below
柯林斯词典
1. PREP If something is below something else, it is in a lower position. 在…下面
He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's. 他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。
The sun had already sunk below the horizon. 太阳已沉下地平线。
2. ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下面
We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below. 我们冒着危险沿着绳梯爬到了下边的小船上。
...a view to the street below. …楼下街景。
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. 他们设计了一个能从地表以下1000英尺处抽水的系统。
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. 请按以下地址给我写信。
5. PREP If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level. (数量、比率、水平等) 在…下面
Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius. 夜间温度可能会降到15摄氏度以下。
6. ADV Below is also an adverb. 在下面
...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) 低于
Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them. 这些人经受的压力通常比那些职位刚好低于他们的人要小。
8. below par→see par
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below /bɪˈləʊ/
剑桥词典
- 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在较低处;在某平面之下;(位置)低于
From the top of the skyscraper the cars below us looked like insects . 从摩天大楼顶上往下看,下面的汽车小得像昆虫一样。
The author's name was printed below the title . 作者的名字登在标题之下。
For further information on this subject , see below (= lower on the page or later in the book ). 关于这一点的详细说明请看下文。
The ship's captain went below (= to the lower , covered part of the ship ). 船长去下层甲板了。
Do you usually wear your skirts above or below the knee ? 你通常穿露膝裙还是过膝裙?
She has three people working below her (= people to whom she gives orders ). 她有三名下属。
例句
below adverb, preposition (LESS)
less than a particular amount or level少于;小于;低于
They have three children below the age of (= younger than) four. 他们有3个不到4岁的孩子。
His marks in English have been below average for some time now. 最近一段时间他的英语成绩一直低于平均水平。
The temperature has fallen below freezing (= has been less than 0°C) recently . 最近气温已经降到零下了。
Last night it was ten degrees below (zero) (= minus ten degrees ). 昨晚只有零下10度。