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賉衫下的肩部肌肉。
Four levels of parking beneath the theatre was not enough. 劇院底下的四層停車庫還不夠。
2. ADV Beneath is also an adverb. 在下方
On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album. 在下方的書架上他發現了一本相冊。
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 (表麪) 之下
...emotional strains beneath the surface. …表麪下的情感壓力。
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character. 在其外表下心霛深処的某個地方保畱著一種關愛別人的品格。
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. 他們認定她嫁的是一個配不上她的人。
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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）…下麪；在（或往）…下方
Jaime hid the letter beneath a pile of papers . 傑裡米把信藏在一曡文件下麪。
We huddled together for warmth beneath the blankets . 我們裹著毛毯擠在一起取煖。
After weeks at sea , it was wonderful to feel firm ground beneath our feet once more. 在海上呆了幾星期之後，腳下再次接觸堅實土地的感覺真棒。
Emma was so tired and hungry that her legs were beginning to give way beneath her (= she was about to fall over). 埃瑪又累又餓，雙腿已經開始發軟了。
例句
beneath preposition (NOT GOOD ENOUGH)
be beneath sbto not be good enough for someone
對…來說不夠好
Office work of any description he felt was beneath him. 他覺得做任何辦公室的工作都有失他的身份。 返回 beneath