beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing. 在…之下

  例：

  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。

  例：

  Four levels of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.

  剧院底下的四层停车库还不够。

• 2. 

  ADV Beneath is also an adverb. 在下方

  例：

  On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album.

  在下方的书架上他发现了一本相册。

• 3. 

  PREP 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

  例：

  ...emotional strains beneath the surface.

  …表面下的情感压力。

  例：

  Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.

  在其外表下心灵深处的某个地方保留着一种关爱别人的品格。

• 4. 

  PREP 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; 配不上

  例：

  They decided she was marrying beneath her.

  他们认定她嫁的是一个配不上她的人。