| 英语单词 | subterranean |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌsʌbtə'reɪniən] 美 [ˌsʌbtə'reɪniən] |
| 中文释义 | adj.地下的;隐蔽的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The subterranean passage led to a cave. (2) A subterranean stream is flowing through this area. (3) It is impossible to pack so many refugees into the subterranean dwelling. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 地下的通道通向一个山洞。 (2) 有一条地下河流经这个区域。 (3) 这地下住所挤不下那么多的难民。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Subterranean is an adjective that describes something just below what can be seen, like the subterranean jealousy you hide under a smile and kind words for the actor who got the part you wanted. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Subterranean feelings and intentions are those you keep "on the down low." In fact, real things that are subterranean really are down low — underground, in fact. A subterranean worm lives under the earth's surface. A subterranean lair is a secret hideout dug under the dirt — or maybe it's just your basement. The word comes from the Latin subterraneus, from sub meaning "under" and terra meaning "earth." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词](河流、隧道)地表下的,地下的 A subterranean river or tunnel is under the ground. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]
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