1 in, at or to a lower position than sb/sth; under 在或向低于…的位置;在…下面:
The ship disappeared beneath the waves.那艘船在海浪中沉没了。He seemed a nice person but there was a lot of anger beneath the surface.他看似一个友善的人,但内心积着许多怒火。☞Look at the note at under. 参看 under 的注释。
2 not good enough for sb 不配:
She felt that cleaning for other people was beneath her.她觉得替别人打扫有失身分。
beneath/bIˋniθ; bIˈniːθ/adv , prep 1 under or below something 在…之下﹔在…底下: the warm sand beneath her feet 她脚底下温暖的沙子He stood on the bridge, looking at the water beneath. 他站在桥上﹐看着下面的河水。2 if someone or something is beneath you, you think that they are not good enough for you 不够好﹐低于: She seemed to think that talking to us was beneath her. 她好像认为同我们说话就是降低了她的身份。
beneathpreposition, adverbin or to a lower place than somebody or somethingsame meaningbelow, underneath: From the tower, they looked down on the city beneath. The boat sank beneath the waves.oppositeabove