beneath

　　[英][bɪ'ni:θ] [美][bɪˈniθ]

　　prep.在…的下方;(表示等级)低于;(表示状态)在…掩饰之下;(表示环境)在…影响之下

　　adv.在下面;在底下

　　语法解析

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

　　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。

　　She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees...

　　她喜欢坐在树下。

　　Four storeys of parking beneath the theatre was not enough.

　　剧院下面的四层停车场不够用。

　　Beneath is also an adverb.

　　On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album.

　　他在下面的架子上瞅见了一本相册。

　　...aeroplanes roaring above, subways rattling beneath.

　　飞机在上面呼啸而过，地铁在下面隆隆疾驰

　　2.PREP在…表面之下;在…的背后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.

　　...emotional strains beneath the surface...

　　表面之下的情感纠结

　　Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character...

　　在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。

　　Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.

　　在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。

　　3.PREP不如;比不上;配不上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.

　　They decided she was marrying beneath her...

　　他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。

　　Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.

　　很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。

　　A major component beneath the reactor may be damaged.

　　反应堆下的一个主要部件可能毁坏。

　　But beneath the waves, there are worrying signs.

　　但是在表面之下，却着实令人担心。

　　They simply wait on their boards for a wave to rise up beneath them.

　　它们只需在冲浪板上等待浪花从底下翻涌上去便可。

　　But beneath the pretty surface lurks danger!

　　但是在美丽的外表下却潜伏着危险!

　　My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

　　我的敌人四脚朝天树下躺。

　　Beneath one of the more parochial stars.

　　一颗更加数量有限的星球之下。

　　But stresses built up beneath the surface.

　　在平静的表面之下，压力正在逐步聚集。

　　Should kneel in joy beneath the sky.

　　我该欣喜地跪在夜空下。

　　Yet not far beneath the surface, society is churning.

　　但是隐藏在表象之下的确实骚动的社会。

　　Beneath them are a gaggle of smaller partnerships.

　　在他们之下，是一群小一些的伙伴关系。

　　There are risks lurking beneath that rosy surface.

　　上述美好的表象下隐藏着风险。

　　At night, they chat beneath the stars.

　　到了夜晚，他们在星星下聊天。

　　Ms. li's left arm was wedged beneath her husband.

　　李女士的左臂压在丈夫的身下。

　　Underwater robots tinker with wells beneath a mile of water.

　　水下机器人能在水下一英里的位置修理油井。

　　Colours pulse and throb like blood beneath the skin.

　　五彩缤纷的脉动，就像皮肤下的血液一样。

　　Or is he holed up in some secret bunker deep beneath tripoli?

　　或者是他躲藏在的黎波里的一些秘密掩蔽壕下?

　　Cold-war submarines then mapped the shifting ridges running beneath it.

　　冷战时期的潜水艇标出了冰层下不断移动的山脊。

　　But beneath the surface, iceland is floundering.

　　但在这种节日气氛的表象下，冰岛正在艰难挣扎。

　　A silent killer lurks beneath the surface of this west african lake.

　　在这个西非洲湖泊的表面下潜藏着一个无声的杀手。

　　Even in placid weather, floating-column structures bob up and down as the sea heaves beneath them, which can makepeople seasick.

　　即使天气平静，漂浮圆柱上的建筑也会随底下的波浪上下摆动，人们很容易晕船。