beneath

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prep. 在...下方 adv. 在...下方

发音

US /bɪˈniːθ/

别名

beneathe neath

教材释义与例句

副词

在下方

in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something

介词

在…之下

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    Below or underneath.

prep. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Below.

    1718, Alexander Pope, epitaph to Nicholas Rowe Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies.

  2. 2.

    In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.

    Their despicable behaviour is beneath contempt.

    He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.

  3. 3.

    Covered up or concealed by something.

词汇关系

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below

相关短语

beneath the surface beneath contempt 卑鄙到极点的 beneath the hood scratch beneath the surface scratches beneath the surface scratching beneath the surface scratched beneath the surface bag beneath the eye bags beneath the eyes bag beneath one's eye bags beneath one's eyes bag under the eye bag under one's eye bag below the eye bag around the eye

词源

From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- + neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).

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