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beneath 音標拼音: [bɪn'iθ] prep. 在…下面
ad. 在下面,在下方 在…下面在下面,在下方 beneath adv 1: in or to a place that is lower [ synonym: { below}, { at a lower place}, { to a lower place}, { beneath}] [ ant: { above}, { higher up}, { in a higher place}, { to a higher place}] Beneath \ Be* neath"\, prep. [ OE. benethe, bineo[ eth] en, AS. beneo[ eth] an, beny[ eth] an; pref. be- neo[ eth] an, ny[ eth] an, downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See { Nether}.] 1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of. " Beneath the mount." -- Ex. xxxii. 19. [ 1913 Webster] Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens. [ 1913 Webster] Our country sinks beneath the yoke. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings. Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming. [ 1913 Webster] He will do nothing that is beneath his high station. -- Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster]
Beneath \ Be* neath"\, adv. 1. In a lower place; underneath. [ 1913 Webster] The earth you take from beneath will be barren. -- Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or position; as, in earth beneath. [ 1913 Webster]
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