[PREP 介词](位置)在…下面,低于 If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
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 path runs below a long brick wall...
小道位于长砖墙脚下。
The sun had already sunk below the horizon...
太阳已经落到了地平线以下。
The boat dipped below the surface of the water.
这条船沉入水下。
Below is also an adverb.
We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below.
我们冒着相当大的危险沿着绳梯爬到了下面的船上。
...a view to the street below...
可以看到下面的街道
Spread out below was a great crowd.
下面是摩肩接踵的人群。
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[PHRASE 短语]在地下;在地表以下 If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
They have designed a system which pumps up water from 70m below ground...
他们设计了一套从地下70米处抽水的系统。
Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
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[ADV 副词]以下;在下文中 You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later.
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Please write to me at the address below...
请按照下面的地址给我写信。
The BBC Good Food Show is giving away free tickets in a competition. For details, see below.
英国广播公司“美食秀”正在派送比赛免费券,详情见下文。
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[PREP 介词](数量、比率或水平)低于,小于,少于 If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level.
Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius...
夜间气温会降到15摄氏度以下。
British Telecom agreed to keep overall price increases to 7.5 per cent below inflation...
英国电信同意将整体价格增幅控制在低于通货膨胀7.5%的水平。
Rainfall has been below average.
降雨量低于平均水平。
Below is also an adverb.
...temperatures at zero or below.
零度或零度以下的温度
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[PREP 介词](职位、官衔等)低于 If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank.
Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.
这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。
...pay rises awarded to all white-collar staff below chief officer level.
所有职位低于首席官员的白领员工的薪酬增长
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preposition★1★at or to a lower level or position than sb/sth 在(或到)…下面◆He spaned below the surface of the water.他潜入了水中。◆Please do not write below this line.请不要在这条线下面书写。◆Skirts will be worn below (= long enough to cover)the knee. 穿裙子要过膝。2★of a lower amount or standard than sb/sth (数量)少于;(标准)低于◆The temperatures remained below freezing all day.气温一整天都保持在冰点以下。◆Her work was well below average for the class.她的功课远在班上的中等水平以下。3★of a lower rank or of less importance than sb/sth (级别、重要性)低于◆A police sergeant is below an inspector.巡佐的级别低于巡官。adverb★1★at or to a lower level, position or place 在(或到)下面◆They live on the floor below.他们住在下一层楼。◆I could still see the airport buildings far below.我还能远远地看到下方的机场建筑。◆See below (= at the bottom of the page)for references. 见本页末参考资料。◆The passengers who felt seasick stayed below (= on a lower deck). 晕船的乘客待在下层客舱。2(of a temperature 温度)lower than zero 零度以下◆The thermometer had dropped to a record 40 below (= −40 degrees).温度计降到了零下 40 度的纪录。3at a lower rank 下级◆This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below.这项规定适用于巡官及以下人员。below/bɪˈləʊ; NAmEbɪˈloʊ/
1in a lower place or position, or on a lower levelOPP above: an animal that lives below ground Water was dripping onto the floor below. I could hear voices in the courtyard below my window. They camped a few hundred feet below the summit.Down below, people were talking and laughing. Somewhere far below, a door slammed. The kitchen is directly below her bedroom. Captain Parker went below (=to the lower level of the ship), leaving Clooney in charge.► see thesaurus at
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2of a lower rank or having a less important job than someone elseOPP above: No one below the level of senior manager was present at the meeting.and/or below officers of the rank of captain and below3less than a particular number, amount, level etcOPP above: Test scores below 50 were classed as ‘unsatisfactory’. In June the rate of inflation fell below 3%. Tom’s spelling is well below average (=much worse than the normal standard).below freezing/zero (=lower than the temperature at which water freezes) In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.and/or below free travel for children four years old and below4lower on the same page, or on a later pageOPP above: Details of courses are listed below. For more information, see below. → below par
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在下面(50%),低于(41%),向下(7%),在 ... 下面(2%)
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