prep (1) 在……以外(那边) (to(wards) or on the farther side of)：What is/lies～the hills? 山那边有什么? be (three miles)～the river/the plain/the wood 在河/平原/林子那边(三英里处);The sun set～the distant mountains.太阳落在了远处的山后。The oil-field stretches well～the highway.油田越过公路一直绵延向远方。The road continues well～the village.道路延伸过村子直至远方。I can't see～the next street. 我无法看清下一条街以远的东西。The professor's fame spread far～the walls of the college.这位教授的名气传出学院。The scientist's fame passed far～the limits of the country.这位科学家的名气超越国界。

(2) 晚于……，超过…… (later than (a stated time)͵ after)：stay well～midnight一直呆到午夜之后;carry on teaching well～retirement age 一直教到过了退休年龄;It won't go～noon.不会超过中午。No papers will be accepted～this deadline. 超过这最后期限不再受理任何论文。can't see～the present无法预见未来;can't plan～tomorrow 无法计划明天以后的事情;

(3) 超出……，无法 (outside the range or limits of; out of reach of; much more than)：(rumour) be～belief (谣言)无法置信;(insolence) be～endurance (蛮横)无法忍受;(scene) be～description(景色)无法描绘; (sb's love) be～words (某人的爱)无法言状;(sb's conduct) be～reproach (某人的行为)无可指责;(sb's stand) be～criticism (某人的立场)无可非议;His skill is～compare/all praise.他的技艺无与伦比/赞不胜赞。change～recognition变得无法辨认;succeed～one's wildest dreams获得超出最大期望的成功;live～one's means生活费用超出收入;a matter～understanding超出某人理解力的事情; a loss～measure无法估量的损失;a task～sb's powers超出某人能力的任务;luxury～sb's income超出某人收入的奢侈;～control/comprehension/reach/repair/number/price无法控制/理解/达到/修理/计数/估价;～doubt/one's strength/one's hope不容置疑/无能为力/喜出望外;She is～caring about her appearance/the help of the doctors/redemption.她顾不上容颜/大夫对她已无能为力/她已无可救药。His explanation/How he exists on his income is～me. 我无法明白他的解释/他怎么能靠他的收入维持生活。It is～me how he could have done this/why he wants to leave.我无法想象他怎么能做这事/为什么想要离开。There weren't～ten people present.出席者不超过10人。not stay～half an hour 停留不超过半小时;〖反〗within;

(4) 除……以外 (except (for)͵ apart from; besides; other than)：know nothing～this/what one has been told 除了这/已被告知的事情外一无所知;do nothing～what one has done already/giving sb one's sympathy除了已经做的事情/给予某人同情外，什么也不做;own nothing～the clothes on one's back除了蔽体的衣服外一无所有;get nothing～one's state pension除了国家给的补贴外毫无收入;notice nothing～sb's strange accent 除了某人的外地口音外什么也没觉察出来;B～that there is nothing more I can say. 除此之外我无话可说。What is there to say～what's already been said? 除了已经说过的，还有什么可说?

adv 在(向)那边，在更远处(to(wards) or on the farther side; farther)：That hill blocks our view. What is～? 那座山挡住了我们的视线。(山)那边是什么? He went several times to the front door， but not～.他几次走到门口，但并未跨越门坎。The train stops at Paris and all the stations～. 火车在巴黎以及以远所有的站都停。look～for signs of change 往更远处看以寻找变化的迹象;drive through an archway of trees into the bright sunlight～驾车穿过林荫驰入前面的明媚阳光之中;the mountains/valley/street～那边的山/峡谷/街道;

【辨异】beyond与above、over和on的区别见ABOVE。