- 在…下面,在…下方,到…下面,到…下方:
beneath the same roof
在同一幢房子里
He sheltered beneath his umbrella.
他打伞挡雨。
- 在…底部,在…底下,紧贴在…底下:
He wore a woolen vest beneath his shirt.
他在衬衫里面穿了件毛背心。
- 在…脚边,在…脚下:
There was a flower border beneath the wall.
墙脚处有一花坛。
- (职衔、级别、地位、价值等)低于,次于,劣于,比…低劣:
She has married beneath her.
她跟身份比她低的男人结婚。
An earl is beneath a duke.
伯爵在公爵之下。
- 在…的掩盖下;在…的覆盖下:
beneath the blankets
在毯子下面
Beneath his tissue-thin veneer of good manners,he was a very vulgar man.
剥去他那彬彬有礼的薄层外表,他其实是个很庸俗的人。
- 连…也不值得,有失…的身份,有损…的尊严:
I could never stoop to such conduct as that;I should consider it beneath me.
我绝不会降低人格去干那种事,我认为我不屑于此。
It is beneath him to cheat.
他那行骗行为有失他的身份。
- 在…的影响(或控制)下,在…压力下;由于…的结果:
The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.
书架因承受不住书的重压而开始下弯了。