underground
adj
adv
noun
ˈʌndəɡraʊnd adj
1 below the surface of the earth 地下的
an underground passage
地下通道
The car park is underground.
停车场在地下。
2 an underground group, organization etc is secret and illegal 〔组织、机构等〕地下的,秘密的,不合法的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
an underground terrorist organization
秘密恐怖主义组织
3 underground literature, newspapers etc are read by a small number of people, and would seem slightly strange or shocking to most people 〔文学作品、报纸等〕地下的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
the underground press
地下报刊
ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd adv
4 under the earth’s surface 在地(面)下
This animal spends most of its life underground.
这种动物一生中的大部分时间都呆在地下。
nuclear waste buried deep underground
深埋在地下的核废料
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go underground
to start doing something secretly, or hide in a secret place 转入地下; 隐匿
The ANC was forced to go underground when its leaders were arrested.
领导人被捕之后,非洲国民大会被迫转入地下。
ˈʌndəɡraʊnd noun
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the Underground
a. a railway system under the ground b. an illegal group working in secret against the rulers of a country 〔反政府的〕地下组织,秘密团体 BrE AmE