1530s, "above one's head" (adv.), from over- + head. The adjective is attested from 1874. As a noun, short for overhead costs, etc., it is attested from 1914.
雙語例句
1. The overhead light was covered now with a white globe.
現(xiàn)在，頂燈已裝上了一個白色球狀罩子。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
頭頂上，直升機在呼嘯，巨大的螺旋槳葉片攪動著空氣。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook.
他把靜脈滴注瓶從頭頂?shù)你^子上拿下來。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead.
空氣中散發(fā)著煤油味，巨型飛機在頭頂隆隆地響著。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Overhead cranes were lifting giant sheets of steel.