| 英语单词 | underworld |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ʌndəwɜːld] 美 ['ʌndərwɜːrld] |
| 中文释义 | n.黑社会;下层社会;阴间;<古>地球 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Drug traffic is controlled by the underworld. (2) He looked like a shifty underworld character. (3) My knowledge of the denizens of the underworld is unmatched. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 毒品生意为黑社会所控制。 (2) 他看起来是个鬼头鬼脑的下流社会的角色。 (3) 没人比我更了解这些下层社会的居民。 |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-SING 单数名词]黑帮;黑社会 The underworld in a city is the organized crime there and the people who are involved in it. [oft N n]
2 [N-SING 单数名词]地狱;阴间;冥府 In many ancient religions and legends, the underworld is a place under the earth's surface where people go after they die. [
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