英:[ˌʌndəˈniːθ]
美:[ˌʌndərˈniːθ]
英:[ˌʌndəˈniːθ]
美:[ˌʌndərˈniːθ]
un·der·neath
uhn dr nith
preposition
below or beneath, esp. directly under.Homeless people are living underneath the bridge.There were pieces of tomato underneath the lettuce leaves.She was warm underneath the covers.
under the authority of; subordinate to.He was a staffer who worked underneath the mayor.
concealed or disguised by.There was seething anger underneath her calm exterior.
adverb
under or below.She leaned over the side of the bed and looked underneath.
on the underside.The plate looked clean, but it was dirty underneath.
adjective
lower or under.The underneath portion is where you need to sign.
noun
that which is underneath.The top part is dry but the underneath is wet.
这组词都有“在……下面”的意思,其区别是:
under普通用词,与over相对,指在某物的正下方,含垂直在下的意思。
below指位置低于某物或在某物下方,但不一定在正下方,所指范围较宽。
underneath书面口语均用,也常与beneath和under换用,但更含遮蔽的意味。
beneath书面用词,指紧挨……之下,其反义词是on。
以上来源于网络
古英语 underneoðan,来自 under 和 neoðan “below”(见 beneath)。
在下面
Preposition Middle English undernethe, preposition & adverb, from Old English underneothan, from under + neothan below — more at beneath
The first known use of underneath was before the 12th century
underpayverb
to pay too little
underpassnoun
a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
underpantsplural noun
short or long pants worn under an outer garment
underpayverb
to pay too little
undernourishedadjective
supplied with too little food for health and growth
underneath1 of 2preposition
right under
wore their bathing suits underneath their clothes
under the control of
underneath2 of 2adverb
under or below an object or an outside part
soaked through the jacket to the shirt underneath
on the lower side
a pot blackened underneath
1 Jule thought of the beautiful Westminster Bridge with its stone arches and its green railings, and of the heavy, cold river flowing underneath it.
2 "It's the paper that was underneath the recipe they wrote."
3 A sliver of white was now visible underneath his eyelids.
4 Half a dozen cats scattered from underneath it.
5 His bones were clearly outlined and the wrap of his arms was flat, in a way that would be impossible if he had some flesh underneath the skin.
6 Staring too hard at me, pretending he doesn't see the bandage when all he's thinking about is what's underneath it.
7 As the sun was rising, I removed Rhetoric and Logic from its hiding place underneath a rafter.
8 Our country’s symbol is the eagle, and one night I traced a landing eagle out of a bird book, and sketched the moon underneath the bird, with the earth in the background.
9 The car had rust underneath.
10 There’s something in Papi’s voice that seems to shift the ground underneath me.
11 Mud is mud, regardless of whether there are dinosaur bones underneath it.
12 I took out my coin box from underneath the mattress and removed the top.
13 Someone was pushing up from underneath.
有人在下面往上推.
14 Put a slide underneath the lens.
15 Was the house built on top of it first, trapping it underneath?
16 A judge ruled that Grace Garcia, because she was related to Eduardo Leones and had led the expedition to dig up the cabin boy’s treasure, was entitled to everything buried underneath the school.
17 There’s another paper underneath the postcard, folded in half.
18 Then the music rose up angry and with excitement underneath.
19 My chest was tight underneath the life vest, like the way it had felt at mealtimes lately when I was staring down a plate of food.
20 That white crinkly paper underneath my body means that I literally can't shift a muscle without making the same noise as eating potato chips.
9 从…下面
11 在…里层
12 较低的
16 隶属于
18 在…的下面
19 在底下
21 下表面
22 从下面
25 较低