/bɪˈjɒnd ||; bɪˈjɑnd/prep adv1 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。