beneath

prep.

1. 在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方
   in or to a lower position than sb/sth; under sb/sth
   1. They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
      他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
   2. The boat sank beneath the waves.
      小船被大浪吞没了。
2. （对某人来说）不够好
   not good enough for sb
   1. He considers such jobs beneath him.
      他觉得这种工作有失他的身份。
   2. They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) .
      他们认为她下嫁了（嫁给了地位比她低的人）。

1. PREP 在…之下；在…下面
   Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
   1. 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。
   2. She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees...
      她喜欢坐在树下。
   3. Four storeys of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.
      剧院下面的四层停车场不够用。
   4. ...the frozen grass crunching beneath his feet.
      在他脚下嘎吱作响的冻草
   5. Beneath is also an adverb.
      
   6. On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album.
      他在下面的架子上瞅见了一本相册。
   7. ...aeroplanes roaring above, subways rattling beneath.
      飞机在上面呼啸而过，地铁在下面隆隆疾驰
2. 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.
   1. ...emotional strains beneath the surface...
      表面之下的情感纠结
   2. 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。
   3. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
      在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。
3. 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.
   1. They decided she was marrying beneath her...
      他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。
   2. 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。

1. 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。
2. She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees
   她喜欢坐在树下。
3. Four storeys of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.
   剧院下面的四层停车场不够用。
4. 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。
5. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
   在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。
6. They decided she was marrying beneath her
   他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. He moved out from beneath an awning, reaching for something inside the breast of his overcoat
   他离开遮阳篷，手伸进大衣前胸部找东西。
10. Beneath the conscious mind there are many levels of the unconscious.
    在意识心理之下存在很多层次的无意识。
11. The steps creaked beneath his feet
    楼梯在他脚下嘎吱作响。
12. Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea
    海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
13. 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。
14. He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him.
    他把腿向下伸，直到他感觉稳稳地踩住下面的石头。
15. He brought forth a small gold amulet from beneath his robe.
    他从袍子下面拿出一个不大的金护身符。
16. With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it
    他费了很大力气才把床垫从金属架上移开，然后在下面摸索。
17. The groundwater is only feet beneath the city streets.
    地下河距离上面的城市街道只有几英尺。
18. Beneath this, on the mantelshelf, is displayed a collection of seventeenth-century tulip vases.
    下面的壁炉架上陈列的是一批17世纪的郁金香花瓶。
19. A brief, handwritten postscript lay beneath his signature.
    在他的签名下，有一句简短的手写附言。
20. Beneath the sentimental psychobabble, there's a likeable movie trying to get out.
    在多愁善感的心理学呓语之下，一部本有可能受到喜爱的电影挣扎欲出。
21. Beneath the present church were remnants of Roman flooring
    在现在的教堂下面是古罗马时期地面的遗存。
22. He roused himself from his lazy contemplation of the scene beneath him
    他不再懒洋洋地注视着下面的景色。
23. We shoved a copy of the newsletter beneath their door
    我们往他们门下塞了一份时事通讯。
24. We slept in hammocks slung beneath the roof.
    我们睡在悬在房顶下的吊床上。
25. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
    他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。
26. 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。
27. Stowage is provided in lined lockers beneath the berths.
    铺位下方有成排的储物柜可以存放东西。
28. Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
    帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
29. The soil felt soft beneath our feet.
    我们脚下的土踩上去很松软。
30. Her cheeks grew hot beneath the gaze of so many eyes.
    在众目睽睽之下，她的脸红了。

  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。

  below prep. 在…下面，低于

〔辨析〕指某物所处的位置低于另一物。

  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。

  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。

adv

1. in or to a place that is lower

   Synonym:    belowat a lower placeto a lower place