prep.在 ... 之下;被...覆盖;低于...;不值得
adv.在下方;在底下
They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. 他们在一堆树叶下面发现了那具尸体。
The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow. 大地被厚厚的白雪覆盖。
He is beneath his brother intellectually. 他在智力方面不如他兄弟。
He shrugged off my criticism as though it was beneath his notice. 他不理睬我的批评,好像我的批评不值得他一顾似的。
用作副词 (adv.)Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. 她的精心化妆掩饰了脂粉下面岁月刻下的痕迹。
We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath. 我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
beneath用作副词时意思是“在下面,在底下”,用作定语时常须置于句尾。
beneath用作副词时不用于比较等级。