under
prep. 在...之下, 低于 a. 下面的, 从属的 adv. 在下面
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教材释义与例句
下面的；从属的
在下面；在下方
Under is also an adverb
低于，少于；在之下
less than a particular number, amount, age, or price
释义与例句
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1.
The amount by which an actual total is less than the expected or required amount.
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2.
Something having a particular property that is low or too low.
非正式I went fishing but caught nothing but unders.
Usually I am at least ten over on that course, but I have shot a couple of unders.
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3.
A bet that a particular sporting statistic, such as points scored in a game, will be below a certain stated value.
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1.
Lower; beneath something.
This treatment protects the under portion of the car from rust.
(in compounds) underbelly, underside, undershirt, undersecretary
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2.
Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
非正式 医学Ensure the patient is sufficiently under.
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3.
In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
The army could not keep the people under.
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Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
非正式This chicken is a bit under. (insufficiently cooked)
This bag of apples feels under. (of insufficient weight)
My pay packet last week was £10 under. (of insufficient monetary amount)
My round of golf today was three under. (under par)
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1.
In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
pulled under by the currents
weighed under by worry
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2.
So as to pass beneath something.
There's quite a gap, so you may be able to sneak under.
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3.
Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
The plants were underwatered.
Women are under-represented.
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4.
In or into an unconscious state.
非正式It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.
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Down to defeat, ruin, or death.
The COVID-19 epidemic and shutdown took some businesses under.
Big-box store and online retailing have driven many specialty and local retail stores under.
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1.
Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
We found some shade under a tree.
Quick, stuff the cash under the mattress!
There is nothing new under the sun.
There is an oil leak under the car.
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2.
Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
Below the surface of.
在……底下
在……以下
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3.
From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
I crawled under the fence.
There is a tunnel under the English Channel.
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Less than.
在...之下
Interest rates are now under 1%.
We can get there in under an hour.
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Subject to.
We were constantly under bombardment.
I can't live under these circumstances.
The matter is under investigation.
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Subject to.
Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
He served in World War II under General Omar Bradley.
During the pandemic, we had to live under severe restrictions.
Under the law and concession agreement with other parties, the private company must pay taxes in time and on a right amount.
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Within the category, classification or heading of.
File this under "i" for "ignore".
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In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
比喻to collapse under stress; to give in under interrogation
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9.
Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
He writes books under the name John Smith.
She now lives under a new identity.
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From Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from a merger of Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“under”) and *h₁entér (“inside”). Akin to German unter, Dutch onder, Danish and Norwegian under; also Old High German untar (“under”), Sanskrit अन्तर् (antar, “within”), Latin infrā (“below, beneath”) and inter (“between, among”).
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