beneath

adverb, preposition

US /bɪˈniθ/

Beneath can be used in the following ways:

as a preposition (followed by a noun): the ground beneath your feet

as an adverb (without a following noun): People waved from the bridge as the boat passed beneath.

1
mainly literarydirectly under something or at a lower level
We took shelter beneath a huge oak tree.
They slept outside beneath the stars.
His face was hidden beneath a large brimmed hat.
Synonyms and related words
Under or below
under
below
lower
1. 1a
  under the surface of the ground or water
  These pieces of pottery had been buried beneath the earth for thousands of years.
  the waters of the Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie beneath
  Synonyms and related words
  Under or below
  under
  below
  lower
2. 1b
  covered by something
  His frail body lay beneath the blankets.
  from beneath:
  She pulled a dagger from beneath her cloak.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be covered with something
  clothed
  encrusted
  crusted
2
formalused for saying that someone’s appearance and behavior do not show their real character or feelings
Beneath his quiet unassuming manner there lies considerable strength.
She seemed quite calm on the surface, but a great deal of anger lay beneath.
3
if a particular action or activity is beneath you, you think that you are better than people who do this
Burke regarded it as beneath him to do business with such people.
Synonyms and related words
Social class and attitudes to class
above your station
background
beginnings

单词	beneath
释义	beneath adverb, preposition UK /bɪˈniːθ/ Other entries for this word beneath contempt phrase beneath your dignity phrase DEFINITIONS3 Beneath can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the ground beneath your feet as an adverb (without a following noun): People waved from the bridge as the boat passed beneath. 1 mainly literarydirectly under something or at a lower level We took shelter beneath a huge oak tree. He looked out of the windows down to the garden beneath. They slept outside beneath the stars. Synonyms and related words Under or below under below lower 1a under the surface of the ground or water the waters of the Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie beneath Synonyms and related words Under or below under below lower 1b covered by something His frail body lay beneath the blankets. from beneath: She pulled a dagger from beneath her cloak. Synonyms and related words To be covered with something clothed encrusted crusted 2 formalused for saying that someone’s appearance and behaviour do not show their real character or feelings Beneath his quiet unassuming manner there lies considerable strength. She seemed quite calm on the surface, but a great deal of anger lay beneath. 3 if a particular action or activity is beneath you, you think that you are of a higher social class than people who do this Burke regarded it as beneath him to trade with such people. Synonyms and related words Social class and attitudes to class above your station background beginnings beneath adverb, preposition US /bɪˈniθ/ Other entries for this word beneath contempt phrase beneath your dignity phrase DEFINITIONS3 Beneath can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): the ground beneath your feet as an adverb (without a following noun): People waved from the bridge as the boat passed beneath. 1 mainly literarydirectly under something or at a lower level We took shelter beneath a huge oak tree. They slept outside beneath the stars. His face was hidden beneath a large brimmed hat. Synonyms and related words Under or below under below lower 1a under the surface of the ground or water These pieces of pottery had been buried beneath the earth for thousands of years. the waters of the Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie beneath Synonyms and related words Under or below under below lower 1b covered by something His frail body lay beneath the blankets. from beneath: She pulled a dagger from beneath her cloak. Synonyms and related words To be covered with something clothed encrusted crusted 2 formalused for saying that someone’s appearance and behavior do not show their real character or feelings Beneath his quiet unassuming manner there lies considerable strength. She seemed quite calm on the surface, but a great deal of anger lay beneath. 3 if a particular action or activity is beneath you, you think that you are better than people who do this Burke regarded it as beneath him to do business with such people. Synonyms and related words Social class and attitudes to class above your station background beginnings
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