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| /bɪˈniːΘ/ |
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| 1 | mainly literary directly under something or at a lower level 在…正下方；在…底下；在…之下 |
| We took shelter beneath a huge oak tree. 我们躲在一棵大橡树下。 |
| He looked out of the windows down to the garden beneath. 他从窗户俯瞰底下的花园。 |
| They slept outside beneath the stars. 他们露宿在繁星之下。 |
| | 1a | under the surface of the ground or water 在地面下；在水面下 | | the waters of the Timor Sea and the coral reefs that lie beneath 帝汶海水域和海面下的珊瑚礁 | |
| | 1b | covered by something 被…覆盖 | | His frail body lay beneath the blankets. 他虚弱的身子躺在毛毯底下。 | | from beneath She pulled a dagger from beneath her cloak. 她从斗篷下面拔出一把匕首。 | |
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| 2 | formal used for saying that someone’ s appearance and behaviour do not show their real character or feelings 在…掩饰下；在…背后 |
| Beneath his quiet unassuming manner there lies considerable strength. 在他文静谦逊的举止背后蕴藏着惊人的力量。 |
| She seemed quite calm on the surface, but a great deal of anger lay beneath. 她表面上看起来相当平静，但内心却充满怒火。 |
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| - | beneath sb
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| if a particular action or activity is beneath you , you think that you are of a higher social class than people who do this |
| 有失某人的身份 |
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| Burke regarded it as beneath him to trade with such people. 伯克认为和这样的人进行交易有失身份。 |
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