一些above的習語:
1. to be a cut above... 指比某些人或事物好的多,也就是「較佳」、「略勝一籌」的意思 。
例句:I thought I was a cut above the other kids.
我以為自己高人一等 。
2. to be head and shoulders above 指比背景相似的人或事物來的好,也就是「超越」的意思 。
例句:As far as she was concerned, her husband stood head and shoulders above any other man.
在她看來,她丈夫比任何其他人都行 。
3. to stick your head above the parapet 是勇敢說出有可能惱毛他人的諫言,也就是「仗義執言」的意思 。
例句:Kearton was one of the very few to put his head above the corporate parapet and speak his mind in public.
吉爾頓是極少數敢于在公共場合說出自己想法的人之一 。
adj. 社團的,法人的,共同的,全體的