| pref 前缀 用法:
1 (with ns 与名词结合) (a) below 在...下面; 在...之下:
undergrowth *
undercurrent.
(b) lower in rank; subordinate 级别低於; 隶属於:
under-secretary *
undergraduate. 用法:
2 (with adjs, vs and their related forms 与形容词、 动词及其相关形式结合) notenough 不足:
underripe *
underestimate *
underdeveloped.Cf 参看 sub-.
under 1
[/ˈʌndə(r); ˋʌndɚ/] prep 用法:
1 in, to or through a position directly below (sth) 在（某物）下面; 到（某物）下面; 通过（某物）下面:
The cat was under the table. 那猫在桌子下面. *
Have you looked under the bed? 你看过床底下了吗? *
Let's shelter under the trees. 咱们在树下避一避吧. *
He threw himself under a bus. 他扑到一辆公共汽车底下去了. *
The water flows under the bridge. 水在桥下流过. *
(fig 比喻) What sign of the Zodiac were you born under? 你是属什麽星座的? Cf 参看 over2 1, 2. 用法:
2 below the surface of (sth); covered by 低於（某物）的 表面; 被（某物）遮蔽著:
Most of the iceberg is under the water. 冰山的大部分在水面以下. *
Under the mountain there is a network of caves. 这座山里有许多相通的洞穴. *
She crept in beside him under the bedclothes. 她钻进被窝, 躺在他身旁. *
She pushed all her hair under a headscarf. 她把头发都让头巾罩住. 用法:
3 in or to a position next to and lower than (sth) 在（某物）下方; 到（某物）下方:
under the castle wall 在城墙下 *
a village under the hill 山脚下的村庄. 用法:
4 (a) younger than (a specified age) 比（某年龄）小; 在（某年龄）以下:
Many children under 5 go to nursery school. 5岁以下的许多儿童都上幼儿园. *
It's forbidden to sell tobacco to children under 16. 禁止向16岁以下的儿童出售烟草. *
If you are under 26 you can buy cheap rail tickets. 未满26岁者可购买廉价火车票.
(b) less than (a specified amount, distance or time) 少於（某一数目、 距离或时间）:
Anyone with an annual income of under 5000 may be eligible to apply. 凡年收入在5000英镑以下者均可申请. *
It's under a mile from here to the post office. 此处距邮局不足一英里. *
It tookus under an hour. 我们用了不到一个小时. Cf 参看 over2 5.5 (a) lower in rank than (sb); responsible to the authority of 级别低於（某人）; 隶属於...; 听命於...:
No one under the rank of captain may enter the room. 级别低於上尉者禁止入内. *
She has a staff of 19 working under her. 她手下有19名工作人员.
(b) governed or led by (sb) 在（某人）统治或领导下:
Britain under Cromwell, Thatcher, the monarchy 在克伦威尔、 撒切尔、 君主制治下的英国 *
Under its new conductor, the errorism Act. 根据防止恐怖活动法案, 拘留了六名疑犯. *
Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property. 根据租约规定, 你无权转租物业. 用法:
6 carrying (a specified burden) 承受（某种负荷）:
She was struggling under the weight of three suitcases. 她提著三个箱子, 步履维艰. *
(fml 文) It was difficult to behave naturally under the burden of knowing the truth. 了解了真相, 在此压力下自难行之若素. 用法:
7 (a) being in a state of (sth) 在（某事物）的状况中:
buildings under repair/construction, ie being repaired/built 在修缮[建造]中的建筑物 *
matters under consideration, discussion,etc 正在考虑、 讨论等中的问题.
(b) being affected by (sb/sth) 在（某人[某事物]）影响下:
He's very much under the influence of the older boys. 那些比他大的男孩对他影响很大. *
You'll be under (an) anaesthetic, so you won't feel a thing. 给你施麻醉後, 你就什麽也感觉不到了. 用法:
8 (a) using (a particular name) 使用（某名称）:
open a bank account under a false name 用假名字在银行开户 *
write a novel under the pseudonym of Colin Kettle 用笔名科林·凯特尔写小说.
(b) classified as (sth) 被分类为（某事物）:
If it's not under sport, try looking under biography. 要是在运动类中查不到, 可以查查传记类. 用法:
9 being planted with (sth) 种植著（某物）:
fields under wheat 种著小麦的田地. under 2
adv 用法:
1 under water 在水下:
If you take a deep breath you can stay under for more than a minute. 只要深吸一口气就能在水里待上一分多钟. *
The ship went under (ie sank) on its first voyage. 那条船在首次航行时就沉没了. 用法:
2 without consciousness 无知觉; 失去知觉:
She felt herself going under. 她感到渐渐失去了知觉. under 3
adj [attrib 作定语] lower; situated underneath 较低的; 在下面的:
the under layers 下层 *
under surface 底面. |