overheads
/ˈəʊvəhedz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərhedz/ (ame, ipa)
overheads — 名詞
1. the ongoing bills a company pays to keep operating, such as rent, electricity, i
營運開銷
企業維持運作的固定與管理支出
the ongoing bills a company pays to keep operating, such as rent, electricity, insurance, and office pay, rather than costs tied to one product or job.
Rising energy prices forced the bakery to cut other overheads this winter.
能源價格上漲，迫使那家麵包店這個冬天削減其他營運開銷。
business sense: cut overheads
Padma lists rent and office pay under overheads, not product costs.
Padma 把房租和辦公室薪資都列入營運開銷，不算在產品成本裡。
accounting label: under overheads
The repair shop kept its overheads low by sharing a building.
那家修車店靠著和別人共用一棟建築，把營運開銷維持在較低水準。
The owner worried that the cafe's overheads were growing faster than sales.
老闆擔心那家咖啡館的營運開銷增長得比銷售還快。
- expenses
broader term for money spent; not only running costs
- running costs
close everyday term for the cost of keeping something going
- fixed costs
narrower accounting term for costs that stay fairly stable
- direct costs
costs linked to a particular product, order, or job
文法句型
cut overheads
keep overheads low
overheads rise
用法筆記
Usually plural in this meaning. It refers to general running costs, not the direct cost of making one item or completing one job.
常見錯誤
2. transparent plastic sheets for an overhead projector, usually written or printed
投影片
用投影機放映的透明膠片教材
transparent plastic sheets for an overhead projector, usually written or printed on so a class can see the material on a screen.
Before class, Lara placed the biology overheads beside the projector cart.
上課前，Lara 把生物課的投影片放在投影機推車旁邊。
teaching materials for a projector
The lecturer still kept old overheads in a cabinet behind the whiteboard.
那位講師至今還把舊投影片收在白板後方的櫃子裡。
Quan rewrote the blurred overheads so students at the back could read them.
Quan 重新描寫那些模糊的投影片，好讓後排學生也看得清楚。
We found a box of economics overheads while cleaning the language lab.
我們在清理語言教室時，找到了一箱經濟學投影片。
- transparencies
formal technical term for the same kind of projector sheets
- acetates
common older term, especially when the sheets are plastic film
文法句型
prepare overheads
show overheads
old overheads
用法筆記
This is mainly older classroom and office language. Digital presentations are usually called slides, but overheads are specifically transparent sheets used with an overhead projector.
3. shots in tennis or similar racket sports where a player strikes the ball hard fr
高壓球
網球等運動中頭上方重擊的球
shots in tennis or similar racket sports where a player strikes the ball hard from above head height, often to end the point.
Christopher practiced overheads at the net until his shoulder started to tire.
Christopher 在網前練高壓球，練到肩膀開始發痠。
tennis shot hit above head height
The coach fed high balls so Xiu could work on her overheads.
教練餵高球給 Xiu，好讓她練習自己的高壓球。
practice overheads with high feeds
Asher won the match with two clean overheads in the final game.
Asher 在最後一局靠兩記漂亮的高壓球贏下了比賽。
On windy days, Lisa often mistimes overheads near the baseline.
有風的日子裡，Lisa 在底線附近常常抓不準高壓球的時機。
- smashes
common sports term for forceful shots hit from above
- overhead smashes
more explicit phrase often used in coaching
文法句型
practice overheads
hit overheads
miss overheads
用法筆記
Often used by coaches and players when talking about drills or shot selection. The singular overhead names one shot, while overheads often refers to that shot type in general.