below

[bi'ləu]

prep.低于, 在 ... 下面
adv.在下面, 向下
adj.在...下面
n.下面的东西

ad.

1. 在下面; 到下面; 在下方; 在楼下; 在甲板下

From the hill top we could see the plains below.

从山顶上我们可以看到山下的大平原。

2. 在下级; 在某一级以下

I mean officers of the rank of major and below.

我是说少校及少校以下的军官们。

3. 在水面(或地面)下

The miners are working below.

矿工们在地下干活。

4. 在本页下面(或下面一页)

See p.17 below.

见下面的第十七页。

5. 【书】在尘世上

6. 【口】(温度)在零下

7. 在下游

prep.

1. (指位置)在……下面; 到……下面

Her skirt came below her knees.

她的裙长过膝。

2. (指数量、程度等)在……以下

The cost of the whole work was below two thousand dollars.

办理此事的全部费用在两千美元以下。

3. (指地位等)低于

His position in the company is below hers.

他在公司里职位比她低。

4. 在……的下游

5. 有失……的身份; 无……的价值

Stan thought doing that kind of thing below him.

斯坦认为做那种事有失自己的身份。

词义辨析

同义:

ad.在某一级以下

under  lower  less  

同义参见:

underneath  down  beneath  

反义:

ad.在下面; 在下方

above  

英英释义

副词 below:

in or to a place that is lower

同义词：at a lower place, to a lower place, beneath

at a later place

(in writing) see below

同义词：infra

on a floor below

同义词：downstairs, down the stairs, on a lower floor

further down

同义词：under

补充

belowbelow英:[biˈləu] 美:[bɪˈlo]prep.1.(表示位置)在…下面, 低于2.(表示状态)在…掩饰之下, 在…背后3.(表示比较)不及, 劣于; 低于adv.1.在下面, 到下面I looked down at the hall below.我瞧了瞧下面的大厅。Below is an example of a typical business letter.下面是典型商业信函的一个例子。

例句

1. The fields are below sea level.地面低于海平面。 2. The sun dipped below the horizon.太阳落到了地平线以下。 3. The quality is below average.质量低于平均水平。 4. We looked out of the window at the scene below.我们从窗户向外观览下面的景色。 5. He fell 25ft to the ground below.他从25英尺高的地方落到了地上。 6. temperatures at zero or below零度或零度以下的温度 7. For details, see below.详情见下文 8. He had a bruise just below his right eye.就在他的右眼下面有一块伤痕。 9. below the knee在膝以下 10. The price of houses is not likely to fall below the present level for some time to come.房价一时不见得会跌到目前的价格以下。 11. below cost亏本了 12. I occupy only a humble position in the company,but there are several people below me.我在公司里职位低微，不过有几个人比我还低。 13. to be below someone in rank职位比某人低 14. 5 degrees below zero零下5度 15. below freezing point在冰点以下 16. Atlanta is below Washington.亚特兰大比华盛顿更靠南。 17. There is a bridge below the waterfall.在瀑布下游有一座桥。 18. The bus stop is a few yards below the post office.公共汽车站在邮局这边再过去几码的地方。 19. below the pretexts在借口的掩饰下 20. It is below the president to say that.说那样的话，有失总统的身份。 21. the tunnel below the crags.峭壁下面的隧道。 22. cables running below the floorboards.铺在地板下面的电线。 23. hanging space below a top storage shelf.顶层储藏架下面的挂物空间。 24. just below the pocket was a stain.就在口袋下方有一块污渍。 25. blistered skin below his collar.衣领下面起水泡的皮肤。 26. below us in the League.在联合会中地位低于我们。 27. they rated its financial soundness below its competitor's.他们认为其财力不及竞争对手。 28. below average.平均水平以下。 29. below freezing.冰点以下。 30. a dive to below 60 feet.深度超过60英尺的潜水。 31. below 50 mph.时速50英里以内。 32. if your account falls below $5,000.假如你的账户上剩下不足5,000美元。 33. he jumped from the window into the moat below.他从窗户跳进下面的壕沟里。 34. our nutritionist is pictured below right.我们的营养学家的肖像如右下方。 35. I'll go below and fix us a drink.我去船舱给大家准备饮料。 36. Do not write below this line.不要在这条线下面写字。 37. The temperature fell below freezing during the night.夜里温度降到零度以下。 38. Her marks in the exam were below average.她的考试成绩低于平均水平。 39. I don't live on the top floor. I live on the floor below.我不是住在顶层，我住在下面那层。 40. temperatures of 30° and below30度及以下的温度 41. The pencil rolled off the desk and fell to the floor below.铅笔从书桌上滚下来，掉到了地板上。 42. The pilot looked down at the sea far below.飞行员从高空俯视下面的大海。 43. We heard the elevator stop at the floor below.我们听见电梯停在了下面的楼层。 44. They secured the goods on deck and went below.他们把货物固定在甲板上就到下层舱去了。 45. The captain ordered the men below. [=ordered them to go below the main deck]船长命令船员到底层甲板去。 46. "All personnel, captain and below, were ordered to report for duty."船长及其以下的所有人员都接到去报到的命令。 47. "The game is suitable for children at age 10 and below. [=younger, under]"这个游戏适合于10岁及以下儿童。 48. The temperature ranged from 5 below to 10 above. [=from ?5 degrees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit]温度在零下5华氏度至零上10华氏度之间。 49. The results of the test are discussed/explained/listed/shown below.测试结果在下文中讨论/解释/列举/显示 50. See the graph below.见下页图表。 51. We heard voices calling from below.我们听见从下面传来的呼叫声。 52. I felt a draft from below.我感觉到一股来自下方的气流。 53. Our apartment is below theirs.我们的公寓在他们的下面。 54. She wore a skirt that reached below her knees. = The bottom of her skirt was below her knees.她穿着一条过膝的裙子。 55. We could see only clouds below us.我们只能看见下方的云层。 56. The diver descended below 25 meters.潜水员潜到了水下25米。 57. The sun disappeared below the horizon.太阳消失在地平线下。 58. a spot directly below us在我们正下方的地方 59. the valley far below us我们下方远处的山谷 60. just/slightly below the horizon略低于地平线 61. Temperatures were below average/normal all week.一周的气温都低于平均值/正常值。 62. "The game is suitable for children below [=younger than, under] the age of 10."这个游戏适合10岁以下的儿童。 63. She worked for wage rates below those of other workers.她干活的报酬低于其他工人。 64. A lieutenant is below a captain. [=a captain outranks a lieutenant]中尉的级别低于上尉。 65. He ranks far below his superior.他的级别远低于他的上司。 66. He puts his own needs below his child's needs.他把自身需求置于他的孩子的需求之后。