overhead

英 [ˌəʊvəˈhed , ˈəʊvəhed]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈhed , ˈoʊvərhed]

adv.  在头上方; 在空中
adj.  头上方的; 地面以上的; 高架的; 经费的; 管理费用的
n.  经常费用; 经常开支; 用于高射投影器的幻灯片; （尤指飞机的）顶舱

复数：overheads　

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牛津词典

adv.

• 在头上方；在空中
  above your head; in the sky
  1. Planes flew overhead constantly.
     飞机不断从头顶上飞过。
  2. Thunder boomed in the sky overhead.
     雷声在天空中隆隆作响。

adj.

• 头上方的；地面以上的；高架的
  above your head; raised above the ground
  1. overhead power lines
     高架输电线
• 经费的；管理费用的
  connected with the general costs of running a business or an organization, for example paying for rent or electricity
  1. overhead costs
     营运开支

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /'əʊvəhed/. The adverb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'hed/. 形容词读作 /'əʊvəhed/。副词读作 /ˌəʊvə'hed/。


• ADJ 在头顶上的；在上面的；高架的
  You useoverheadto indicate that something is above you or above the place that you are talking about.
  1. She turned on the overhead light and looked around the little room.
     她打开头顶上方的灯，环视了一圈这个小房间。
  2. ...people who live under or near overhead cables.
     住在高架电缆下或其附近的人
  3. Overheadis also an adverb.
     
  4. ...planes passing overhead...
     从头顶上空飞过的飞机
  5. Now there were only the stars overhead.
     现在抬头只能看见星星。

英英释义

noun

• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
  Synonym:smash
• (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
• a transparency for use with an overhead projector
  Synonym:viewgraph
• (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
  Synonym:disk overhead
• the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance)
  Synonym:operating expenseoperating costbudget items
• (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
  Synonym:command processing overhead timecommand processing overheadcommand overhead

adj

• located or originating from above
  1. an overhead crossing

adv

• above the head
  1. bring the legs together overhead
• above your head
  1. planes were flying overhead

双语例句

• An airplane overhead completely absorbed the boy's attention.
  这男孩的注意力完全被头顶上方的那架飞机吸引住了。
• A police helicopter hovered overhead
  一架警方直升机悬停在头顶上空。
• Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
  头顶上，直升机在呼啸，巨大的螺旋桨叶片搅动着空气。
• The plane was immediately overhead.
  飞机在我们上方。
• That city has decided to do away with overhead wires.
  那个城市决定取消架在空中的电线。
• A number of planes were circling overhead.
  数架飞机在上空盘旋。
• Please turn on the overhead light.
  请打开吊灯。
• The shell burst overhead.
  炮弹在头顶上爆炸了。
• A number of birds are circling overhead.
  很多鸟在头顶上空盘旋。
• Overhead, the fan revolved slowly
  风扇在头顶上缓缓地转动着。