beneath
US
UK beneath prep: (below, under)
SC 在…下方 zài … xià fāng
Fish were darting beneath the surface of the lake.
鱼儿在湖面下方窜进。
beneath prep: figurative (of lower status than) (社会地位)
SC 低于, 逊于
The young man's parents worried that his friends were beneath him.
那位青年的父母担心他交了社会地位比自己的朋友。
beneath prep: figurative (hidden behind)
SC 表面背后
TC 表面背後
TC 表面背後
SC 表面之下
Beneath her rigid smile she was extremely angry.
在僵硬的微笑之下，她其实是勃然大怒的。
beneath adv: (below, under)
SC 下面 xià miàn
TC 下面
TC 下面
SC 下方 xià miàn，xià fāng
TC 下方
TC 下方
The calm surface of the water hid the dangerous rocks beneath.
平静的水面下方隐藏着危险无比的岩礁。
lie beneath v expr: (be under [sth])
SC 在...下方