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。