单词：beneath
音标：[bi'ni:θ] ；
柯林斯词典等级：3 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 在...下方
adv. 在...下方
adv. 在...下方
r in or to a place that is lower
考试类型：[高考/四级/考研/托福]
词性分布：
beneath的用法和样例：
例句
用作介词(prep.)
- They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.他们在一堆树叶下面发现了那具尸体。
- The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.大地被厚厚的白雪覆盖。
- He is beneath his brother intellectually.他在智力方面不如他兄弟。
- Such behaviour is beneath contempt.这种行为令人不齿。
- He shrugged off my criticism as though it was beneath his notice.他不理睬我的批评,好像我的批评不值得他一顾似的。
用作副词(adv.)
- Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.她的精心化妆掩饰了脂粉下面岁月刻下的痕迹。
- We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
常见句型
用作介词(prep.)
- They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.他们躲到了伞下。
- She concealed the bottle beneath her mattress.她把瓶子藏在被褥底下。
- Far beneath them, the trees of the forest sighed in the breeze.远在他们的下方,森林中的树木在微风中悲泣。
- She was sitting directly beneath the painting.她坐在那幅画的正下方。
- The ground was slippery beneath her.她脚下的地面很滑。
- He wore a woollen vest beneath his shirt.他衬衫里面穿着一件羊毛背心。
- Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on.事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声持续不断。
- Richard is far beneath Henry in intelligence.理查的智力远不及亨利。
- The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。
- She was very contemptuous of those beneath her.她对那些地位比她低的人极为蔑视。
- Don't do anything that is beneath you.不要做与你身份不符的事。
- Such a fellow as that is beneath my notice.像这样的家伙不值得理睬。
用作副词(adv.)
用作状语- We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
- We looked down from the mountain to the valley beneath.我们从山上看下面的山谷。
- The old woman's careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.那个老女人的精心化妆掩饰了岁月留下的痕迹。
词汇搭配
用作介词 (prep.)
～+名词- beneath sb's dignity有失身份
- beneath sb's notice被认为不值得注意的
- beneath the sun世界上
经典引文
Pure water in a font beneath reflects The many-colour'd rays.
出自：Southey