انگریزی

underground

gb/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/ us/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
A2 انگریزی
~ 4300
معانی
0 معانی
اسم A2 entity
1

a subway train network

A system of trains that run in tunnels under a city.

استعمال کا انداز: to take the underground to [a place]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'underground' (UK English) with 'subway' (US English), which in US can also mean an underground walkway or passage.
ہم معنی الفاظ
subway (Commonly used in American English for the same concept.) | metro (Used in many countries, especially in Europe, for an underground train system.)
متضاد الفاظ
overground train (A train that runs on tracks above the surface.)
لفظی تراکیب
take the underground |underground station |underground network |underground map
موضوعات
transportation |city life |travel
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

ہم معنی الفاظ
subterranean (A more formal or technical word for 'underground'.)
متضاد الفاظ
aboveground (Situated or occurring on or above the earth's surface.)
لفظی تراکیب
underground tunnel |underground parking |underground cable
موضوعات
geography |construction |space |nature
مثالیں
  • They built an underground garage for the apartment complex.
  • The underground pipes need repair.
  • The miners work in underground shafts.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

ہم معنی الفاظ
resistance (Often used for organized opposition during wartime or occupation.) | clandestine group (Emphasizes secrecy and hidden operations.)
متضاد الفاظ
official organization (An open, legally recognized group operating under public authority.)
لفظی تراکیب
join the underground |underground movement |underground network
موضوعات
politics |history |law
مثالیں
  • 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • 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.

ہم معنی الفاظ
covert (Focuses on being deliberately concealed.) | hidden (General term for not visible or known.)
متضاد الفاظ
mainstream (Openly accepted by the majority of society.)
لفظی تراکیب
underground club |underground art scene |underground economy
موضوعات
culture |law |core_vocabulary
مثالیں
  • They attended an underground music festival in a warehouse.
  • The film became popular through underground screenings.
  • There's an underground market for rare books.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
  • He likes underground music.
  • They went to an underground party.
  • The shop sells underground comics.
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underground
IPA
GB/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
US/ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
ہجا بندی اور زور
un - der - ground (3 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (un)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
  • Base: underground
Noun
  • Base: underground
  • Plural: underground, undergrounds
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
undergrounds noun
Core family
ground noun A1
Negative and opposite forms
aboveground adjective
عبارات

go underground

1
/ɡˈoʊ ˈʌndɚɡɹˌaʊnd/
idiom

hide to avoid detection

To hide or work secretly so people cannot find you.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • 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.

مثالیں
  • The novel was inspired by an underground movement in the 1970s.
  • An underground movement is gaining support among young people.

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