prep.在 ... 之下；被...覆蓋；低于...；不值得
adv.在下方；在底下
They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. 他們在一堆樹葉下面發(fā)現(xiàn)了那具尸體。
The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow. 大地被厚厚的白雪覆蓋。
He is beneath his brother intellectually. 他在智力方面不如他兄弟。
He shrugged off my criticism as though it was beneath his notice. 他不理睬我的批評,好像我的批評不值得他一顧似的。
用作副詞 (adv.)Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. 她的精心化妝掩飾了脂粉下面歲月刻下的痕跡。
We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath. 我們從飛機上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
beneath用作副詞時意思是“在下面,在底下”,用作定語時常須置于句尾。
beneath用作副詞時不用于比較等級。
