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PREP
（位置）在…下面，低于
If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
例句
He appeared from the apartment directly below Leonard's...
他从伦纳德家正下方的公寓里走了出来。
The path runs below a long brick wall...
小道位于长砖墙脚下。
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PHRASE
在地下；在地表以下
If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
例句
They have designed a system which pumps up water from 70m below ground...
他们设计了一套从地下70米处抽水的系统。
Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
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ADV
以下；在下文中
You use below in a piece of writing to refer to something that is mentioned later.
例句
Please write to me at the address below...
请按照下面的地址给我写信。
The BBC Good Food Show is giving away free tickets in a competition. For details, see below.
英国广播公司“美食秀”正在派送比赛免费券，详情见下文。
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PREP
（数量、比率或水平）低于，小于，少于
If something is below a particular amount, rate, or level, it is less than that amount, rate, or level.
例句
Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius...
夜间气温会降到15摄氏度以下。
British Telecom agreed to keep overall price increases to 7.5 per cent below inflation...
英国电信同意将整体价格增幅控制在低于通货膨胀7.5%的水平。
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PREP
（职位、官衔等）低于
If someone is below you in an organization, they are lower in rank.
例句
Such people often experience less stress than those in the ranks immediately below them.
这些人承受的压力往往小于那些职位仅次于他们的人。
...pay rises awarded to all white-collar staff below chief officer level.
所有职位低于首席官员的白领员工的薪酬增长