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un·der /ˈʌndə(r)/ prep. | ad. | a. | phr.
I prep.
1. 在…下面；在…下方；在…底下；在…的里面；往…下面(或里面)；经由…底下
shoes under the bed 床底下的鞋
bring out one's bed mat and sleep under the stars 将床席搬出睡在星空下
swim under water 在潜泳
He struck the boy under the left eye. 他一拳打在那男孩的左眼下面。
What are you wearing under your coat? 你在外套里面穿着什么?
She has a soft heart under a stern exterior. 在她严厉的外貌底下有着一副温柔的好心肠。
They came out from under the trees. 他们从树下走出来。
The bottle fell under the table. 瓶掉到桌子底下。
She pushed the ends of her blouse under the skirt-top. 她将衬衫下摆塞进裙腰。
We passed under several bridges. 我们在几座桥下通过。
2. (在尺寸、价值、数量、程度、标准等方面)少于；低于；在…以下；次于
an income under ＄10000 少于10000美元的收入
a temperature (of) under 30° 低于30°的温度
The total is under what was expected. 总数低于预计数。
The car was travelling under sixty miles per hour. 那汽车以每小时不到60英里的速度行驶着。
This property is twenty dollars an acre under the market. 这地产每英亩比市价低20美元。
3. (在职位、权势等方面)低于；在…之下
an officer under a captain 级别低于上尉的军官
The country prospered under him (或 his rule). 国家在他统治之下繁荣昌盛。
They work under a kind leader. 他们在一位仁慈的领导人手下工作。
He learned English under his father. 他在父亲的指导下学习英语。
4. 受制于
be under a vow 受誓言约束
under sb.'s hand and seal 经某人签名盖章
Is everything under control? 一切都安排妥贴了吗?
The jet was under armed guard. 那架喷气式飞机由武装警卫看守着。
We're under orders to leave. 我们奉命离开。
5. 承受着；在…重压之下
march under a heavy load 负着重物行军
sink under a load of grief 承受不了悲伤而垮下
work under great difficulties 在巨大的困难下工作
groan under tyranny 在暴政下呻吟
live under (the) threat of disease 在疾病的威胁下生活
6. 在(原因、条件等)之下，因为
Under present conditions no change is possible. 在目前情况下不可能有变化。
We must be losing at least a third of our staff under new technology. 在新的技术条件下，我们必定要解雇至少三分之一的员工。
7. 在…中；在…期间
a road under repair 修理中的公路
The proposals for a trade and cooperation agreement are now under study. 签订贸易合作协定的建议现正在研究中。
8. 藉，假借
live under an assumed name 隐姓埋名过日子
under pretence of ignorance 借口无知
9. 属于
Rabbits come under (the heading of) animals. 兔子归属在动物一类。
Jack passed a letter over to her. “File this under Tom.” 杰克递给她一封信，吩咐说：“把这归入汤姆的档案中。”
10. 在…推进下
under a sail 在帆的推动下
11. 【计】在某(运行环境)下
12. 【牌】轮在…之后
II ad.
1. 在下面；在下方；在底下；往(或经)下面
The raft was sucked under by the eddy. 木筏被涡流吸入水底。
Go over the fence, not under. 从栅栏上面爬过去，别从下面钻过去。
The swimmer went under. 那游泳者沉下去了。
2. 从属地；服从地
3. 〈口〉无知觉地
A: Did you sleep well? B: Right under. 甲：你睡得好吗?乙：睡得很沉。
The ether didn't put him under. 乙醚没使他昏迷过去。
4. 更少(或低、小等)地
youngsters 19 and under 19岁和19岁以下的青少年
cost two dollars or under 值2美元或不到些
He found himself checkmated in under twenty moves. 他发觉还没有下满20着棋自己已被将死了。
III a.
1. 下面的；下方的；底下的；朝下的
an under jaw 下颌
an under layer 下层
the under threads of the embroidery 绣品的底线
2. 下级的，从属的
an under servant 下手仆人
3. 受到控制的；(受催眠、麻醉等作用)失去知觉的
The patient was under as soon as he breathed the anaesthetic. 病人一吸入麻醉药后就昏迷过去了。
4. 更少(或低、小)的；不足的
an under dose of medicine 剂量不足的药
phr. one degree under 〈口〉身体不舒服；精神不好 under way 见 way [OE; 与 OHG untar, L inferus situated beneath, lower¹, infra below, Sans adha 有关] |