In addition to the uses shown below, under is also used in phrasal verbs such as ‘go under’ and ‘knuckle under’.
除下列用法外,under还可用于go under,knuckle under等短语动词中。
1 PREP 在…下面;在…下方;在…底下 If a person or thing is
under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or hidden by it.
在…下面;在…下方;在…底下 -
They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
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...swimming in the pool or lying under an umbrella.
在泳池里游泳或躺在阳伞底下
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Under a wide shelf that holds coffee jars stands a pile of magazines.
放咖啡罐的一个宽架子下方有一摞杂志。
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She buried her head under the covers, pretending to be asleep.
她把头埋到被子底下,假装睡着了。
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A path runs under the trees.
树下有一条小径。
2 PREP 在(水面)之下;在(水)里 In a place such as a sea, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something is
under the water, they are fully in the water and covered by it.
在(水面)之下;在(水)里 Under is also an adverb.
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When the water was up to his neck, a hand came from behind and pushed his head under.
水没到他的脖子时,从后面伸过来一只手把他的头按到了水里。
3 PREP 经由…的底下 If you go
under something, you move from one side to the other of something that is at a higher level than you.
经由…的底下 4 PREP 在(尤指一层衣服)的里面(或底下) Something that is
under a layer of something, especially clothing, is covered by that layer.
在(尤指一层衣服)的里面(或底下) -
I was wearing two sweaters under the green army jacket.
我在绿军装里套了两件毛线衫。
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He had no shirt on under his thin jumper.
他在薄套头衫里面没有穿衬衣。
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It was hard to see the colours under the layer of dust.
蒙了一层灰尘后颜色就很难看清了。
5 PREP 受…影响;经历 You can use
under before a noun to indicate that a person or thing is being affected by something or is going through a particular process.
受…影响;经历 -
...fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat.
生计受到威胁的渔夫
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I'm rarely under pressure and my co-workers are always nice to me.
我很少感受到压力,同事们一直对我很好。
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Firemen said they had the blaze under control.
消防队员说他们已经控制住了火势。
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The cause of the crash was under investigation.
事故原因正在调查中。
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He was rushed to court yesterday under armed guard.
昨天他被急匆匆地武装押解到了法庭。
6 PREP 在(…情况或条件)下 If something happens
under particular circumstances or conditions, it happens when those circumstances or conditions exist.
在(…情况或条件)下 -
His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances.
他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下被警察打死了。
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Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed.
正常情况下,仅有20%到40%的维生素E会被吸收。
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Most doctors and nurses live under stressful conditions.
大多数医生和护士都承受着很大的压力。
7 PREP 根据,按照,依照(法律、协定、制度等) If something happens
under a law, agreement, or system, it happens because that law, agreement, or system says that it should happen.
根据,按照,依照(法律、协定、制度等) -
Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you.
根据法律规定,你的雇主有权雇用一名临时工来代替你。
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We believe an offence was committed under EU regulations.
我们认为根据欧盟有关规定已经构成了犯罪。
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Under the Constitution, you cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
依据《宪法》规定,不能一罪两判。
8 PREP 在(…领导)下;在(…当政)期间;在(…统治)之下 If something happens
under a particular person or government, it happens when that person or government is in power.
在(…领导)下;在(…当政)期间;在(…统治)之下 -
There would be no new taxes under his leadership.
在他主政期间不会增加新税种。
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...the realities of life under a brutal dictatorship.
残暴的独裁统治下的生活现实
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The North has been under Communist rule since 1954.
北方自1954年起就一直处于共产党的统治之下。
9 PREP 在…指导下(学习);在…手下(工作) If you study or work
under a particular person, that person teaches you or tells you what to do.
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Kiefer was just one of the artists who had studied under Beuys in the early Sixties.
基弗只是60年代早期师从博伊斯的艺术家之一。
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General Lewis Hyde had served under General 'Billy' Mitchell.
刘易斯·海德将军曾是“比利”·米切尔将军的部下。
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I am the new manager and you will be working under me.
我是新任的经理,你们将在我手下工作。
SYN subordinate to, subject to, reporting to, directed by
10 PREP 用(…之名);以(…的名义);假借(…之名) If you do something
under a particular name, you use that name instead of your real name.
用(…之名);以(…的名义);假借(…之名) 11 PREP 在…之下;在…部分里 You use
under to say which section of a list, book, or system something is in.
在…之下;在…部分里 -
This study is described under 'General Diseases of the Eye'.
“普通眼科疾病”这一部分里对该项研究作了描述。
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...a parental rights order under section 4 of the Family Law Reform Act.
《家庭法改革法案》第4款中有关父母权利的规定
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Where would it be?' — 'Filed under C, second drawer down.'
“它会在哪儿?”—“归放在C字母下,往下数第二个抽屉。”
SYN included in, belonging to, subsumed under, comprised in
12 PREP (年龄或数量)不足,低于,在…以下 If something or someone is
under a particular age or amount, they are less than that age or amount.
→see: canvas under wraps
→see: wrap (年龄或数量)不足,低于,在…以下 -
...jobs for those under 65.
适合65岁以下人群从事的工作
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Nearly half of mothers with children under five have a job.
孩子不满5岁的妈妈中近一半有工作。
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Expenditure this year should be just under 15 billion pounds.
今年的支出应正好低于150亿英镑。
SYN less than,
below,
not as much as View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years