underground
gb/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/ us/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 4300
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
a subway train network
A system of trains that run in tunnels under a city.
نمط الاستخدام:
to take the underground to [a place]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'underground' (UK English) with 'subway' (US English), which in US can also mean an underground walkway or passage.
المرادفات
subway (Commonly used in American English for the same concept.)
|
metro (Used in many countries, especially in Europe, for an underground train system.)
الأضداد
overground train (A train that runs on tracks above the surface.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
take the underground
|underground station
|underground network
|underground map
الموضوعات
transportation
|city life
|travel
أمثلة
- The underground is the fastest way to get across London.
- She takes the underground to work every morning.
- The city has expanded its underground to reach the suburbs.
- Tourists often find the underground confusing at first.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I go to school by underground.
- The underground is very busy in the morning.
- We took the underground to the museum.
- He works near an underground station.
adjective
B1
property
2
below the earth's surface
Located or happening under the ground.
المرادفات
subterranean (A more formal or technical word for 'underground'.)
الأضداد
aboveground (Situated or occurring on or above the earth's surface.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
underground tunnel
|underground parking
|underground cable
الموضوعات
geography
|construction
|space
|nature
أمثلة
- They built an underground garage for the apartment complex.
- The underground pipes need repair.
- The miners work in underground shafts.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- We walked through an underground tunnel.
- There is an underground car park here.
- The shop has an underground storeroom.
اسم
B2
entity
3
secret resistance group
A secret group that works against people in power.
المرادفات
resistance (Often used for organized opposition during wartime or occupation.)
|
clandestine group (Emphasizes secrecy and hidden operations.)
الأضداد
official organization (An open, legally recognized group operating under public authority.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
join the underground
|underground movement
|underground network
الموضوعات
politics
|history
|law
أمثلة
- During the war, he joined the underground to fight the occupation.
- The underground distributed banned newspapers.
- Many members of the underground were arrested by the regime.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- She was part of an underground group.
- The underground helped people escape.
- They hid with help from the underground.
adjective
B2
property
4
secret and hidden from public view
Secret and not known by many people, sometimes illegal.
المرادفات
covert (Focuses on being deliberately concealed.)
|
hidden (General term for not visible or known.)
الأضداد
mainstream (Openly accepted by the majority of society.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
underground club
|underground art scene
|underground economy
الموضوعات
culture
|law
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- They attended an underground music festival in a warehouse.
- The film became popular through underground screenings.
- There's an underground market for rare books.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He likes underground music.
- They went to an underground party.
- The shop sells underground comics.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
underground
IPA
GB/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
US/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
المقاطع والنبر
un - der - ground (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (un)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: underground
Noun
- Base: underground
- Plural: underground, undergrounds
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
undergrounds
noun
Core family
ground
noun A1
Negative and opposite forms
aboveground
adjective
التعبيرات
go underground
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
idiom
hide to avoid detection
To hide or work secretly so people cannot find you.
أمثلة
- After the scandal, he went underground to avoid reporters.
- The group went underground after being declared illegal.
underground economy
1/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd ɪkˈɑnəmi/
fixed phrase
hidden or illegal economic activity
Business activities that are not reported to the government and are often illegal.
أمثلة
- The government is trying to crack down on the underground economy.
- Many workers in the underground economy are paid in cash.
underground movement
1/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd mˈuvmənt/
fixed phrase
secret opposition group or trend
A secret group that works against those in power or against normal ways of doing things.
أمثلة
- The novel was inspired by an underground movement in the 1970s.
- An underground movement is gaining support among young people.