below

prep.

1. 在（或到）…下面
   at or to a lower level or position than sb/sth
   1. He dived below the surface of the water.
      他潜入了水中。
   2. Please do not write below this line.
      请不要写到这条线下面。
   3. Skirts will be worn below (= long enough to cover) the knee.
      穿裙子要过膝。
2. （数量）少于；（标准）低于
   of a lower amount or standard than sb/sth
   1. The temperatures remained below freezing all day.
      气温一整天都保持在冰点以下。
   2. Her work was well below average for the class.
      她的功课远在班上的中等水平以下。
3. （级别、重要性）低于
   of a lower rank or of less importance than sb/sth
   1. A police sergeant is below an inspector.
      巡佐的级别低于巡官。

adv.

1. 在（或到）下面
   at or to a lower level, position or place
   1. They live on the floor below.
      他们住在下一层楼。
   2. I could still see the airport buildings far below.
      我还能远远地看到下方的机场建筑。
   3. See below (= at the bottom of the page) for references.
      见本页末参考资料。
   4. The passengers who felt seasick stayed below (= on a lower deck ) .
      晕船的乘客待在下层客舱。
2. 零度以下
   lower than zero
   1. The thermometer had dropped to a record 40 below (= –40 degrees) .
      温度计降到了创纪录的零下40度。
3. 下级
   at a lower rank
   1. This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below.
      这项规定适用于巡官及以下人员。

1. PREP （位置）在…下面，低于
   If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
   1. He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's...
      他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。
   2. The path runs below a long brick wall...
      小道位于长砖墙脚下。
   3. The sun had already sunk below the horizon...
      太阳已经落到了地平线以下。
   4. The boat dipped below the surface of the water.
      这条船沉入水下。
   5. Below is also an adverb.
      
   6. We climbed rather perilously down a rope-ladder to the boat below.
      我们冒着相当大的危险沿着绳梯爬到了下面的船上。
   7. ...a view to the street below...
      可以看到下面的街道
   8. Spread out below was a great crowd.
      下面是摩肩接踵的人群。
2. PHRASE 在地下；在地表以下
   If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
   1. They have designed a system which pumps up water from 70m below ground...
      他们设计了一套从地下70米处抽水的系统。
   2. Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
      埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
3. ADV 以下；在下文中
   You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later.
   1. Please write to me at the address below...
      请按照下面的地址给我写信。
   2. The BBC Good Food Show is giving away free tickets in a competition. For details, see below.
      英国广播公司“美食秀”正在派送比赛免费券，详情见下文。
4. PREP （数量、比率或水平）低于，小于，少于
   If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level.
   1. Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius...
      夜间气温会降到15摄氏度以下。
   2. British Telecom agreed to keep overall price increases to 7.5 per cent below inflation...
      英国电信同意将整体价格增幅控制在低于通货膨胀7.5%的水平。
   3. Rainfall has been below average.
      降雨量低于平均水平。
   4. Below is also an adverb.
      
   5. ...temperatures at zero or below.
      零度或零度以下的温度
5. PREP （职位、官衔等）低于
   If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank.
   1. Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.
      这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。
   2. ...pay rises awarded to all white-collar staff below chief officer level.
      所有职位低于首席官员的白领员工的薪酬增长
6. below par → see: par

1. The bar chart below shows the huge growth of UK car exports over the past few years.
   下面的柱形图显示了过去几年英国汽车出口量的大幅增长。
2. He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's
   他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。
3. The path runs below a long brick wall
   小道位于长砖墙脚下。
4. The sun had already sunk below the horizon
   太阳已经落到了地平线以下。
5. The boat dipped below the surface of the water.
   这条船沉入水下。
6. They have designed a system which pumps up water from 70m below ground
   他们设计了一套从地下70米处抽水的系统。
7. Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
   埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
8. Please write to me at the address below
   请按照下面的地址给我写信。
9. The BBC Good Food Show is giving away free tickets in a competition. For details, see below.
   英国广播公司“美食秀”正在派送比赛免费券，详情见下文。
10. Rainfall has been below average.
    降雨量低于平均水平。
11. Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.
    这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。
12. Check the numbers below against the numbers on your card.
    把下列数字和你卡片上的数字比照一下。
13. Listed below are just a few examples of some of the family benefits available.
    下面仅例举了家庭可享受的几种福利。
14. Shares in the company slipped below their issue price on their first day of trading.
    该公司股票价格在首个交易日就跌破了发行价。
15. The barbed wire had left only the tiniest nick just below my right eye.
    带刺铁丝网在我的右眼正下方只留了非常小的划痕。
16. There have been four years of below average rainfall.
    已经有4年降雨量低于平均值了。
17. A little way below the ridge was an outcrop of rock that made a rough shelter.
    山脊下方不远处有一块露出地面的岩石，大致形成了一个掩蔽处。
18. This is represented in the schematic diagram below.
    这正如下面的这幅简略图所示。
19. Most of them have young children below school age.
    他们中多数人都有岁数不到学龄期的孩子。
20. See Chapter 7 below for further comments on the textile industry.
    有关纺织业的更多评论请参看下面第7章。
21. List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made.
    在下面空白处列出你所作的具体改动。
22. The intensity of the blaze shattered windows, spraying glass on the streets below
    熊熊烈火灼裂了玻璃窗，碎玻璃飞溅到了下面的街道上。
23. I am one grade below him.
    我比他低一年级。
24. See the note below.
    参见底下的注释。

  under below beneath underneath【导航词义：在…下面】

  under prep. 在…下面，在…底下

〔辨析〕指某物在另一物的下面或底下，两者之间有无一定距离均可。

  below prep. 在…下面，低于

〔辨析〕指某物所处的位置低于另一物。

  beneath prep. 〈正式〉在…下面，在…正下方

〔辨析〕指所处位置时，与 under, below 基本同义，但有时强调在某物的正下方，而且较富有文学性。

  underneath prep. 在…下面，在…底下

〔辨析〕与 under 的意思相近，但含有将某物隐藏或遮盖起来之意。

adv

1. at a later place
   1. see below

2. in or to a place that is lower

   Synonym:    at a lower placeto a lower placebeneath

3. on a floor below
   1. the tenants live downstairs

   Synonym:    downstairsdown the stairson a lower floor

4. (in writing) see below
   1. vide infra

   Synonym:    infra

5. further down
   1. see under for further discussion

   Synonym:    under