beneath

单词辨析:

under below beneath underneath 【导航词义:在…下面】
under prep. 在…下面,在…底下
〔辨析〕

指某物在另一物的下面或底下,两者之间有无一定距离均可。

〔例证〕

Two old men are playing chess under the tree.

两个老人正在树下下棋。

Your bag is under the bed.

你的包在床下面。

You'd better lie under a blanket.

你最好盖条毯子躺着。

below prep. 在…下面,低于
〔辨析〕

指某物所处的位置低于另一物。

〔例证〕

Some cities are below sea level.

有些城市位于海平面以下。

Have you heard voices in the courtyard below your window?

你听到窗户下面的院子里有人在说话吗?

beneath prep. [正式]在…下面,在…正下方
〔辨析〕

指所处位置时,与 under, below 基本同义,但有时强调在某物的正下方,而且较富有文学性。

〔例证〕

Many tourists enjoy feeling the warm sand beneath their feet.

很多游客喜欢脚下踩着温暖沙子的感觉。

Beneath the silvery moon, the sea is more attractive.

在银色的月光下,大海更加吸引人。

They slept outside beneath the stars.

他们露宿在繁星之下。

underneath prep. 在…下面,在…底下
〔辨析〕

与 under 的意思相近,但含有将某物隐藏或遮盖起来之意。

〔例证〕

I'll leave the key underneath the mat.

我会把钥匙放在垫子下面。

He used to hide his blonde hair underneath a baseball cap.

他以前常用一顶棒球帽裹住满头金发。

Even she herself has forgotten about the box underneath the floorboards.

甚至她自己也忘了藏在地板下面的盒子。

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The doctor worked busily beneath the blinding lights of the delivery room.

这位医生在产房刺目的灯光下忙碌着。

His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin

他皮肤下的筋腱像绳索一样暴突出来。

His legs were curled beneath him in a foetal position.

他的腿蜷缩在身下,就像胎儿的姿势一样。

They decided she was marrying beneath her

他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。

A brief, handwritten postscript lay beneath his signature.

在他的签名下,有一句简短的手写附言。

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。