underground

underground
adverb
  1. beneath the surface of the ground
    在地下
    miners working underground.
    地下作业的矿工。
    ■in or into secrecy or hiding, especially as a result of carrying out subversive political activities
    (尤指从事颠覆活动)秘密地,不公开地
    many were forced to go underground by the government.
    政府使许多人被迫转入地下活动。
adjective
  1. situated beneath the surface of the ground
    位于地下的
    an underground car park.
    地下停车场。
    ■of or relating to the secret activities of people working to subvert an established order
    秘密的,地下的
    Czech underground literature.
    捷克地下文学。
    ■of or denoting a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression; radical and experimental
    先锋派的;急进探索的
    the New York underground art scene.
    纽约先锋艺术景观。
noun
  1. (常作 the Underground)(Brit.)an underground railway, especially the one in London
    (英)(尤指伦敦)地铁
    travel chaos on the Underground.
    地铁运营混乱。
    he'd gone home by underground.
    他已乘地铁回家。
  2. a group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime
    (反对现有政权的)地下组织或运动
    ■a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression
    先锋派组织或运动
    the late sixties underground.
    六十年代后期的先锋派运动。
verb
  1. [with obj.]lay (cables) below ground level
    铺(电缆)于地下
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