beneath 的用法

beneath fml
adv.
1. in a lower place; below.在下方；在下面
2. directly under; underneath.在底下, 在正下方
eg. We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.
我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。

prep.
1. lower than; below 低于；在…下方;
covered or concealed by被…覆盖，被…隐藏：
2. under the force, control, or influence of 在…力量、控制或影响之下
lower than, as in rank or station 低于…, 如在等级或地位上低于
3. unworthy of; unbefitting 不值得；有损于
eg. The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow. 大地被厚厚的白雪覆盖.
The ship sank beneath the waves.轮船沉没于波涛下面。
a village beneath the hill 山下的村庄
to feel the sand beneath one’s foot 感觉到脚下的沙子
She has a lot of sympathy with those beneath her. 她十分同情那些地位比她低下的人。
It was beneath me to beg. 不值得我去乞求.
Such behavior is beneath you. 这种行为与你的身份不符。

Usage under / beneath / underneath / below

1.under is the most common word when one thing is directly under another thing, or covered by it.
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