单词 | beneath |
释义 | be·neath (bĭ-nēth) adv. 1. In a lower place; below. 2. Underneath. prep. 1. a. Lower than; below: a drawer beneath a cabinet. b. To or into a lower position than: moved the picture beneath the light. 2. Covered or concealed by: The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow. 3. Under the force, control, or influence of. 4. a. Lower than, as in rank or station. b. Unworthy of; unbefitting: It was beneath me to beg. [Middle English binethe, from Old English beneothan : be, by; see BY1 + neothan, below.] |
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