in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something

在…之下，在…正下方; 往…下面;

The dolphins disappeared beneath the waves.

海豚消失在波涛中。

Jo enjoyed feeling the warm sand beneath her feet.

乔很喜欢脚下踩着温暖沙子的感觉。

He was standing on the bridge looking at the river beneath.

他站在桥上，看着脚下的河水。

Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow.

有些房子的屋顶不堪积雪的重压塌陷了。

covered by something

在…的覆盖之下:

Shiona shivered beneath the bedclothes.

希奥娜在被单下面瑟瑟发抖。

used to say that someone's real character or feelings are not shown because their appearance or behaviour is different

〔性格或情感等隐藏〕在…的下面;

Dave sensed that something more sinister lay beneath the woman's cheerful exterior.

戴夫感觉到，在那个女人开朗的外表下隐藏着一颗邪恶的心。

Beneath the surface she was angry.

她表面上没有显露出来，实际上很愤怒。

not good enough or suitable for someone

配不上〔某人〕，与〔某人〕不相称:

She acts as if even speaking to us is beneath her.

她的样子好像和我们说句话都有失身份。

He felt it would be beneath his dignity to comment.

他觉得发表意见会有失他的尊严。

His mother felt he was marrying beneath him (=marrying someone who was not good enough) .

他母亲觉得他娶的妻子配不上他。

I consider such behaviour to be beneath contempt (=so bad you have no respect for the person involved) .

我觉得这种行为为人所不齿。

in a lower, less important rank or job than someone else

〔级别、职位等〕低于;