- in, to or through a position that is below something在（或到、通過）…下面
- Have you looked under the bed?你看了床底下沒有？
- She placed the ladder under (= just lower than) the window.她把梯子立在窗戶下面。
- The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road.狗從門底下鑽出去，跑到大路上去了。
- below the surface of something; covered by something在…表面下；由…覆蓋着
- The boat lay under several feet of water.那條船沉在水下好幾英尺處。
- less than; younger than少於；小於；不足；比…年輕
- an annual income of under £10 000不到 1 萬英鎊的年收入
- It took us under an hour.這事花了我們不到一小時。
- I'm actually in the film for just under two minutes. 我實際上只在電影裏呆了不到兩分鐘。
- Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol.未滿 18 歲者不得買酒。
- affected by something由…造成；受…影響
- The wall collapsed under the strain.牆壁因承受不了重壓而坍塌了。
- I've been feeling under stress lately.我最近感到壓力很大。
- I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be.對於這項工作的辛苦，我從不存錯誤的幻想。
- You'll be under anaesthetic, so you won't feel a thing.你將被麻醉，所以什麽也感覺不到。
- used to say who or what controls, governs or manages somebody/something由…控制（或管理、經營）
- The country is now under martial law.這個國家目前在戒嚴中。
- The coinage was reformed under Elizabeth I (= when she was queen).英國幣制在伊麗莎白一世時代作了改革。
- She has a staff of 19 working under her.她手下有 19 個職員工作。
- Under its new conductor, the orchestra has established an international reputation.在新指揮的領導下，這個樂團建立了國際聲譽。
- according to an agreement, a law or a system根據，按照（協議、法律或制度）
- A man was detained under the Mental Health Act.根據《精神衛生法》，一名男子被拘留。
- Under the terms of the lease you had no right to sublet the property.按租約條款的規定，你無權轉租這房産。
- Is the television still under guarantee?這台電視機還在保修期内嗎？
- experiencing a particular process在…過程中
- The hotel is still under construction.旅館還在興建中。
- The matter is under investigation.此事正在調查中。
- using a particular name用，以（某一名字）
- She also wrote under the pseudonym of Barbara Vine.她還以芭芭拉·文的筆名寫作。
- found in a particular part of a book, list, etc.在…項下；在（書等中的）某部分
- If it's not under ‘sports’, try looking under ‘games’.如果在 “體育運動” 項下查不到，就試試 “遊戲” 項吧。
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch onder and German unter.
