below /bɪˈləʊ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP If something is below something else, it is in a lower position. 在…下面

  例：

  He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's.

  他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。

  例：

  The sun had already sunk below the horizon.

  太阳已沉下地平线。

• 2. 

  ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下面

  例：

  We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below.

  我们冒着危险沿着绳梯爬到了下边的小船上。

  例：

  ...a view to the street below.

  …楼下街景。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground. 在地表下

  例：

  They have designed a system which pumps up water from nearly 1,000 feet below ground.

  他们设计了一个能从地表以下1000英尺处抽水的系统。

• 4. 

  ADV You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later. 在下文中

  例：

  Please write to me at the address below.

  请按以下地址给我写信。

• 5. 

  PREP If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level. (数量、比率、水平等) 在…下面

  例：

  Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius.

  夜间温度可能会降到15摄氏度以下。

• 6. 

  ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下面

  例：

  ...temperatures at zero or below.

  …零度或零度以下。

• 7. 

  PREP If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank. (地位) 低于

  例：

  Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.

  这些人经受的压力通常比那些职位刚好低于他们的人要小。

• 8. 

  below par →see par