新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

under

英  [ˈʌndə]
    

[ADV, PREP]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1在水下

    In a place such as an ocean, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something goes under, they are fully in the water and covered by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He took a deep breath before he went under.

    他钻下水前深深地吸了口气。

    2在(某年龄或数量)以下

    If something or someone is a particular age or amount or under, they are less than that age or amount.

    双语例句

    例:

    free or subsidized health insurance for children 13 and under.

    给予13岁及13岁以下儿童免费的或有补助的健康保险。

    PREP. 介词
  • 1在…下面

    If a person or thing is under something, they are at a lower level than that thing, and may be covered or hidden by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.

    他们在地下发现了一处迷宫似的地道。

    例:

    swimming in the pool or lying under an umbrella.

    在池里游泳或躺在遮阳伞下。

    例:

    A path runs under the trees.

    一条小路在树下延伸。

    2在(水)下

    In a place such as an ocean, river, or swimming pool, if someone or something is under the water, they are fully in the water and covered by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    She held her breath for three minutes under the water.

    她在水下屏息了3分钟。

    3从(较高物)下面

    If you go under something, you move from one side to the other of something that is at a higher level than you.

    双语例句

    例:

    He went under a brick arch.

    他从一座砖砌的拱门下面走过。

    4在(一层衣服等)里面

    Something that is under a layer of something, especially clothing, is covered by that layer.

    双语例句

    例:

    I was wearing two sweaters under the green army jacket.

    那时我在绿色的军上衣里面穿了两件毛衣。

    例:

    a faded striped shirt under a knitted sweater.

    穿在一件针织毛衣里边的一件褪了色的条纹衬衫。

    5在(…的影响或过程)中

    You can use under before a noun to indicate that a person or thing is being affected by something or is going through a particular process.

    双语例句

    例:

    fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat.

    生计受到威胁的渔民们。

    例:

    Firemen said they had the blaze under control.

    消防员们说他们已控制住了火势。

    6在(…情况或条件)下

    If something happens under particular circumstances or conditions, it happens when those circumstances or conditions exist.

    双语例句

    例:

    His best friend died under questionable circumstances.

    他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下死了。

    例:

    Under normal conditions, only about 20 to 40 per cent of vitamin E is absorbed.

    在正常情况下,只有约20到40的维生素E被吸收。

    7在(法律、协议、制度等的规定)下

    If something happens under a law, agreement, or system, it happens because that law, agreement, or system says that it should happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you.

    按法律规定,你的雇主有权聘用临时工来代替你。

    例:

    Under the new regulations, one in five cars may need repairs costing as much as $120.

    根据新规定,1/5的车可能需要费用高达120美元的维修。

    8在(…的领导或统治)下

    If something happens under a particular person or government, it happens when that person or government is in power.

    双语例句

    例:

    There would be no new taxes under his leadership.

    在他的领导下,不会征收新的税项。

    例:

    the realities of life under a brutal dictatorship.

    在残酷的独裁统治下的生活现实。

    9在(…的指导或带领)下

    If you study or work under a particular person, that person teaches you or tells you what to do.

    双语例句

    例:

    Kiefer was just one of the artists who had studied under Beuys in the early Sixties.

    基佛只是60年代初期师从博伊斯的艺术家之一。

    例:

    General Lewis Hyde had served under General Mitchell.

    刘易斯·海德将军曾在米切尔将军麾下服役。

    10以(…名)

    If you do something under a particular name, you use that name instead of your real name.

    双语例句

    例:

    Were any of your books published under the name Amanda Fairchild?

    你的书有以阿曼达·费尔柴尔德的名字出版的吗?

    11在(…部分)下

    You use under to say which section of a list, book, or system something is in.

    双语例句

    例:

    The 'General Diseases of the Eye' study is filed under E.

    “普通眼病”研究归在E条目下。

    12在(某年龄或数量)以下

    If something or someone is under a particular age or amount, they are less than that age or amount.

    双语例句

    例:

    jobs for those under 65.

    适合65岁以下人士的工作。

    例:

    Nearly half of mothers with children under five have a job.

    孩子不足5岁的母亲中近一半有工作。