1. 在…的另一边；在…那一边
    If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.

    e.g. They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door...
           他们听见门外的大厅里有脚步声。
    e.g. On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple trees.
           他右边是一个生机勃勃的菜园，菜园的另一边是一个小小的苹果园。

2. 超过，迟于（某个时间）；逾（期）
    If something happens beyond a particular time or date, it continues after that time or date has passed.

    e.g. Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40...
           很少有职业赛马骑师超过40岁仍继续参加赛马的。
    e.g. You may be entitled to Child Benefit if a child continues getting full-time education beyond the date already notified by you.
           如果小孩接受全日制教育的时间超过了您已告知我们的那个期限，您就有权申请儿童补助金。

3. 影响；涵盖；包括
    If something extends beyond a particular thing, it affects or includes other things.

    e.g. His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.
           他兴趣广泛，涵盖了从美术到国际政治乃至哲学的各个领域。

4. 除了…；除…之外
    You use beyond to introduce an exception to what you are saying.

    e.g. He appears to have almost no personal staff, beyond a secretary who can't make coffee...
           除了一个不会冲咖啡的秘书之外，他好像几乎没有什么随身的工作人员。
    e.g. I knew nothing beyond a few random facts.
           除了一些零星的情况外，我什么也不知道。

5. 超出，超过（某个点或阶段）
    If something goes beyond a particular point or stage, it progresses or increases so that it passes that point or stage.

    e.g. Their five-year relationship was strained beyond breaking point...
           他们五年的关系已经紧张到无法维系。
    e.g. It seems to me he's beyond caring about what anybody does.
           在我看来，他不关心别人做什么。

6. 无法（理解、相信等）
    If something is, for example, beyond understanding or beyond belief, it is so extreme in some way that it cannot be understood or believed.

beyond的反义词

    e.g. What Jock had done was beyond my comprehension...
           我无法理解乔克的所作所为。
    e.g. Sweden is lovely in summer — cold beyond belief in winter...
           瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天却冷得让人难以置信。

7. 非…能力所及；超出…的能力
    If you say that something is beyond someone, you mean that they cannot deal with it.

    e.g. Although he could give her sympathy, any practical help would almost certainly be beyond him...
           虽然他可以对她表示同情，但是他几乎根本无法提供任何实际的帮助。
    e.g. The situation was beyond her control.
           局势并非她能控制。

8. beyond the pale -> see pale
    beyond someone's means -> see means
    beyond your wildest dreams -> see dream
    beyond a joke -> see joke