beneath

英 [bɪˈniːθ]

美 [bɪˈniːθ]

prep. 在(或往)…下面; 在(或往)…下方; (对某人来说)不够好
adv. 在下面; 在底下

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同义词辨析

under below beneath underneath【导航词义：在…下面】

underprep. 在…下面，在…底下

〔辨析〕

指某物在另一物的下面或底下，两者之间有无一定距离均可。

〔例证〕

Two old men are playing chess under the tree.
两个老人正在树下下棋。
Your bag is under the bed.
你的包在床下面。
You'd better lie under a blanket.
你最好盖条毯子躺着。

belowprep. 在…下面，低于

〔辨析〕

指某物所处的位置低于另一物。

〔例证〕

Some cities are below sea level.
有些城市位于海平面以下。
Have you heard voices in the courtyard below your window?
你听到窗户下面的院子里有人在说话吗？

beneathprep. 〈正式〉在…下面，在…正下方

〔辨析〕

指所处位置时，与 under, below 基本同义，但有时强调在某物的正下方，而且较富有文学性。

〔例证〕

Many tourists enjoy feeling the warm sand beneath their feet.
很多游客喜欢脚下踩着温暖沙子的感觉。
Beneath the silvery moon, the sea is more attractive.
在银色的月光下，大海更加吸引人。
They slept outside beneath the stars.
他们露宿在繁星之下。

underneathprep. 在…下面，在…底下

〔辨析〕

与 under 的意思相近，但含有将某物隐藏或遮盖起来之意。

〔例证〕

I'll leave the key underneath the mat.
我会把钥匙放在垫子下面。
He used to hide his blonde hair underneath a baseball cap.
他以前常用一顶棒球帽裹住满头金发。
Even she herself has forgotten about the box underneath the floorboards.
甚至她自己也忘了藏在地板下面的盒子。

牛津词典

prep.

在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方
in or to a lower position than sb/sth; under sb/sth
1. They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
  他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
2. The boat sank beneath the waves.
  小船被大浪吞没了。
（对某人来说）不够好
not good enough for sb
1. He considers such jobs beneath him.
  他觉得这种工作有失他的身份。
2. They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) .
  他们认为她下嫁了（嫁给了地位比她低的人）。

柯林斯词典

PREP 在…之下；在…下面
Something that isbeneathanother thing is under the other thing.
1. 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。
2. She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees...
  她喜欢坐在树下。
3. Four storeys of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.
  剧院下面的四层停车场不够用。
4. ...the frozen grass crunching beneath his feet.
  在他脚下嘎吱作响的冻草
5. Beneathis also an adverb.
6. On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album.
  他在下面的架子上瞅见了一本相册。
7. ...aeroplanes roaring above, subways rattling beneath.
  飞机在上面呼啸而过，地铁在下面隆隆疾驰
PREP 在…表面之下；在…的背后
If you talk about what isbeneaththe surface of something, you are talking about the aspects of it which are hidden or not obvious.
1. ...emotional strains beneath the surface...
  表面之下的情感纠结
2. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character...
  在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。
3. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
  在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。
PREP 不如；比不上；配不上
If you say that someone or something isbeneathyou, you feel that they are not good enough for you or not suitable for you.
1. They decided she was marrying beneath her...
  他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。
2. Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.
  很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。

英英释义

adv

in or to a place that is lower
Synonym:belowat a lower placeto a lower place

双语例句

The steps creaked beneath his feet
楼梯在他脚下嘎吱作响。
He brought forth a small gold amulet from beneath his robe.
他从袍子下面拿出一个不大的金护身符。
Beneath the sentimental psychobabble, there's a likeable movie trying to get out.
在多愁善感的心理学呓语之下，一部本有可能受到喜爱的电影挣扎欲出。
The groundwater is only feet beneath the city streets.
地下河距离上面的城市街道只有几英尺。
We shoved a copy of the newsletter beneath their door
我们往他们门下塞了一份时事通讯。
The soil felt soft beneath our feet.
我们脚下的土踩上去很松软。
Her cheeks grew hot beneath the gaze of so many eyes.
在众目睽睽之下，她的脸红了。
His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin
他皮肤下的筋腱像绳索一样暴突出来。
With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it
他费了很大力气才把床垫从金属架上移开，然后在下面摸索。
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character
在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。