单词 | below |
释义 | below (once / 47 pages) adv Something that's below is underneath. If your kite is flying below your brother's, it means his kite is above, or higher than, yours. Anything that lies lower than some other object is below it — a basement is below the first floor of a house, and the ocean floor is below the water's surface. Below can also describe something that ranks lower: "My dad said if I get below a 90 on the math test, I can't go out this weekend." The word below was rarely used until the 16th century — most experts credit Shakespeare with making it a popular alternative to "beneath." WORD FAMILYbelow: belows USAGE EXAMPLESDahlin’s first interrogation began about 2am that winter morning, as temperatures outside The Residence plunged to six degrees below zero. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The protesters willingly climbed up their ropes when the game ended, as fans booed them from below. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But she said allowing such communities to fall below the citywide climate targets simply shifts the burden. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adv in or to a place that is lower Syn|Ant at a lower place, beneath, to a lower place above, higher up, in a higher place, to a higher place in or to a place that is higher 2adv further down Syn under 3adv on a floor below Syn|Ant down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor on a higher floor, up the stairs, upstairs on a floor above 4adv at a later place see below Ant above, supra at an earlier place 5adv (in writing) see below Syn infra |
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