1 PREP 在…之下;在…下面 Something that is
beneath another thing is under the other thing.
在…之下;在…下面 -
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。
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She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees.
她喜欢坐在树下。
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Four storeys of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.
剧院下面的四层停车场不够用。
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...the frozen grass crunching beneath his feet.
在他脚下嘎吱作响的冻草
Beneath is also an adverb.
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.
在…表面之下;在…的背后 -
...emotional strains beneath the surface.
表面之下的情感纠结
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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。
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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.
不如;比不上;配不上 SYN unworthy of, unfitting for, unsuitable for, inappropriate for
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