| 释义 |
Preposition: under úndu(r)- At a position directly lower than (with the subject just above)
"the floor under the table"
- neath [archaic], beneath, below, underneath
Adjective: under úndu(r)- Located below or beneath something else
"the under parts of a machine"
- nether - Lower in rank, power, or authority
"an under secretary"
Adverb: under úndu(r)- Down to defeat, death, or ruin
"their competitors went under" - Through a range downward
"children six and under will be admitted free" - Into unconsciousness
"this will put the patient under" - In or into a state of subordination or subjugation
"we must keep our disappointment under" - Below some quantity or limit
"fifty dollars or under" - Below the horizon
"the sun went under" - Down below
"get under quickly!" - Further down
"see under for further discussion"
- below
Prefix: under-- Insufficiently
- Under, lower, below, secondary, inferior
- sub-
See also: low, low-level, subordinate Encyclopedia: Under |