below
Word family adjectivebelowstairsprepositionbelow
be·low /bɪˈləʊ $ -ˈloʊ/ ●●● S2 W2 adverbadv , preposition → billow1 UNDER/BELOWin a lower place or position, or on a lower level 〔地方或位置〕在…的下面;低于 OPP above an animal that lives below ground 生活在地下的动物
Water was dripping onto the floor below. 水滴到下面的地板上。
I could hear voices in the courtyard below my window. 我能听到院子里有人在我的窗下说话。
They camped a few hundred feet below the summit. 他们在山峰下面几百英尺的地方扎了营。
Down below, people were talking and laughing. 下面,人们谈笑风生。
Somewhere far below, a door slammed. 下面远远的什么地方有一扇门砰地关上了。
The kitchen is directly below her bedroom. 厨房就在她卧室的正下方。
Captain Parker went below (=to the lower level of the ship), leaving Clooney in charge. 帕克船长下去了,让克卢尼掌舵。
► see thesaurus at under 2 POSITION/RANKof a lower rank or having a less important job than someone else 〔级别或职位〕低于 OPP above No one below the level of senior manager was present at the meeting. 高级经理职位以下没有人出席会议。
and/or below officers of the rank of captain and below 上尉及上尉以下的军官
3 LESSless than a particular number, amount, level etc 〔数量、水平等〕在…以下,低于 OPP above Test scores below 50 were classed as ‘unsatisfactory’. 50分以下的测验成绩归入“不理想”一类。
In June the rate of inflation fell below 3%. 6月份,通货膨胀率降到了3%以下。
Tom’s spelling is well below average (=much worse than the normal standard). 汤姆的拼写远低于平均水平。
below freezing/zero (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) 零下 In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing. 冬天,气温会降到零下40度。
and/or below free travel for children four years old and below 四岁及四岁以下儿童免费乘车
4 TCNlower on the same page, or on a later page 〔书页上〕在下面 OPP above Details of courses are listed below. 课程的详细介绍列在下面。
For more information, see below. 详情请看下面。
→ below par at par(2), → below the belt at belt1(4) Origin below