be‧low S2 W2 / bɪləʊ $ -loʊ / 副词 , 介词
1 in a lower place or position, or on a lower level 反义词 above :
an animal that lives below ground
Water was dripping onto the floor below.
I could hear voices in the courtyard below my window.
They camped a few hundred feet below the summit.
Down below, people were talking and laughing.
Somewhere far below, a door slammed.
The kitchen is directly below her bedroom.
Captain Parker went below (= to the lower level of the ship ) , leaving Clooney in charge.
2 of a lower rank or having a less important job than someone else 反义词 above :
No one below the level of senior manager was present at the meeting.
and/or below
officers of the rank of captain and below
3 less than a particular number, amount, level etc 反义词 above :
Test scores below 50 were classed as ‘unsatisfactory’.
In June the rate of inflation fell below 3%.
Tom’s spelling is well below average (= much worse than the normal standard ) .
below freezing/zero (= lower than the temperature at which water freezes )
In winter, temperatures dip to 40 degrees below freezing.
and/or below
free travel for children four years old and below
4 lower on the same page, or on a later page 反义词 above :
Details of courses are listed below.
For more information, see below.
→ below par at par ( 2 ) , → below the belt at belt 1 ( 4 )
THESAURUS
under something that is under something else has that thing directly above it or covering it : The pen was under the desk. | She had a T-shirt on under her sweater.
below in a lower position than something else, though not always directly under it : From the cliffs we could barely see the people on the beach below us. | His apartment is below ours on the left.
underneath under – used especially to emphasize that something covers, touches, or hides something : The girls wear shorts underneath their cheerleading skirts. | I found the book underneath the sofa.
beneath formal under or at a lower level : They strolled hand in hand beneath the summer moon. | The water lies just beneath the surface of the earth.