below
柯林斯詞典
1. PREP If something is below something else, it is in a lower position. 在…下麪
He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's. 他從倫納德家正下方的公寓裡走了出來。
The sun had already sunk below the horizon. 太陽已沉下地平線。
2. ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下麪
We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below. 我們冒著危險沿著繩梯爬到了下邊的小船上。
...a view to the street below. …樓下街景。
3. PHRASE If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground. 在地表下
They have designed a system which pumps up water from nearly 1,000 feet below ground. 他們設(shè)計了一個能從地表以下1000英尺処抽水的系統(tǒng)。
4. ADV You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later. 在下文中
Please write to me at the address below. 請按以下地址給我寫信。
5. PREP If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level. (數(shù)量、比率、水平等) 在…下麪
Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius. 夜間溫度可能會降到15攝氏度以下。
6. ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下麪
...temperatures at zero or below. …零度或零度以下。
7. PREP If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank. (地位) 低於
Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them. 這些人經(jīng)受的壓力通常比那些職位剛好低於他們的人要小。
8. below par→see par
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below /b??l??/
劍橋詞典
- We looked out of the aircraft window down onto the patchwork of fields below.
- The sun glowed red as it sank slowly below the horizon .
- The temperature is expected to drop to ten degrees below zero tonight .
- The results are well below what we expected .
- Please print your name clearly below your signature .
below adverb, preposition (POSITION)
in a lower position (than), under在較低処；在某平麪之下；（位置）低於
From the top of the skyscraper the cars below us looked like insects . 從摩天大樓頂上往下看，下麪的汽車小得像崑蟲一樣。
The author's name was printed below the title . 作者的名字登在標題之下。
For further information on this subject , see below (= lower on the page or later in the book ). 關(guān)於這一點的詳細說明請看下文。
The ship's captain went below (= to the lower , covered part of the ship ). 船長去下層甲板了。
Do you usually wear your skirts above or below the knee ? 你通常穿露膝裙還是過膝裙？
She has three people working below her (= people to whom she gives orders ). 她有三名下屬。
例句
below adverb, preposition (LESS)
less than a particular amount or level少於；小於；低於
They have three children below the age of (= younger than) four. 他們有3個不到4嵗的孩子。
His marks in English have been below average for some time now. 最近一段時間他的英語成勣一直低於平均水平。
The temperature has fallen below freezing (= has been less than 0°C) recently . 最近氣溫已經(jīng)降到零下了。
Last night it was ten degrees below (zero) (= minus ten degrees ). 昨晚衹有零下10度。