单词 | below |
释义 | below prep. & adv. --prep   1. lower in position (vertically, down a slope or stream, etc.) than.   2. beneath the surface of; at or to a greater depth than (head below water; below 500 feet).   3. lower or less than in amount or degree (below freezing-point; temperature is 20 below).   4. lower in rank, position, or importance than.   5. unworthy of. --adv   1. at or to a lower point or level.   2. a downstairs (lives below). b downstream.   3. (of a text reference) further forward on a page or in a book (as noted below).   4. on the lower side (looks similar above and below).   5. rhet. on earth; in hell. Phrases and idioms below stairs in the basement of a house esp. as the part occupied by servants. Etymology: BE- + LOW(1) |
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