under /ˈʌndə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  PREP If a person or thing is under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or hidden by it. 在…下面

  例：

  They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.

  他们发现了地下一处迷宫似的地道。

  例：

  ...swimming in the pool or lying under an umbrella.

  …在池里游泳或躺在遮阳伞下。

  例：

  A path runs under the trees.

  一条小路在树下延伸。

• 2. 

  PREP In a place such as an ocean, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something is under the water, they are fully in the water and covered by it. 在 (水) 下

  例：

  She held her breath for three minutes under the water.

  她在水下屏息了3分钟。

• 3. 

  ADV Under is also an adverb. 在水下 [ADV after v]

  例：

  He took a deep breath before he went under.

  他在钻下水前深深地吸了口气。

• 4. 

  PREP If you go under something, you move from one side to the other of something that is at a higher level than you. 从 (较高物) 下面

  例：

  He went under a brick arch.

  他从一座砖拱门下面走过。

• 5. 

  PREP Something that is under a layer of something, especially clothing, is covered by that layer. 在 (一层衣服等) 里面

  例：

  I was wearing two sweaters under the green army jacket.

  我那时在绿色的军上衣里面穿着两件毛衣。

  例：

  ...a faded striped shirt under a knitted sweater.

  …穿在一件针织毛衣里边的一件褪了色的条纹衬衫。

• 6. 

  PREP You can use under before a noun to indicate that a person or thing is being affected by something or is going through a particular process. 在 (…的影响或过程) 中

  例：

  ...fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat.

  …生计受到威胁的渔民们。

  例：

  Firemen said they had the blaze under control.

  消防员们说他们已控制住了火势。

• 7. 

  PREP If something happens under particular circumstances or conditions, it happens when those circumstances or conditions exist. 在 (…情况或条件) 下

  例：

  His best friend died under questionable circumstances.

  他最好的朋友在不明的情况下死了。

  例：

  Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 percent of vitamin E is absorbed.

  在正常情况下，只有约百分之二十到百分之四十的维生素E被吸收。

• 8. 

  PREP If something happens under a law, agreement, or system, it happens because that law, agreement, or system says that it should happen. 在 (法律、协议、制度等的规定) 下

  例：

  Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you.

  按法律规定，你的雇主有权聘用临时工来代替你。

  例：

  Under the new regulations, one in five cars may need repairs costing as much as $120.

  在新的规定下，1/5的车可能需要费用高达$120的维修。

• 9. 

  PREP If something happens under a particular person or government, it happens when that person or government is in power. 在 (…的领导或统治) 下

  例：

  There would be no new taxes under his leadership.

  在他的领导下不会有新的税项。

  例：

  ...the realities of life under a brutal dictatorship.

  …在残酷的独裁统治下的生活现实。

• 10. 

  PREP If you study or work under a particular person, that person teaches you or tells you what to do. 在 (…的指导或带领) 下

  例：

  Kiefer was just one of the artists who had studied under Beuys in the early Sixties.

  基弗只是60年代初期在博伊斯指导下学艺的艺术家之一。

  例：

  General Lewis Hyde had served under General Mitchell.

  刘易斯·海德将军曾在米切尔将军麾下服役。

• 11. 

  PREP If you do something under a particular name, you use that name instead of your real name. 以 (…名)

  例：

  Were any of your books published under the name Amanda Fairchild?

  你的书有以阿曼达·费尔柴尔德的名字出版的吗？

• 12. 

  PREP You use under to say which section of a list, book, or system something is in. 在 (…部分) 下

  例：

  The "General Diseases of the Eye" study is filed under E.

  “普通眼病”研究归在E下。

• 13. 

  PREP If something or someone is under a particular age or amount, they are less than that age or amount. 在 (某年龄或数量) 以下 [PREP amount]

  例：

  ...jobs for those under 65.

  …适合65岁以下人士的工作。

  例：

  Nearly half of mothers with children under five have a job.

  孩子不足5岁的母亲中近一半有工作。

• 14. 

  ADV Under is also an adverb. 在 (某年龄或数量) 以下 [amount 'and' ADV]

  例：

  ...free or subsidized health insurance for children 13 and under.

  …13岁及13岁以下儿童的免费的或给予补助的健康保险。

• 15. 

  under wraps →see wrap