underwater
UK/'ʌndә'wɒ:tә/US
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Definitions
adj.
Located, used, or happening below the surface of water
水下的，水中的
adv.
Below the surface of water
在水下，向水下
adj.
(finance) owing more on a loan than the asset is worth
（金融）资不抵债的，负资产的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedunder + water = below the surface of water (swim underwater, an underwater camera). Modern finance borrowed the drowning image: a homeowner is 'underwater' when the mortgage owed is larger than the home is worth — debt has risen over their head.
Root water still carries 16 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.underwater camera水下相机
- 2.swim underwater在水下游泳
- 3.underwater world水下世界
- 4.underwater on a mortgage房贷资不抵债
Example Sentences
- 1.
Divers used an underwater camera to film the coral reef.
- 2.
He can hold his breath and swim underwater for a minute.
- 3.
After prices crashed, many homeowners found themselves underwater on their loans.