under
prep. 在…下面; 受…影响; 由…控制; 在…过程中; 由…造成; 根据,按照; 少于,不足; 用,以
adv. 在下面; 在水下; 少/小于; 在昏迷中
adj. 下面的,较低的
If a person or thing is under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or hidden by it.
They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
...swimming in the pool or lying under an umbrella...
在泳池里游泳或躺在阳伞底下
In a place such as a sea, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something is under the water, they are fully in the water and covered by it.
They said he'd been held under the water and drowned...
他们说他被按到水里淹死了。
Goldfish were swimming lazily in a group just under the surface.
金鱼聚在一起贴着水面懒洋洋地游着。
If you go under something, you move from one side to the other of something that is at a higher level than you.
He went under a brick arch...
他穿过一个砖砌的拱门。
A river boat passed under the bridge.
一条内河船从桥下经过。
Something that is under a layer of something, especially clothing, is covered by that layer.
I was wearing two sweaters under the green army jacket...
我在绿军装里套了两件毛线衫。
He had no shirt on under his thin jumper...
他在薄套头衫里面没有穿衬衣。
You can use under before a noun to indicate that a person or thing is being affected by something or is going through a particular process.
...fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat...
生计受到威胁的渔夫
I'm rarely under pressure and my co-workers are always nice to me...
我很少感受到压力,同事们一直对我很好。
If something happens under particular circumstances or conditions, it happens when those circumstances or conditions exist.
His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances...
他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下被警察打死了。
Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed...
正常情况下,仅有20%到40%的维生素E会被吸收。
If something happens under a law, agreement, or system, it happens because that law, agreement, or system says that it should happen.
Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you...
根据法律规定,你的雇主有权雇用一名临时工来代替你。
We believe an offence was committed under EU regulations...
我们认为根据欧盟有关规定已经构成了犯罪。
If something happens under a particular person or government, it happens when that person or government is in power.
There would be no new taxes under his leadership.
在他主政期间不会增加新税种。
...the realities of life under a brutal dictatorship...
残暴的独裁统治下的生活现实
If you study or work under a particular person, that person teaches you or tells you what to do.
Kiefer was just one of the artists who had studied under Beuys in the early Sixties...
基弗只是60年代早期师从博伊斯的艺术家之一。
General Lewis Hyde had served under General 'Billy' Mitchell...
刘易斯·海德将军曾是“比利”·米切尔将军的部下。
If you do something under a particular name, you use that name instead of your real name.
Were any of your books published under the name Amanda Fairchild?...
你们所出版的书里有署名为阿曼达·费尔柴尔德的吗?
The patient was registered under a false name.
那位患者挂号时用了假名。
You use under to say which section of a list, book, or system something is in.
This study is described under 'General Diseases of the Eye'...
“普通眼科疾病”这一部分里对该项研究作了描述。
...a parental rights order under section 4 of the Family Law Reform Act...
《家庭法改革法案》第4款中有关父母权利的规定
If something or someone is under a particular age or amount, they are less than that age or amount.
...jobs for those under 65...
适合65岁以下人群从事的工作
Nearly half of mothers with children under five have a job...
孩子不满5岁的妈妈中近一半有工作。
1. located below or beneath something else;
2. lower in rank, power, or authority;
1. down to defeat, death, or ruin;
2. through a range downward;
3. into unconsciousness;
4. in or into a state of subordination or subjugation;
5. below some quantity or limit;
6. below the horizon;
7. down below;
8. further down;
below, beneath, under, underneath
这些前置词均可表示位置"在……下面"之意。
under way Dutch
在进行中
out from under【非正式用语】
免于忧虑或困难
Many questions are under discussion.
许多问题正在讨论.
The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels.
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
The price is under first cost.
这价格低于成本.
The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.
金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒.
His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
他在战火中的表现证明他是一个勇敢的人.