underneath /ˌʌndəˈniːθ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP If one thing is underneath another, it is directly under it, and may be covered or hidden by it. 在…下面; 在…底下

  例：

  The device exploded underneath a van.

  那个装置在一辆面包车底下爆炸了。

  例：

  ...using dogs to locate people trapped underneath collapsed buildings.

  …利用狗来寻找困在倒塌楼房下面的人。

• 2. 

  ADV Underneath is also an adverb. 在下面; 在底下

  例：

  He has on his jeans and a long-sleeved blue denim shirt with a white T-shirt underneath.

  他身穿牛仔裤和一件蓝色长袖粗斜纹棉布衬衫，里面还有件白色T恤衫。

  例：

  The shooting-range is lit from underneath by rows of ruby-red light fixtures.

  射击场被一排排宝石红照明装置从下面照亮。

• 3. 

  ADV The part of something which is underneath is the part which normally touches the ground or faces toward the ground. 在下面; 在底部

  例：

  Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath.

  看一下椅子的底部来检查它的实际结构。

  例：

  The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath.

  崖沙燕是一种腹部为白色的褐色的鸟。

• 4. 

  N-SING Underneath is also a noun. 下面; 底部

  例：

  Now I know what the underneath of a car looks like.

  现在我知道汽车的底部是什么样子了。

• 5. 

  ADV You use underneath when talking about feelings and emotions that people do not show in their behaviour. 在内心 [ADV with cl]

  例：

  He was as violent as Nick underneath.

  他在内心和尼克一样暴烈。

• 6. 

  PREP Underneath is also a preposition. 在…内

  例：

  Underneath his outgoing behaviour Luke was shy.

  卢克表面外向、内心羞怯。