subterraneous

英 [ˌsʌbtə'reɪnjəs] 美 [ˌsʌbtə'reɪnɪəs]

• adj. 地下的(地中的)

英英释义

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"
   

词汇搭配

• subterraneous stem 地下茎
• subterraneous pupa 埋蛹
• subterraneous root 地下根
• subterraneous outcrop 掩盖露头
• subterraneous shoot 地下苗

近反义词

【近义词】

• subterranean 地下的
• ulterior 隐秘的