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    /ˌʌndərˈwɒːtər/ · /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə/

    Below the surface of a lake, a river, or the sea — or made so that it still works down there, like a camera you can take into the water with you.

    水下的；水中用的

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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核心畫面

Think of the line where the water's surface sits: everything below that line is another world — quieter, heavier, and closed to ordinary air-breathing things. 'Underwater' points at anything that lives on the lower side of that line, whether it simply is down there (an underwater cave, an underwater rock) or was built to keep working down there (an underwater camera, an underwater microphone).

可以想成水面畫出的那一條界線：界線以下是另一個世界，安靜、有壓力、空氣進不去。underwater 指的就是待在這條…更多收起可以想成水面畫出的那一條界線：界線以下是另一個世界，安靜、有壓力、空氣進不去。underwater 指的就是待在這條線底下的東西——可能是它本來就在下面（水下的洞穴、水下的岩石），也可能是它被做成「拿到下面去照樣能用」（水下相機、水下麥克風）。這兩種用法其實是同一個畫面的兩面：位置在水面之下，或為了水面之下而設計。

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

underwateradj詞源 1/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/

  • 1

    Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

    • Watch out for underwater obstacles.
    • He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.
  • 2

    nauticaltransportBeneath the water line of a vessel.

    • When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.
  • 3

    In difficulty, especially financially.

  • 4

    businessfinanceHaving negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.

    • We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.
    • You're underwater. The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.
  • 5

    businessfinanceOf an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.

underwateradv詞源 1/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/

  • 1

    So as to go beneath the surface of the water.

    • Can you swim underwater?

underwaternoun詞源 1/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/

  • 1

    Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.

  • 2

    fishinghobbieslifestyleA type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.

    • Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.

underwaterverb詞源 2/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/

  • 1

    agriculturebusinesshorticultureTo water or irrigate insufficiently.

    • Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.
    • If your plant is wilting, this could be another sign of overwatering or underwatering.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。