beneath
beneath
英[bɪˈniːθ]美[bɪˈniːθ]
prep.在…下面，在…背后，比不上；
例句
The grey ocean seethed beneath them.灰蒙蒙的大海在他们下面翻滚。
A liquid filters through a strainer,into the receptacle beneath.液体经过过滤器流入下面的容器。
Beneath them the earth was naked of grass.在他们脚下是寸草不生的土地。
As he has not done much, he is beneath mention.他没有做多少事, 不值得提到他。
Beneath its surface glitter, the fashion industry is a tough place to work in.时装业表面上光彩迷人, 但其实是个辛苦的行业。
Cut the stem cleanly, just beneath a leaf joint.把茎切整齐点，正好切在叶根下。
Beneath her charming exterior lies a very determined woman.在她迷人的外貌下面是一个意志坚定的女人。
Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.她的精心化妆掩饰了岁月留下的痕迹。
Don't do anything that is beneath you.不要做与你身份不符的事。
The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。
英语六级真题
It would most likely cause insurers to redesign plans to fall beneath the threshold.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Within samples collected from the solid substances lying beneath the ice.
出自-2010年12月听力原文In the areas where one plate is beneath another, stress builds up over time.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CIt was caused by a megathrust event as the India plate moved beneath the Burma micro-plate.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PREP
在…之下；在…下面
Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
例句
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。She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees...她喜欢坐在树下。PREP
在…表面之下；在…的背后
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.
例句
...emotional strains beneath the surface...表面之下的情感纠结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。PREP
不如；比不上；配不上
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.
例句
They decided she was marrying beneath her...他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。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。英汉词典释义
prep.
在…的下方, 在…的底下
They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.他们躲到了伞下。(表示状态)在…掩饰之下, 在…背面
Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on.事情迅速平静下来了, 然而, 在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声, 持续不断。(表示比较)不及, 次于
Richard is far beneath Henry in intelligence.理查的智力远不及亨利。(表示环境)在…影响之下, 由于
The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。（对某人来说）不够好
Don't do anything that is beneath you.不要做与你身份不符的事。adv.
在下面, 在底下
Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.她的精心化妆掩饰了岁月留下的痕迹。英英词典释义
Adverb
1. in or to a place that is lower
