1
- extending underneath到…下面, 在…下面：
the tunnel below the crags
峭壁下面的隧道
cables running below the floorboards
铺在地板下面的电线
hanging space below a top storage shelf
顶层储藏架下面的挂物空间。
2
- at a lower level or layer than（位置或层面）低于：
just below the pocket was a stain
就在口袋下方有一块污渍
blistered skin below his collar.
衣领下面起水泡的皮肤。
2.1
- lower in grade or rank than（级别或地位）低于：
below us in the League
在联合会中地位低于我们
they rated its financial soundness below its competitor's.
他们认为其财力不及竞争对手。
3
- lower than (a specified amount, rate, or norm)（数量, 等级或标准）在…以下, 低于：
below average
平均水平以下
below freezing
冰点以下
a dive to below 60 feet
深度超过60英尺的潜水
below 50 mph
时速50英里以内
if your account falls below $5,000.
假如你的账户上剩下不足5,000美元。
1
- at a lower level or layer在下面, 在下层：
he jumped from the window into the moat below.
他从窗户跳进下面的壕沟里。
1.1
- (in printed text) mentioned later or further down on the same page在同一页的下面（被提到）, 在下文中：
our nutritionist is pictured below right.
我们的营养学家的肖像如右下方。
1.2
- Nautical below deck【航海】在主甲板下：
I'll go below and fix us a drink.
我去船舱给大家准备饮料。
短语
below (the) ground
- beneath the surface of the ground在地面以下, 在地下。
below stairs
- Brit. dated in the basement of a house as occupied by servants〈英, 旧〉在（仆人用的）地下室。
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