| 词组 | Beneath |
| 释义 | Beneath 1 (指地点、位置)在……之下;在……底下： His dictionary was put in the first drawer beneath the top. 他的辞典被放在从上面数第一个抽屉内。 I often place a thick pillow beneath my head to feel more comfortable. 我时常在我的头下放一个厚枕头，以便更舒服些。 These two friends live beneath the same roof and eat in the same pot. 这两个朋友同住一间屋，同吃一锅饭。 They buried the old earthen jar beneath the stone so that some blessed men might unearth it afterwards. 他们把古坛埋在石头底下，以便日后一些有福气的人可以挖着它。 He hid his treasured sword beneath the grass and made a sign at the hidingplace. 他把他的宝剑藏在草下，并在藏剑的地方做了一个记号。 The swimmer often dived beneath the water and then showed his head above it. 那个游泳的人常潜入水中，然后又把头露出水面。 (指身分、地位、学识等)在……之下： I must admit that I am far beneath him in intelligence. 我必须承认，我在智力上远不如他。 It is strange that she should marry a man beneath her in wealth and education. 非常奇怪，她竟然跟一个在财产和受教育的程度上都不如她的人结婚。 He thinks it beneath him to do such kind of work. 他认为做这种工作低于他的身分。 It is beneath your dignity to reply to an attack which is beneath contempt. 回答这样可鄙的攻击有失你的身分。 不值得;不相称： Such a thing is beneath criticism. 这样的事不值得批评。 He thought such trifles beneath his notice. 他认为这些琐事不值得注意。 It is beneath us to quarrel with that indecent person. 跟那个不正经的人口角有失我们的身分。 ◆ 本词也是副词，词义为： 在下面;在底下： From the mountain top we can clearly see the valley beneath. 从山顶上我们能够很清楚地看到下面的山谷。 They went up to the roof of a high building and looked down at the streets beneath. 他们上到一所高楼的屋顶，往下看下面的街道。 be beneath sb(to do sth) (做某事)有失身份： It is beneath you to live in such a slum district，you should remove to some better places. 居住在这样的贫民窟有失你的身份，你应该搬到一些比较好的地方去。 be beneath sb in 在……方面不如某人： We are beneath them in wits， they can adapt themselves quickly to changing conditions. 我们在机智方面不如他们，他们能迅速地随机应变。 beneath contempt 可鄙的： The rascal’s challenge is beneath contempt，we should not pay any attention to him. 那流氓的挑战是可鄙的，我们不要理他。 beneath criticism 无评论价值的： The article is beneath criticism because it sets forth its views confusedly. 那文章无评论价值，因为它立论混乱。 beneath sb’s notice 不值得某人注意： He is so proud as to take his friends’ advice beneath his notice. 他如此骄傲，认为他朋友们的忠告不值得他注意。 beneath one’s breath 低声地： These two children are talking beneath their breath，they are talking about how to cope with a boy nearby. 这两个孩子正在低声谈话，他们正在谈论如何对付邻居的一个男孩。 beneath one’s dignity 有失尊严;有失身份： The noble took it beneath his dignity to associate himself with common people. 那位贵族认为跟普通百姓们交往有失尊严。 beneath the yoke 受奴役： The colonial people were beneath the yoke，they were struggling for freedom. 殖民地人民受奴役，他们正在为自由而奋斗。 consider/think sth beneath one 看不起某事物： He is a righteous man，he considers all abject deeds beneath him. 他是个正直的人，看不起所有卑鄙的事情。 marry beneath one 与比自己身份低的人结婚： The prince married beneath him，because he loved that beautiful and virtuous girl who was a common person. 那个王子与比自己身份低的人结婚，因为他爱那个美丽贤惠的姑娘，她是个平民。 李士钧 编著. 英语介词用法词典. 天津： 天津科学技术出版社. 2003. 第137-138页. |
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