表位置 “(位置)在……的那边 在……之外”
The sea is beyondthe hill.大海在山的那边
The house is beyondthe bridge.房子在桥那边
Beyond the river stood a power station.河那边以前有一个发电站
The small village is 20 miles beyond the town.那个小村庄在离城20英里以外的地方
表时间 “(时间)过了 比…晚 迟于”
They arrived beyond nine o’clock.他们过了9点才到
Don’t stay out beyond midnight.不要在外面呆到午夜之后
Some shops keep open beyond midnight.一些商店营业到半夜以后
表年龄或数量 “超过”
He didn’t believe in people living beyond 100.他不相信人能活到100岁
Most people don’t go on working beyond the age of 65.大多数人超过65岁就不继续工作了
There weren’t beyond twenty people present.出席的人不超过20名
表范围 水平 限度 能力等 “超出……之外 为……所不及”
The book is beyond me.这本书我看不懂
Her work is beyond praise.她的工作令人赞不绝口
The house was beyond what I could afford.这座房子超出了我的负担能力
The car was completely beyond repair.这辆车根本修也不能修
His success was beyond all our expectations.他的成功大大出乎我们的预料
The tasks they faced seemed far beyond their ability.他们面临的任务似乎远远超出了他们的能力
表排斥 用在否定句或疑问句中 “除……之外”
I know nothing beyond this.除此之外我什么都不懂
What could I do beyond waiting? 除了等我还能做什么？
I haven’t heard anything beyond a few rumors.除了几句谣言，我什么也没听到
表累加 “一个接一个”
We saw peak beyond peak.我们看到山峰迭起