beyond
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1 at or to a more distant point than (sth) 在或向(某物)的遠處
The new housing estate stretches beyond the playing-fields. 新的住宅區一直延伸到游樂場的那一邊.
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 這條路綿延不斷越過村子直入山中.
2 later than (a specified time) 遲於或超過(某一時間)
It won't go on beyond midnight. 這不會持續到午夜以後.
I know what I shall be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. 我知道未來的三個星期我要干什麼, 但再往後我就沒想過.
She carried on teaching well beyond retirement age, ie when she was older than 60. 她早超過了退休年齡(年逾60)仍教書.
3 not within the range of (sth); surpassing 越出(某事物)范圍; 超越
The bicycle is beyond repair, ie is too badly damaged to repair. 這輛自行車已不能修理了.
After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond (all) recognition. 25年過去了, 市中心變得認不出來了.
They're paying 75000 for a small flat it's beyond belief! 他們 要以75000--.
She's living beyond her means, ie spending more than she earns. 她入不敷出(花的比掙的多).
Her skill as a musician is beyond praise, ie of extremely high quality. 她是一個音樂家, 其技巧令人贊嘆不已(具有極高的水平).
4 except (sth); apart from 除(某事物)以外; 除了
He's got nothing beyond his state pension. 除 了國家發的養老金, 他一無所有.
I didn't notice anything beyond his rather strange accent. 除了他那頗為古怪的口音以外, 我沒注意到別的.
5 (idm 習語) be beyond sb (infml 口) be impossible for sb to imagine, understand or calculate 對於某人來說, 難以想像、理解或估計
It's beyond me why she wants to marry Geoff. 我不能理解她為什麼要和杰弗結婚.
How people design computer games is beyond me. 我不明白電腦游戲是怎麼設計的. beyond, adv at or to a distance 在遠處; 向遠方
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. 斯諾登那邊的山到處都是白雪皚皚.
We must look beyond for signs of change. 我們應該把目光放遠, 看到變化的跡象.
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. 近期內的情況很清楚, 但很難說以後如何.