belowground + noun
作为形容词，修饰名词。
The plant's belowground parts store nutrients.
植物的地下部分储存养分。
地下的；地面以下的
地面以下的；地下的；地面以下
Located or existing beneath the surface of the ground; underground.
地面以下的；地下的
Beneath the surface of the ground; underground.
The belowground roots of the tree extend deep into the soil.
这棵树的底下根系深深延伸到土壤中。
用法提示：belowground 作形容词，修饰 roots，表示“地面以下的”。
Belowground storage tanks are often used for rainwater collection.
地下储水罐常用于收集雨水。
用法提示：belowground 作形容词，修饰 storage tanks，表示“地下的”。
Many insects live in the belowground parts of plants during winter.
冬天许多昆虫生活在植物的地下部分。
用法提示：belowground 作形容词，修饰 parts，表示“地面以下的”。
作为形容词，修饰名词。
The plant's belowground parts store nutrients.
植物的地下部分储存养分。
作为副词，修饰动词。
Many insects live belowground.
许多昆虫生活在地下。
作为表语形容词，说明主语的位置。
The root system is entirely belowground.
根系完全在地下。
grammar · medium
易错句子The plants' roots grow belowground.
正确表达The plants' roots grow below ground.
“belowground”是形容词，不能用作副词来修饰动词。应使用介词短语“below ground”作状语。
grammar · medium
易错句子We took the belowground train.
正确表达We took the underground train.
“belowground”通常用于科学语境，指地表以下的区域，而“underground”更常用于指地下设施，如地铁。应使用“underground”来修饰“train”。
underground 既可指地面以下的物理位置，也可指非公开的或秘密的活动；而 belowground 仅指物理位置在地面以下。
aboveground 与 belowground 意思相反，指在地面之上，容易因前缀混淆。
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