| 单词 | beneath |
| 释义 | beneath /bi neeth", -needh"/, adv. 1. below; in or to a lower place, position, state, or the like. 2. underneath: heaven above and the earth beneath. prep. 3. below; under: beneath the same roof. 4. farther down than; underneath; lower in place than: The first drawer beneath the top one. 5. lower down on a slope than: beneath the crest of a hill. 6. inferior or less important, as in position, rank, or power: A captain is beneath a major. 7. unworthy of; below the level or dignity of: to regard others as beneath one; behavior that was beneath contempt. [bef. 900; ME benethe, OE beneothan, equiv. to be- BE- + neothan below, akin to OHG nidana. See NETHER] Syn. 3. See below. Ant. 1. above. |
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