单词 | beneath |
释义 | be·neath I. 1. a. < look at the illustration and read what is beneath > b. < an awning with chairs and tables beneath > < the sky above and the earth beneath > c. < the mountains and the little towns beneath > 2. < a man intolerant of those above and merciless to those beneath > 3. < slashes in the glaze to show the beige pottery beneath — New Yorker > II. 1. a. < an occupation beneath his dignity > b. < his words were beneath contempt > 2. a. (1) < the sun sank beneath the horizon > : further down from < a town located a mile beneath the crest of a hill > (2) < a chair beneath a wall > < a camp beneath a hill > (3) < the floor echoed beneath his tread > < a cellar beneath the first floor > b. < he in turn became something of a bully to the men beneath him — Sherwood Anderson > 3. < beneath an umbrella > 4. < trees bent down beneath their weight of fruit > < the Higher Order beneath which men carry on their fantastic mummeries — W.L.Sullivan > 5. a. < wearing a vest beneath his coat > b. < detected moral truth beneath the veil of antique fable > |
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