beneath

US [bɪˈniθ]
UK [bɪˈniːθ]
  • prep.在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方；（对某人来说）不够好
  • adv.在下位；在地下
  • Web在…之下；在…下方；在…下面

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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
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。
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
He considers such jobs beneath him.
他觉得这些工作有失他的身份。
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）。

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AllAll,在…下面在…下面,在…下方在…下方,不够好不够好,在下位在下位,在地下在地下,在…之下在…之下
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1.
In the wide bed she shared with her mother, the child lay awake beneath the scratchy woolweed blanket, listening.
和母亲挤在同一张床上，孩子没有睡着，她躺在粗糙的羊毛毯下，听着风雨的声音。
hé mǔ qīn jǐ zài tóng yī zhāng chuáng shàng , hái zi méi yǒu shuì zháo , tā tǎng zài cū cāo de yáng máo tǎn xià , tīng zhe fēng yǔ de shēng yīn 。
blog.stnn.cc
2.
It was even necessary to put something beneath the door to keep the water out.
门下还得堵点东西，否则雨水会不断侵入。
mén xià hái děi dǔ diǎn dōng xi , fǒu zé yǔ shuǐ huì bú duàn qīn rù 。
blog.sina.com.cn
3.
The truth is often far beneath the surface.
真相往往被深深地掩盖在表面之下。
zhēn xiàng wǎng wǎng bèi shēn shēn de yǎn gài zài biǎo miàn zhī xià 。
diary.jiayuan.com
4.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the president's comments were beneath the dignity of the office.
美国众议院议长佩洛西表示，总统的评论有失白宫的尊严。
měi guó zhòng yì yuàn yì zhǎng pèi luò xī biǎo shì , zǒng tǒng de píng lùn yǒu shī bái gōng de zūn yán 。
www.voanews.cn
5.
A few technologies continued to grow beneath the surface without major new releases this year.
有一些新技术仍然在默默地成长，今年没有大的新版本。
yǒu yī xiē xīn jì shù réng rán zài mò mò de chéng zhǎng , jīn nián méi yǒu dà de xīn bǎn běn 。
www.ibm.com
6.
many church steeples, piled one upon another, would not reach from the ground beneath to the surface of the water above.
如果要从海底到达海面，非得用许多许多教堂的尖塔一个一个地连接起来不可。
rú guǒ yào cóng hǎi dǐ dào dá hǎi miàn , fēi děi yòng xǔ duō xǔ duō jiào táng de jiān tǎ yī gè yī gè dì lián jiē qǐ lái bù kě 。
hi.baidu.com
7.
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree.
我坐在那里，不知道他是如何看到在老柳树下有一个自怨自艾的女人的。
wǒ zuò zài nà li , bù zhī dào tā shì rú hé kàn dào zài lǎo liǔ shù xià yǒu yī gè zì yuàn zì yì de nǚ rén de 。
bbs.fobshanghai.com
8.
The city even has was equipped with a drainage system, for a great number of many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
这座城市基至还配备有埔设了排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道下发现了埋藏在下面的泥土管许多陶土制作的排水管道。
zhè zuò chéng shì jī zhì hái pèi bèi yǒu pǔ shè le pái shuǐ xì tǒng , yīn wèi zài xiá zhǎi de jiē dào xià fā xiàn le mái cáng zài xià mian de ní tǔ guǎn xǔ duō táo tǔ zhì zuò de pái shuǐ guǎn dào 。
www.bing.com
9.
If it's not something that meshes with your professional trajectory or it's way beneath your skill level, don't apply for it.
如果不是和你职业轨迹吻合，或者大大低于你的水平，就不要申请。
rú guǒ bú shì hé nǐ zhí yè guǐ jì wěn hé , huò zhě dà dà dī yú nǐ de shuǐ píng , jiù bú yào shēn qǐng 。
bbs.chinadaily.com.cn
10.
When you walk on them, they rustle beneath your feet, just as if they are singing to you.
当你走在上面的时候，他们在你的脚下沙沙作响，就像他们在向你唱歌。
dāng nǐ zǒu zài shàng mian de shí hou , tā men zài nǐ de jiǎo xià shā shā zuò xiǎng , jiù xiàng tā men zài xiàng nǐ chàng gē 。
goabroad.zhishi.sohu.com