beneath
柯林斯词典
1. PREP Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing. 在…之下
She could see the muscles of his shoulders beneath his T-shirt. 她可以看到他T恤衫下的肩部肌肉。
Four levels of parking beneath the theatre was not enough. 剧院底下的四层停车库还不够。
2. ADV Beneath is also an adverb. 在下方
On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album. 在下方的书架上他发现了一本相册。
3. PREP If you talk about what is beneath the surface of something, you are talking about the aspects of it which are hidden or not obvious. 在 (表面) 之下
...emotional strains beneath the surface. …表面下的情感压力。
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character. 在其外表下心灵深处的某个地方保留着一种关爱别人的品格。
4. PREP If you say that someone or something is beneath you, you feel that they are not good enough for you or not suitable for you. 不如; 配不上
They decided she was marrying beneath her. 他们认定她嫁的是一个配不上她的人。
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beneath /bɪˈniːθ/
剑桥词典
- As the wind increased , the deck of the ship began to heave beneath his feet .
- The water is some 20 to 30 metres beneath the ground .
- They went down into catacombs beneath the church .
- I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.
- The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.
beneath preposition (BELOW)
in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方
Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers . 杰里米把信藏在一叠文件下面。
We huddled together for warmth beneath the blankets . 我们裹着毛毯挤在一起取暖。
After weeks at sea , it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more. 在海上呆了几星期之后，脚下再次接触坚实土地的感觉真棒。
Emma was so tired and hungry that her legs were beginning to give way beneath her (= she was about to fall over). 埃玛又累又饿，双腿已经开始发软了。
例句
beneath preposition (NOT GOOD ENOUGH)
be beneath sbto not be good enough for someone
对…来说不够好
Office work of any description he felt was beneath him. 他觉得做任何办公室的工作都有失他的身份。 返回 beneath