prep (1) 在……下面(方)(in， to or through a position lower than)：be (sit/stand/shelter)～a table/a tree/an umbrella 在(坐在/站在/躲在)桌子/樹/雨傘下邊;(water/boat)flow/pass～a bridge (水/船)從橋下流/通過;look～the bed 朝床下看;push sth～a table 把……推到桌子下;throw oneself～a bus 倒在公共汽車下;come/get out from～a tree (a car) 從樹下(汽車底下)走/鉆出來;〖同〗beneath，below，underneath;〖反〗over;
?(2)在……表面下(遮裹中)(below the surface of;covered by)：～a mountain/the ground/the sea/the water在山底下/地面下邊/海水中/水中;wear a sweater～one's coat在上衣里面穿著毛線衫;creep in～the bedclothes 鉆進(jìn)被窩;dive～water 潛入水中;push one's hair～a headscarf把頭發(fā)塞進(jìn)頭巾里邊;〖同〗beneath，below，underneath;〖反〗above;
?(3)在……腳下(at a point or position lower or further down than)：flowers～the wall 墻腳下的鮮花;villages～the hill 山腳下的村莊;
?(4)(年齡)小于(younger than(a certain age))：They are all～20. 他們的年齡都不到20。Children～2(years old)travel free/should not cross streets alone. 兩歲以下兒童免費(fèi)旅行/不應(yīng)該獨(dú)自穿越馬路。No one～twenty-one is eligible to be admitted to membership of the club. 21歲以下者均不可被接納為俱樂部會員?！玽oting age/20 years of age不到選舉年齡/20歲;〖同〗below;〖反〗over;
?(5)少于，在……以下(less than the required amount or degree of)：The journey took him～two hours.旅行用了他不到兩個小時。do a job in/be somewhere for～an hour干活/在某地待了不到一小時;an annual income of～30，000 年收入在三萬以下;get a house～fifty thousand pounds 置房花了不到五萬英鎊;His salary is～￡1500. 他的工資不到1500英鎊。 Wheat is～10 pounds a bushel. 一蒲式耳小麥不足10英鎊。U～100 people were present. 不到100人出席。a temperature (of)～20℃ 溫度在20攝氏度以下;It's～10 miles from here to the factory. 從這兒到工廠不足10英里?！纪絙elow;〖反〗over;
?(6)(等級)低于(在之下)((rank)lower than)：A lieutenant is～a captain. 中尉的級別低于上尉。 The assistant manager is～the manager. 助理經(jīng)理位居經(jīng)理之下。an officer～the rank of colonel/captain級別低于上校/上尉的軍官;He has ten men/a staff of 10 (working)～him. 有10人/10個工作人員在他手下(工作)。〖反〗above;
?(7)在……的控制(領(lǐng)導(dǎo))之下(subject to the control， guidance， instruction or authority of)：a country～sb/a military governor/the monarchy在某人/軍事統(tǒng)治者/君主制控制下的國家;live～a dictatorship在獨(dú)裁統(tǒng)治下生活;～a new conductor/a doctor在新的指揮/醫(yī)生管轄之下;(shop/person) be～new management/Mr Johnson/sb's authority(商店/人)在新的管理人員/約翰遜先生/某人上司的統(tǒng)管之下;serve～a colonel在上校手下效力;work～a young leader/a young man's leadership在年輕領(lǐng)導(dǎo)/年輕人屬下工作;You are～me. 你受我的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)?！挤础絘bove;
?(8)根據(jù)(in accordance with)：be permitted to do sth～an agreement 根據(jù)協(xié)議準(zhǔn)予做某事;must do sth～the rules 必須按規(guī)定做某事;～an obligation to pay/a vow of secrecy對付款承擔(dān)義務(wù)/根據(jù)守密的誓言;(soldiers) act～orders(士兵)按命令行動;(witness) speak～oath (證人)按誓約發(fā)言;be～orders to leave遵命出發(fā);bring a persecution～the Obscene Publication Act根據(jù)《淫穢出版物條例》予以制裁; sublet the property～the terms of lease根據(jù)租約條款轉(zhuǎn)租房產(chǎn);raise an objection～Article 5 of the Constitution根據(jù)《憲法》第五條提出反對意見;
?(9)在……重壓下(in the position or state of supporting or enduring)： (car) collapse～all that luggage (汽車)裝了那么多行李吃不住勁;(horse) sink (to the ground)～a fat man's weight (馬)在胖人重壓之下倒臥(在地); struggle～the weight of two suitcases吃力地提著兩只皮箱;be ready to sink～the misery/a heavy load (fig，fml) 悲慘的遭遇/沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)使人再也支持不住;behave unnaturally～the burden of knowing the truth (fig， fml)由于了解實(shí)情，心理負(fù)擔(dān)很重;live/be～(the) threat of disease/being reported to the police生活在疾病/處于被告發(fā)至警方的威脅之中struggle/work～great difficulties在巨大的困難下掙扎/工作;
?(10)在……過程中，正……(in the process of)：(office/building) be～repair/construction(辦公室/大樓)正在修復(fù)/建造之中;(matter/affair) be～review/consideration (某事/事務(wù))正在回憶/考慮之中;(subject/problem) be～discussion/study (某科目/問題)正在討論/研究之中;be～attack/treatment/intensive care受到襲擊/在治療/得到悉心照料;be～examination/guard/a misapprehension 正在接受檢查/受到監(jiān)視/被誤解;～sail揚(yáng)帆航行;
?(11) 在……(情況)下，由于(in;because of)：～present/these/appalling conditions 在目前/這種/惡劣的條件下;～the circumstances 在這種情況下;
?(12)在……影響下(subject to the influence，condition，force， etc)：be～duress/arrest/(an) anaesthetic被脅迫/逮捕/麻醉;be～pressure/a great strain 處在壓力之下/極度緊張之中;be very much～the influence of sb/alcohol/ether深受某人/酒精/乙醚的影響;～the spell of sb's beauty 在某人美貌吸引之下;
?(13)在……掩蓋下 (beneath the guise of)：write/go～the name of George 以喬治為筆名寫作/化名為喬治;write a novel～the pseudonym of Smith 以筆名史密斯寫小說;sign/open a bank account/live～a false name 用假名簽名/用假名開銀行賬戶/隱姓埋名度日;be known～a different name 以另一個名字為人所知曉; get into office～false pretences以欺詐手段謀得公職;～the disguise of an army officer偽裝成軍官;
?(14)在……類(目)下(within the group or designation of)： (works) be listed～“Biography”/“Biology” (作品)歸在“傳記”/“生物學(xué)”類目中;(book) be catalogued/be classified～“sport”/“crime”/“Fiction” and “General”(書)編入/歸屬在“體育類”/“犯罪類”/“小說類”/“綜合類”;(rabbit) come～the heading of animals (兔子)歸屬于動物一類;look/see～biography在傳記類查/找;
?(15)播種著……(being planted with)：(fields)be/be kept～wheat/corn/grass(土地)種著小麥/玉米/草;
?under cover of趁著……：The soldiers marched～cover of night. 戰(zhàn)士們趁著黑夜行軍。
?adv(1)在水下(covered by water)：put one's head～把頭浸入水中;stay～for quite a while 在水中停留一段時間;(ship/swimmer) go～(船/游泳的人)沉入/潛入水中;
?(2)在(向)下面(in or into a place below or beneath)：Lift the rug and put your hand～. 抬起地毯把手放到下邊。
?(3)小(少)于(less (in age，number，amount，etc))：children of (aged) 12 and～ 12歲及12歲以下的兒童;sell sth for 10 and～ 以10美元或不到10美元的價格出售某物;The cost will be ￡10 or～. 費(fèi)用為10英鎊或更少些。There are 10 or～who have signed for the journey. 有10個人或者還不到10個人登記去旅行。
?(4)受統(tǒng)治(in a state of being strictly controlled by using force)：refuse to be kept～by a cruel ruler拒絕受殘酷的統(tǒng)治者統(tǒng)治;
?(5)無意識(知覺)地(without being conscious)：feel oneself going～感到正在失去知覺;
?adj (1)下面的，較低的(lower)[作attrib]：the～layers下層;the～parts of a machine機(jī)器下部的部件;～surface(事物)內(nèi)部;深(底)層表面;
?(2)從屬的(inferior)：all the～folk rushing to and fro 跑來跑去的那些隨從人員;
?【辨異】under與below、beneath和underneath的區(qū)別見BELOW。