Смысл: below

below1. [bıʹləʋ] adv
<Í> 1. 1) внизу; ниже
the court below - нижестоящая судебная инстанция
to remain below - оставаться внизу
to be below - находиться внизу
we could hear the noise below - мы слышали шум внизу
his apartment is just below - его квартира прямо под нами
2) вниз
to go below - спускаться вниз
3) ниже по течению
there is good fishing below - ниже по течению хорошо ловится рыба
4) ниже нуля
the temperature is five below today - сегодня пять градусов мороза
2. ниже, дальше
see below - смотри ниже (на странице, в статье и т. п.)
the passage quoted below - отрывок, приводимый ниже /дальше/
3. в сочетаниях:
here below - на земле (в отличие от неба)
the place below - ад
down below - а) в преисподней; б) в могиле; в) на дне моря
all hands below! - мор. все вниз! (команда)
under below! - мор. берегись!, полундра! (команда)
4. театр. на авансцене

2. [bıʹləʋ] prep
<Í> указывает на
1. местоположение ниже чего-л., под чем-л. ниже, под
below sea level - ниже уровня моря
below the third floor - ниже четвёртого /амер. третьего/ этажа
below the surface - а) под водой; б) под землёй; в) под поверхностью
below the bridge - ниже моста (по течению реки)
the sun set below the horizon - солнце закатилось
2. положение ниже по уровню, по рангу и т. п. ниже
below zero - ниже нуля
below (the) average [normal] - ниже среднего [нормального]
he is below his schoolfellows in class - он отстаёт от других учеников в классе
a captain is below a general in rank - капитан ниже генерала по званию /рангу/
3. ниже (достоинства)
it is below you - это недостойно вас
it would be below me to answer him - отвечать ему было бы ниже моего достоинства
it is below his dignity - это ниже его достоинства
4. в сочетаниях:
below ground - в земле, в могиле
below stairs - в помещении для прислуги
below criticism - ниже всякой критики
below one's breath - тихо, шёпотом
below the mark - а) плохого качества; б) чувствующий себя плохо, слабо
below par - а) фин. ниже номинала или паритета; б) неважно
I feel below par - я плохо себя чувствую

take (someone or something) below Идиома

a notch below

inferior, not as good That bicycle is a notch below the Peugeot. It's not quite as good.

below the belt

in an unfair or cowardly way I think that he was hitting below the belt when he began to criticize me after I told him my true feelings on the matter.

below the poverty line

not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.

notch below

(See a notch below)

get below

1．become less than（an amount）少（低）于
If the temperature gets below freezing point，we should take the plants indoors．假如气温降到零度以下，我们就得把这些花木移入室内。
2．become worse than a standard达不到（标准）
Your work has been getting below its usual standard recently，so you must improve it．你的工作近来没有达到通常标准，所以你必须加以改进。

hit below the belt

Idiom(s): hit (sb) below the belt

Theme: FAIRNESS - LACKING

to do something unfair or unsporting to someone. (Informal. From boxing, where a blow below the belt line is not permitted.)
• You really hit me below the belt when you told the boss about my tax problems.
• In business Bill is difficult to deal with. He hits below the belt.

Below par

If something isn't up to standard, or someone isn't feeling or doing very well, they are below par.

below par|below|par

adj. or adv. Below standard. Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now.
Antonym: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF.

below the belt|below|belt

adv. phr. 1. In the stomach; lower than is legal in boxing. He struck the other boy below the belt. 2. informal In an unfair or cowardly way; against the rules of sportsmanship or justice; unsportingly; wrongly. It was hitting below the belt for Mr. Jones's rival to tell people about a crime that Mr. Jones committed when he was a young boy. Pete told the students to vote against Harry because Harry was in a wheelchair and couldn't be a good class president, but the students thought Pete was hitting below the belt.

below the belt, hit

below the belt, hit
Not behave according to the rules or decency, unfairly, as in Bringing up my mother's faults—that's really hitting below the belt. The term comes from boxing, where according to the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (1865) a fighter may punch his opponent only in the upper body or head. For a synonym, see low blow; also see under one's belt.