Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5554
underneath
在下面；在底下
Below or directly beneath something; in a lower place.
- 1.
Below; in a place beneath.
在下面；在...下方
- 2.
on the lower or downward side; on the underside of
在下侧或底面上
- 3.
On the underside or lower face.
在底下；在底面
- 4.
under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath
在物体或表面下方
在底面；在下侧；在下面；在...下方；在下侧或底面上；在底下；在底面；在物体或表面下方
In use
Please look underneath to find the hidden key.
Underneath was a hidden compartment.
The path is dry on top, but it is still wet underneath.
a chest of drawers all scratched underneath
we could see the original painting underneath
a house with a good foundation underneath
be + underneath
表示静态位置。
The cat is underneath the table.
猫在桌子底下。
get + underneath
表示进入下方位置的动作。
Connections
Collocations
- go underneath
- 走到下面
- The cat went underneath to hide.猫走到下面藏起来。
- look underneath
- 看看下面
- Look underneath to see if there's anything there.看看下面有没有什么东西。
- hide underneath
- 藏在下面
- The mouse hid underneath to escape the cat.老鼠藏在下面以躲避猫。
- crawl underneath
- 爬到底下
- He crawled underneath to retrieve the ball.他爬到底下去捡球。
- slide underneath
- 滑到下面
- The envelope slid underneath the door.信封滑到了门下面。
- sit underneath
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：under（在…下）+ neath（beneath的变体）= 在下面，想象地毯下藏着一枚硬币。
Context & Register
作为副词使用时，语域中性，多用于描述下方位置，在口语和书面语中均常见。
Grammar Note
用于表示位置，常放在句末或句首。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words rhyming with 'underneath' /ʌndəˈniθ/ include 'beneath' /bɪˈniθ/ with the same stressed vowel and ending /niθ/. Words like 'heath' /hiθ/, 'sheath' /ʃiθ/, 'wreath' /riθ/, and 'teeth' /tiθ/ share the final /θ/ sound but have different vowels—pronounce carefully.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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