subterranean
🇬🇧 UK/.sʌbtә'reinjәn/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
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-derivedCommon 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.