Underworld
[ 'ʌndəwə:ld;'ʌndəˌwə:ld ]
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n. 阴间，地狱;下流社会;（地球另一面的）对跖点;<古>地球;
📝 例句
She was a shady figure in the Dublin underworld.
她是都柏林犯罪圈子中的可疑人物.
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
underworld
n
the underworld [sing]
1 (in mythology) place under the earth inhabited by the departed spirits of the dead （神话中的）阴间, 阴曹.
2 part of society that lives by vice and crime 下流社会; 黑社会
police contacts in the London underworld伦敦黑社会中的警方眼线
[attrib 作定语]
leading underworld figures, ie notorious criminals 黑社会的头面人物（劣迹昭彰的罪犯）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ʌndәwә:ld]n. 下层社会, 地狱, 下流社会
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I would like to make an appointment for tomorrow morning please.
我想预约明天早上见面。
On New Year's Eve, people usually cook lots of good dishes.
在大年夜，人们常常做很多好吃的。
but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
可是一量涉及到荣誉问题，一旦你想到你和某一团体会因为你输而丢脸时，那么最野蛮的争斗天性便会激发起来。