beyond
/bɪˈjɔnd; bɪ`jɑnd/ prep
1 at or to a more distant point than (sth) 在或向（某物）的远处
The new housing estate stretches beyond the playing-fields. 新的住宅区一直延伸到游乐场的那一边.
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. 这条路绵延不断越过村子直入山中.
2 later than (a specified time) 迟於或超过（某一时间）
It won't go on beyond midnight. 这不会持续到午夜以後.
I know what I shall be doing for the next three weeks but I haven't thought beyond that. 我知道未来的三个星期我要干什麽, 但再往後我就没想过.
She carried on teaching well beyond retirement age, ie when she was older than 60. 她早超过了退休年龄（年逾60）仍教书.
3 not within the range of (sth); surpassing 越出（某事物）范围; 超越
The bicycle is beyond repair, ie is too badly damaged to repair. 这辆自行车已不能修理了.
After 25 years the town centre had changed beyond (all) recognition. 25年过去了, 市中心变得认不出来了.
They're paying 75000 for a small flat it's beyond belief! 他们 要以75000--.
She's living beyond her means, ie spending more than she earns. 她入不敷出（花的比挣的多）.
Her skill as a musician is beyond praise, ie of extremely high quality. 她是一个音乐家, 其技巧令人赞叹不已（具有极高的水平）.
4 except (sth); apart from 除（某事物）以外; 除了
He's got nothing beyond his state pension. 除 了国家发的养老金, 他一无所有.
I didn't notice anything beyond his rather strange accent. 除了他那颇为古怪的口音以外, 我没注意到别的.
5 (idm 习语) be beyond sb (infml 口) be impossible for sb to imagine, understand or calculate 对於某人来说, 难以想像、理解或估计
It's beyond me why she wants to marry Geoff. 我不能理解她为什麽要和杰弗结婚.
How people design computer games is beyond me. 我不明白电脑游戏是怎麽设计的. beyond, adv at or to a distance 在远处; 向远方
Snowdon and the mountains beyond were covered in snow. 斯诺登那边的山到处都是白雪皑皑.
We must look beyond for signs of change. 我们应该把目光放远, 看到变化的迹象.
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. 近期内的情况很清楚, 但很难说以後如何.