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单词 below
释义
below
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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 FAMILY
below: belows
USAGE EXAMPLES
Dahlin’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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