subterranean

[英] [ˌsʌbtəˈreɪni:ən] [美] [ˌsʌbtəˈreniən] 生词本

adj.

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ (河流、隧道)地表下的,地下的 A subterranean river or tunnel is under the ground. 
  • London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.

    伦敦像这样的地下通道有9英里长。

Adjective

1. being or operating under the surface of the earth;

  • "subterranean passages"
  • "a subsurface flow of water"

2. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);

  • "subterranean motives for murder"
  • "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell