underneath

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

The device exploded underneath a van. 那個(gè)裝置在一輛面包車(chē)底下爆炸了。

...using dogs to locate people trapped underneath collapsed buildings. …利用狗來(lái)尋找困在倒塌樓房下面的人。

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

He has on his jeans and a long-sleeved blue denim shirt with a white T-shirt underneath. 他身穿牛仔褲和一件藍(lán)色長(zhǎng)袖粗斜紋棉布襯衫，里面還有件白色T恤衫。

The shooting-range is lit from underneath by rows of ruby-red light fixtures. 射擊場(chǎng)被一排排寶石紅照明裝置從下面照亮。

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

Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath. 看一下椅子的底部來(lái)檢查它的實(shí)際結(jié)構(gòu)。

The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath. 崖沙燕是一種腹部為白色的褐色的鳥(niǎo)。

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

Now I know what the underneath of a car looks like. 現(xiàn)在我知道汽車(chē)的底部是什么樣子了。

5. ADV You use underneath when talking about feelings and emotions that people do not show in their behaviour. 在內(nèi)心[ADV with cl]

He was as violent as Nick underneath. 他在內(nèi)心和尼克一樣暴烈。

6. PREP Underneath is also a preposition. 在…內(nèi)

Underneath his outgoing behaviour Luke was shy. 盧克表面外向、內(nèi)心羞怯。