overground
/ˈəʊvəɡraʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərɡraʊnd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈəʊ.və.ɡraʊnd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚˌɡraʊnd/ (ame, ipa)
overground — 形容詞
- overgroundpositive
- more overgroundcomparative
- most overgroundsuperlative
1. located on the ground or higher, rather than in a tunnel or under the soil.
地上的
位於地面或高於地面，不在地下
located on the ground or higher, rather than in a tunnel or under the soil.
Workers left the new water pipes overground until the trench was ready.
工人先把新的水管留在地上，等溝槽準備好再埋。
pattern: overground + pipe/cable/track
From the hill, Valentina could see the overground railway crossing the fields.
Valentina 從山丘上可以看到地面上的鐵路穿過田野。
The museum kept the wartime bunker entrance overground for visitors to find.
博物館把戰時碉堡的入口保留在地面上，讓參觀者容易找到。
After the storm, crews checked whether any overground wires had fallen.
暴風雨過後，維修人員檢查是否有任何地上的電線掉落。
An overground footbridge links the school to the sports centre.
一座地上的人行橋把學校和運動中心連起來。
- aboveground
very close in meaning, but more common in technical or environmental writing
- surface
stresses being at ground level, not necessarily raised or fully exposed
- underground
below the surface of the earth or inside tunnels
- subterranean
more formal and often used in scientific or literary contexts
文法句型
overground + pipe/cable/track
overground + bridge/crossing
用法筆記
Most often used before nouns like cable, line, pipe, bridge, or crossing. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about public visibility and social acceptance rather than physical position.
2. existing openly within normal public life, not hidden away or treated as outside
公開；主流
公開運作且屬主流體制
existing openly within normal public life, not hidden away or treated as outside the accepted system.
By the 1990s, the music scene had become fully overground and commercial.
到了九零年代，那個音樂圈已經完全變成主流而且商業化了。
become overground = move into the mainstream
What started as pirate radio is now an overground business with sponsors.
原本是海盜電台的東西，現在已成為有贊助商、公開經營的事業。
Jude prefers overground politics to the secret deals older leaders made.
Jude 比較喜歡公開的政治，而不是老一輩領袖那些秘密交易。
The fashion style moved from small clubs into overground youth culture.
那種時尚風格從小型俱樂部走進了主流青年文化。
After the licence was approved, the group looked more overground to investors.
執照核准後，那個團體在投資人眼中顯得更公開、更正規。
- mainstream
focuses on broad public acceptance rather than legality
- legitimate
stresses lawful or officially recognized status
- open
emphasizes visibility, but not always acceptance by the wider culture
- underground
hidden, unofficial, or operating outside public approval
- illicit
focuses more strongly on illegality than on secrecy
文法句型
become overground
overground + business/politics/culture
用法筆記
Often used for music, politics, or business that has moved into accepted public life. Distinguish from sense 1, which only describes something being physically above ground.
常見錯誤
overground — 名詞
1. a British rail service whose trains run in the open air instead of through under
地上鐵路
在地面行駛的英國都會鐵路
a British rail service whose trains run in the open air instead of through underground tunnels.
Kabir takes the Overground from Richmond to school every weekday.
Kabir 每個上學日都從 Richmond 搭 Overground 這條地上鐵路去學校。
pattern: take the Overground
The overground platform was crowded because two evening trains were delayed.
地上鐵路月台很擁擠，因為兩班晚間列車都誤點了。
collocation: overground platform / overground train
Tourists used the overground to reach the football ground after lunch.
觀光客午餐後搭地上鐵路去足球場。
A map by the ticket gate shows where the overground meets the tube.
售票閘門旁的地圖顯示地上鐵路在哪裡和地下鐵交會。
When the signal failed, Feng waited twenty minutes for the next overground train.
號誌故障時，Feng 等了二十分鐘才等到下一班地上鐵路列車。
- surface rail
a descriptive transport term, not usually the name passengers use day to day
- commuter rail
broader term for suburban rail services, not specifically urban overground lines
- underground
a rail system that runs mainly below street level in tunnels
- tube
common British term for the London Underground rather than above-ground rail lines
文法句型
take the Overground
overground + train/platform
用法筆記
Usually refers to a named urban rail service in Britain, especially London Overground. Distinguish from underground or the Tube, whose trains run mainly in tunnels.