under和below的区别:含义不同、词性不同、用法不同。under可作副词、介词和形容词,含义为“在下面”、“较年轻”、“少于”、“比…年轻”、“较低的”;below可作名词、介词和副词,含义为“低于”、“下级”、“下面”。
一、under的意思及用法
under可作副词、介词和形容词,译为在下面;在水下;少于;小于;在…表面下;由…覆盖着;少于;较低的;下面的。
例句: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。
The boat lay under several feet of water.
那条船沉在水下好几英尺处。
It took us under an hour.
这事花了我们不到一小时。
The country is now under martial law.
这个国家目前在戒严中。
Is the television still under guarantee?
这台电视机还在保修期内吗?
The wall collapsed under the strain.
墙壁因承受不了重压而坍塌了。
He pulled up the covers and crawled under.
他揭开被子钻到里面。
His muscles bunched under his shirt.
他衬衫下面的肌肉紧绷绷的。
二、below的意思及用法
below可作介词、副词和名词,译为低于;(级别、重要性)低于;在(或到)下面;零度以下;下级;下面。
例句:He ped below the surface of the water.
他潜入了水中。
The temperatures remained below freezing all day.
气温一整天都保持在冰点以下。
I could still see the airport buildings far below.
我还能远远地看到下方的机场建筑。
This ruling applies to the ranks of Inspector and below.
这项规定适用于巡官及以下人员。
Here the temperature never goes below zero centigrade.
这里的气温很少降到摄氏零度以下。