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Underground Secret ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd Noun Surface System Subway N

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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.
  [ADV after v]
  [ADJ n]
  • 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.
    • ...a run-down shopping area with an underground car park.

      带有地下停车场的破败的购物区

    • ...underground water pipes.

      地下水管

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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.
  [the N]
  [BRIT 英]
  • ...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.
  [the N]
  • 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。

4
[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.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...the underground Kashmir Liberation Front...

    秘密的克什米尔解放阵线

  • They are accused of organising and financing an underground youth movement.

    他们被指控组织并资助地下青年运动。

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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.
  [ADV after v]
  • 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


Oxford under·ground
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adjective / ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd ; NAmE ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd / [only before noun ] 1 under the surface of the ground 地下的;地面以下的 underground passages/caves/streams 地下通道╱洞穴╱溪流 underground cables 地下电缆 compare
overground
2 operating secretly and often illegally, especially against a government 秘密的,非法的,暗中的,地下的(尤指反政府的) an underground resistance movement 地下抵抗运动
adverb / ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd ; NAmE ˌʌndərˈɡraʊnd / 1 under the surface of the ground 在地下;在地面下 Rescuers found victims trapped several feet underground. 营救人员发现有受难者被困在地下几英尺处。 toxic waste buried deep underground 深埋在地下的有毒废弃物 2 in or into a secret place in order to hide from the police, the government, etc. 隐蔽地;隐匿地 He went undergroundto avoid arrest. 他隐藏起来以防被捕。 noun _trains_comp.jpg _underground.jpg / ˈʌndəɡraʊnd ; NAmE ˈʌndərɡraʊnd / 1 ( oftenthe Underground ) ( BrE) ( NAmE sub·way ) [singular ] an underground railway/railroad system in a city (城市的)地下铁路系统,地铁 underground stations 地铁车站 the London Underground 伦敦地铁 I always travel by underground. 我总是乘地铁。 compare
metro
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tube
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2 the underground [singular + singular or plural verb ] a secret political organization, usually working against the government of a country 秘密政治组织;(反政府)地下组织
BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语 underground / subway / metro / tube A city’s underground railway/railroad system is usually called the underground(often the Underground) in BrEand the subwayin NAmE.Speakers of BrEalso use subwayfor systems in American cities and metrofor systems in other European countries. The Metrois the name for the systems in Paris and Washington, D.C. London’s system is often called the Tube. 城市的地铁系统在英式英语中通常称为 underground (常作 the Underground),在美式英语中为 subway。说英式英语的人指美国城市的地铁亦用 subway,而指其他欧洲国家的地铁则用 metro。the Metro 为巴黎和华盛顿市的地铁名称;伦敦的地铁通常称作 the Tube。 under·ground / ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd ; NAmE ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd /
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underground1 adjective
underground2 adverb
underground3 noun
undergroundun‧der‧ground1 /ˈʌndəɡraʊnd $ -ər-/ ●●○ adjective
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1below the surface of the earth:  an underground passage The car park is underground.2[only before noun] an underground group, organization etc is secret and illegal:  an underground terrorist organization see thesaurus at
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3[only before noun] underground literature, newspapers etc are read by a small number of people, and would seem slightly strange or shocking to most people:  the underground press
underground1 adjective
underground2 adverb
underground3 noun
undergroundun‧der‧ground2 /ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd $ -ər-/ adverb
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1under the earth’s surface:  This animal spends most of its life underground. nuclear waste buried deep underground2go underground to start doing something secretly, or hide in a secret place:  The ANC was forced to go underground when its leaders were arrested.
underground1 adjective
underground2 adverb
underground3 noun
undergroundun‧der‧ground3 /ˈʌndəɡraʊnd $ -ər-/ noun
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the Underground a)British English a railway system under the ground SYN subway American English b)an illegal group working in secret against the rulers of a country
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地下(72%),在地下(11%),地铁(8%),地下的(5%),地道(1%),秘密地(1%),秘密的(1%),秘密活动(1%)
n.地下;地铁;地道;地下组织;秘密活动;先锋派团体
adj.地下的;秘密的;先锋派的
adv.在地下;秘密地

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