A colonel is three steps above a captain.

The skylight will provide good illumination from above.

顶上有天窗,光线会很充足.

He does get above himself sometimes.

他有时就是自命高人一头.

Seabirds flocked above our heads.

海鸟成群地从我们头上飞过.

In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point.

在南极, 温度很少升到零度以上.

There was a dull red glow in the night sky above the steelworks.

夜晚炼钢厂的上空闪着暗红色的光.

You pay her a few compliments and she immediately rises above herself.

你只要稍许赞扬她几句,她即会沾沾自喜.

He had some repairs to pay for over and above the cost of the car.

除了车款之外,他还要支付一些修理费.

The rock thrust 200 feet above the water.

那块岩石矗立在水中,离水面有200英尺高.

Health is above wealth.

健康比财富更重要.

He is above meanness and deceit.

他不至于搞卑鄙和欺骗行为.

He towers above his fellow students in mathematical ability.

他的数学才能胜过他的同学.

She wore a checked shirt tied in a knot above the navel.

她身穿一件格子衬衫，衣角在肚脐上方打了个结。

The policemen admitted beating the student, but said they were acting on orders from above.

警察承认打过这名学生，但说他们只是奉命行事。

He had to have one leg amputated above the knee.

他的一条腿不得不从膝部以上截断。

As Downing claims, and as we noted above, reading is best established when the child has an intimate knowledge of the language.

如唐宁所说，也正如我们前文所指出的，当孩子对语言非常熟悉时，阅读的效果最佳。

50 metres above sea level

海拔50米

The President should stand above party politics.

总统应当置身于政党政治之上。

the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning

把情感提高到逻辑推理之上

The water came above our knees.

水淹过了我们的膝盖。

There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.

这家副食店在墙上端端正正挂着一张服务公约.