below

prep

• ① 在…下面;低于
  • All her skirts are below the knee.她的裙子都长到膝盖以下。
  • Her apartment is directly below mine.她的公寓就在我的下面。
  • below sea level低于海平面
  • The sun has just sunk below the horizon.太阳刚刚落到地平线下面去。
  • Write your name below the line.将名字写在线的下面。

• ② 在…的下游
  • a few miles below the waterfall在瀑布的下游数哩之处

• ③ 不值得;其价值低于;与…不相称;在…以下
  • His reading ability is below (the) average.他的阅读能力在平均[一般水准]以下。
  • The air temperature was well below freezing [below the freezing point].气温远在冰点以下。
  • She is not much below [under] forty.她(的年龄)差一点就四十岁了。
  • A captain is below a major.上尉(的阶级)低于少校。
  • His behavior is below contempt.他的行为极为可鄙。