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恤衫下的肩部肌肉。
Four levels of parking beneath the theatre was not enough. 剧院底下的四层停车库还不够。
2. ADV Beneath is also an adverb. 在下方
On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album. 在下方的书架上他发现了一本相册。
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 (表面) 之下
...emotional strains beneath the surface. …表面下的情感压力。
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character. 在其外表下心灵深处的某个地方保留着一种关爱别人的品格。
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. 他们认定她嫁的是一个配不上她的人。

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.