1 on or to the other side of 在或向另一边:
beyond the distant mountains在远山的那一边We could see the mountains and the sea beyond.我们看得见那一边的山和海。
2 further than; later than 更远;晚于:
Does the motorway continue beyond Birmingham?这条高速公路到了伯明翰以后还通往别处吗?Most people don't go on working beyond the age of 65.大部份人过了65岁便不再继续工作。
3 more than sth 超越(某范围):
The house was far beyond what I could afford.这房子远超过我的负担能力。I haven't heard anything beyond a few rumours.我只听到几句传闻。
4 used to say that sth is not possible (用于指某事不可能):
The car was completely beyond repair (= too badly damaged to repair).这辆车已经完全无法修理。The situation is beyond my control.形势已经非我所能控制。
5 too far or too advanced for sb/sth 超乎(能力范围):
The activity was beyond the students' abilities.这活动超出了学生的能力范围。
be beyond sb(informal 非正式) to be impossible for sb to understand or imagine 令人无法理解或想象:
Why she wants to go and live there is quite beyond me.她为什么想到那里住,我简直无法理解。
beyond/bIˋjɑnd; bIˈjɒnd/prep , adv 1 if something is beyond a place, it is on the side of it that is farthest away from you 在[往]远处﹔在[往]那边: There was a forest beyond the river. 河的那边有一个森林。We got a lovely view of the river, and the mountains beyond. 我们看到了美丽的景色﹐有小河﹐还有小河那边的群山。2 past a particular time or date〔时间或日期〕在…以后: The project will continue beyond 2007. 这个项目将持续至 2007 年以后。our plans for the year 2008 and beyond 我们 2008 年及 2008 年以后的计划3 more than a particular amount, level, or limit 超出〔某个数量﹑水平或限度〕: Inflation has risen beyond the 5% level. 通货膨胀率超过了5% 的水平。4 outside the limits of what someone or something can do 超出…之外﹐非…所能及: Such tasks are far beyond the abilities of the average student. 这样的作业远远超出了普通学生的能力。5 used to say that something cannot be done 超出〔可行范围〕: The TV is beyond repair. 那台电视已无法修理了。The concert was cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. 音乐会因为不得已的原因被取消了。6 it's beyond mespoken used to say that you do not understand something【口】我无法理解﹐我不明白: It's beyond me why she's so popular. 我不能理解她为什么这么受欢迎。7 used to mean ‘except’ in negative sentences 除…以外〔用于否定句〕: The island doesn’t have much industry beyond tourism. 这个小岛除了旅游业就没有多少产业了。
beyondpreposition, adverbon the other side of something; further than something: The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. We could see the lake and the mountains beyond.