under
prep
1 in, to or through a position directly below (sth) 在(某物)下面; 到(某物)下面; 通過(guò)(某物)下面
The cat was under the table. 那貓?jiān)谧雷酉旅?
Have you looked under the bed? 你看過(guò)床底下了嗎?
Let's shelter under the trees. 咱們?cè)跇湎卤芤槐馨?
He threw himself under a bus. 他撲到一輛公共汽車底下去了.
The water flows under the bridge. 水在橋下流過(guò).
(fig 比喻) What sign of the Zodiac were you born under? 你是屬什麼星座的? Cf 參看 over2 1, 2.
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. 這座山里有許多相通的洞穴.
She crept in beside him under the bedclothes. 她鉆進(jìn)被窩, 躺在他身旁.
She pushed all her hair under a headscarf. 她把頭發(fā)都讓頭巾罩住.
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 在城墻下
a village under the hill 山腳下的村莊.
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(a) younger than (a specified age) 比(某年齡)小; 在(某年齡)以下
Many children under 5 go to nursery school. 5歲以下的許多兒童都上幼兒園.
It's forbidden to sell tobacco to children under 16. 禁止向16歲以下的兒童出售煙草.
If you are under 26 you can buy cheap rail tickets. 未滿26歲者可購(gòu)買廉價(jià)火車票.
(b) less than (a specified amount, distance or time) 少於(某一數(shù)目、 距離或時(shí)間)
Anyone with an annual income of under 5000 may be eligible to apply. 凡年收入在5000英鎊以下者均可申請(qǐng).
It's under a mile from here to the post office. 此處距郵局不足一英里.
It tookus under an hour. 我們用了不到一個(gè)小時(shí). Cf 參看 over2 5.5
(a) lower in rank than (sb); responsible to the authority of 級(jí)別低於(某人); 隸屬於...; 聽(tīng)命於...
No one under the rank of captain may enter the room. 級(jí)別低於上尉者禁止入內(nèi).
She has a staff of 19 working under her. 她手下有19名工作人員.
(b) governed or led by (sb) 在(某人)統(tǒng)治或領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下
Britain under Cromwell, Thatcher, the monarchy 在克倫威爾、 撒切爾、 君主制治下的英國(guó)
Under its new conductor, the errorism Act. 根據(jù)防止恐怖活動(dòng)法案, 拘留了六名疑犯.
Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property. 根據(jù)租約規(guī)定, 你無(wú)權(quán)轉(zhuǎn)租物業(yè).
6 carrying (a specified burden) 承受(某種負(fù)荷)
She was struggling under the weight of three suitcases. 她提著三個(gè)箱子, 步履維艱.
(fml 文) It was difficult to behave naturally under the burden of knowing the truth. 了解了真相, 在此壓力下自難行之若素.
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(a) being in a state of (sth) 在(某事物)的狀況中
buildings under repair/construction, ie being repaired/built 在修繕[建造]中的建筑物
matters under consideration, discussion,etc 正在考慮、 討論等中的問(wèn)題.
(b) being affected by (sb/sth) 在(某人[某事物])影響下
He's very much under the influence of the older boys. 那些比他大的男孩對(duì)他影響很大.
You'll be under (an) anaesthetic, so you won't feel a thing. 給你施麻醉後, 你就什麼也感覺(jué)不到了.
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(a) using (a particular name) 使用(某名稱)
open a bank account under a false name 用假名字在銀行開(kāi)戶
write a novel under the pseudonym of Colin Kettle 用筆名科林?凱特爾寫小說(shuō).
(b) classified as (sth) 被分類為(某事物)
If it's not under sport, try looking under biography. 要是在運(yùn)動(dòng)類中查不到, 可以查查傳記類.
9 being planted with (sth) 種植著(某物)
fields under wheat 種著小麥的田地. under, adv
1 under water 在水下: If you take a deep breath you can stay under for more than a minute. 只要深吸一口氣就能在水里待上一分...
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['?nd?]prep. 在...之下, 低于a. 下面的, 從屬的ad. 在下面【法】 依據(jù)...的規(guī)定, 在...規(guī)定下, 受制于...相關(guān)詞組: under the circumstances under the pretext of under repair under age under cover of