- in, to or through a position that is below something在（或到、通过）…下面
- Have you looked under the bed?你看了床底下没有？
- She placed the ladder under (= just lower than) the window.她把梯子立在窗户下面。
- The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road.狗从门底下钻出去，跑到大路上去了。
- below the surface of something; covered by something在…表面下；由…覆盖着
- The boat lay under several feet of water.那条船沉在水下好几英尺处。
- less than; younger than少于；小于；不足；比…年轻
- an annual income of under £10 000不到 1 万英镑的年收入
- It took us under an hour.这事花了我们不到一小时。
- I'm actually in the film for just under two minutes. 我实际上只在电影里呆了不到两分钟。
- Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol.未满 18 岁者不得买酒。
- affected by something由…造成；受…影响
- The wall collapsed under the strain.墙壁因承受不了重压而坍塌了。
- I've been feeling under stress lately.我最近感到压力很大。
- I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be.对于这项工作的辛苦，我从不存错误的幻想。
- You'll be under anaesthetic, so you won't feel a thing.你将被麻醉，所以什么也感觉不到。
- used to say who or what controls, governs or manages somebody/something由…控制（或管理、经营）
- The country is now under martial law.这个国家目前在戒严中。
- The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen).英国币制在伊丽莎白一世时代作了改革。
- She has a staff of 19 working under her.她手下有 19 个职员工作。
- Under its new conductor, the orchestra has established an international reputation.在新指挥的领导下，这个乐团建立了国际声誉。
- according to an agreement, a law or a system根据，按照（协议、法律或制度）
- A man was detained under the Mental Health Act.根据《精神卫生法》，一名男子被拘留。
- Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property.按租约条款的规定，你无权转租这房产。
- Is the television still under guarantee?这台电视机还在保修期内吗？
- experiencing a particular process在…过程中
- The hotel is still under construction.旅馆还在兴建中。
- The matter is under investigation.此事正在调查中。
- using a particular name用，以（某一名字）
- She also wrote under the pseudonym of Barbara Vine.她还以芭芭拉·文的笔名写作。
- found in a particular part of a book, list, etc.在…项下；在（书等中的）某部分
- If it's not under ‘sports’, try looking under ‘games’.如果在 “体育运动” 项下查不到，就试试 “游戏” 项吧。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch onder and German unter.
