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subterranean

🇬🇧 UK/.sʌbtә'reinjәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Located or operating underground; hidden or secret.

地下的;秘密的

n.

A person or thing that is underground or operates in secret.

地下工作者;地下事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
terrearth, land
+
anone who, relating to
=subterranean

Common Collocations

  • 1.subterranean tunnel地下隧道
  • 2.subterranean river地下河流

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The city has an extensive subterranean network of tunnels and passages.

  • 2.

    The organization operated through a subterranean network of secret agents.

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