter.
  但是，那已不在法庭权限之内；那是个外交问题。
• The ground levels off beyond the woods.
  过了树林，地面就平坦了。
• Their five-year relationship was strained beyond breaking point
  他们五年的关系已经紧张到无法维系。
• But by the year 2020 business computing will have changed beyond recognition.
  但是到了2020年，商业计算会变得面目全非。
• No man is beyond redemption
  没有人是不可救药的。
• You may be entitled to Child Benefit if a child continues getting full-time education beyond the date already notified by you.
  如果小孩接受全日制教育的时间超过了您已告知我们的那个期限，您就有权申请儿童补助金。
• I knew nothing beyond a few random facts.
  除了一些零星的情况外，我什么也不知道。
• Few Europeans who had ventured beyond the Himalayas had returned to tell the tale.
  少数几个冒险翻越了喜马拉雅山的欧洲人回来后讲述了这个故事。
• The diver went into the deep water beyond the danger limit.
  潜水员下潜到超过危险线的深水中去了。
• They were beyond the last straggling suburbs now.
  他们现在已经远离了最远的零星分布的郊区了。