1.beneath用作副词时意思是“在下面,在底下”,用作定语时常须置于句尾。
2.beneath用作副词时不用于比较等级。

用作状语
We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
用作后置定语
We looked down from the mountain to the valley beneath.我们从山上看下面的山谷。
The old woman's careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.那个老女人的精心化妆掩饰了岁月留下的痕迹。

［同义词］ prep. below, under, underneath
［反义词］ prep. above

They sheltered beneath their umbrellas.他们躲到了伞下。
She concealed the bottle beneath her mattress.她把瓶子藏在被褥底下。
Far beneath them, the trees of the forest sighed in the breeze.远在他们的下方,森林中的树木在微风中悲泣。
She was sitting directly beneath the painting.她坐在那幅画的正下方。
The ground was slippery beneath her.她脚下的地面很滑。
He wore a woollen vest beneath his shirt.他衬衫里面穿着一件羊毛背心。
Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on.事情迅速平静下来了,然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声持续不断。
Richard is far beneath Henry in intelligence.理查的智力远不及亨利。
The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。
She was very contemptuous of those beneath her.她对那些地位比她低的人极为蔑视。
Don't do anything that is beneath you.不要做与你身份不符的事。
Such a fellow as that is beneath my notice.像这样的家伙不值得理睬。

beneath, below, under, underneath
这四个词均可表示“在…的下边”。under与over相对,物体之间可以互相接触,也可以有一定空间; below与above相对,物体之间不一定存在垂直的位置关系,而且互不接触; beneath的用法和under相仿,二者可互换,但under使用的频率较高; underneath表示空间位置关系时,常可用under, beneath, below替换。