under /ˈʌndə/ I. prep. 1.的下面(表示位置)under the skin 在皮下;under the bridge 在桥底下(比较:below the bridge 在桥下方) Don’t stand under a tree during a thunderstorm. 雷雨时不要站在树下。He got out from under the bed.他从床底下出来了。 2.之下(表示抽象意义)under the leadership of the manager 在经理领导下;under the professor 在教授的指导下 3.之中(表示过程)under repair (treatment, consideration, construction) 正在修理(治疗,考虑,建设) The matter is under discussion. 这个问题正在讨论。 4.不到: My son is under seven.我儿子不到7岁。He earns under 60 yuan a week. 他一周挣不到60元。‖II. adv.到下面:The ship went under. 船沉了。

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