新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

below

英  [bɪˈləʊ]
    

[ADV, PREP]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1在下面

    If something is below, it is in a lower position than something else.

    双语例句

    例:

    We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below.

    我们冒着危险沿着绳梯爬到了下边的小船上。

    例:

    a view to the street below.

    楼下街景。

    2在下文中

    You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later.

    双语例句

    例:

    Please write to me at the address below.

    请按以下地址给我写信。

    3在下面

    You use below to refer to something that is less than a particular amount, rate, or level.

    双语例句

    例:

    temperatures at zero or below.

    零度或零度以下。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • below ground

    1在地表下

    If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.

    双语例句

    例:

    They have designed a system which pumps up water from nearly 1,000 feet below ground.

    他们设计了一个能从地表以下1000英尺处抽水的系统。

    PREP. 介词
  • 1在…下面

    If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.

    双语例句

    例:

    He appeared from the flat directly below Leonard's.

    他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。

    例:

    The sun had already sunk below the horizon.

    太阳已落到地平线以下。

    2(数量、比率、水平等)在…下面

    If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level.

    双语例句

    例:

    Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius.

    夜间温度可能会降到15摄氏度以下。

    3(地位)低于

    If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank.

    双语例句

    例:

    Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.

    这些人经受的压力通常比那些职位刚好低于他们的人要小。