The adverb is pronounced /ˌʌndə'graʊnd/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /'ʌndəgraʊnd/. 副词读作 /ˌʌndə'graʊnd/。名词和形容词读作 /'ʌndəgraʊnd/。
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[ADV 副词]地下;地面下 Something that is
underground is below the surface of the ground.
Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground...
放射性水平低的固体废料将做地下深埋处理。
The plane hit so hard that one engine was buried 16 feet underground.
飞机猛烈撞击地面,致使一个引擎陷到了地下16英尺处。
- Underground is also an adjective.
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[N-SING 单数名词]地铁 The underground in a city is the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels.
...a woman alone in the underground waiting for a train...
独自在地铁里等车的女子
He crossed London by underground...
他乘地铁穿过伦敦。
The underground is ideal for getting to work in Milan.
在米兰,乘地铁去上班非常便捷。
in AM, use 美国英语用 subway
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[N-SING 单数名词](反抗敌人或暴政的)地下组织,秘密组织 In a country which is controlled by an enemy or has a harsh government,
the underground is an organized group of people who are involved in illegal activities against the people in power.
These US dollars were smuggled into the country during the war, to aid the underground.
战争期间,这些美元被偷运到该国,用以资助那里的地下组织。
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[ADJ 形容词]地下的;秘密的;非法的 Underground groups and activities are secret because their purpose is to oppose the government and they are illegal.
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[ADV 副词]秘密地;隐蔽地;暗中 If you go
underground, you hide from the authorities or the police because your political ideas or activities are illegal.
After the violent clashes of 1981 they either went underground or left the country.
经历了1981年的激烈冲突之后,他们或转入地下,或离开了该国。
...opposition leaders, who are working underground because of the threat of arrest.
面临被捕危险不得不秘密开展工作的反对派领导人