[PREP 介词]在…表面之下;在…的背后 If you talk about what is beneath the surface of something, you are talking about the aspects of it which are hidden or not obvious.
...emotional strains beneath the surface...
表面之下的情感纠结
Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character...
在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。
Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.
在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。
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[PREP 介词]不如;比不上;配不上 If you say that someone or something is beneath you, you feel that they are not good enough for you or not suitable for you.
They decided she was marrying beneath her...
他们认定她要嫁给一个配不上她的人。
Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them.
很多人觉得自己在工作上被迫大材小用。
Oxford
be·neath★/bɪˈniːθ; NAmEbɪˈniːθ/preposition( formal) 1★in or to a lower position than sb/sth; under sb/sth 在(或往)…下面;在(或往)…下方◆They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。◆The boat sank beneath the waves.小船被大浪吞没了。2not good enough for sb (对某人来说)不够好◆He considers such jobs beneath him.他觉得这些工作有失他的身分。◆They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status).他们认为她下嫁了(嫁给了地位比她低的人)。▶be·neathadverb◆Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.她细腻的化妆掩盖了她年龄的痕迹。be·neath/bɪˈniːθ; NAmEbɪˈniːθ/
1in or to a lower position than something, or directly under somethingSYN underneath: The dolphins disappeared beneath the waves. Jo enjoyed feeling the warm sand beneath her feet. He was standing on the bridge looking at the river beneath. Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow.► see thesaurus at
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RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use underneath (as an adverb or preposition) or under (as a preposition) when talking about position:· They hid under the table.· a picture with a caption underneath2covered by something: Shiona shivered beneath the bedclothes.3used to say that someone’s real character or feelings are not shown because their appearance or behaviour is differentSYN underneath: Dave sensed that something more sinister lay beneath the woman’s cheerful exterior.Beneath the surface she was angry.4not good enough or suitable for someone: She acts as if even speaking to us is beneath her. He felt it would be beneath his dignity to comment. His mother felt he was marrying beneath him (=marrying someone who was not good enough). I consider such behaviour to be beneath contempt (=so bad that you have no respect for the person involved).5in a lower, less important rank or job than someone elseSYN below