一些above的习语:
1. to be a cut above... 指比某些人或事物好的多,也就是「较佳」、「略胜一筹」的意思 。
例句:I thought I was a cut above the other kids.
我以为自己高人一等 。
2. to be head and shoulders above 指比背景相似的人或事物来的好,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.
在她看来,她丈夫比任何其他人都行 。
3. to stick your head above the parapet 是勇敢说出有可能恼毛他人的諫言,也就是「仗义执言」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.
吉尔顿是极少数敢于在公共场合说出自己想法的人之一 。
adj. 社团的,法人的,共同的,全体的