underground · subterranean · covert

dì xià

d+ì·4th tonex+ià·4th tone

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It rained on and off all day.

雨断断續續地下了一整天。

The police think the burglar entered through a basement window.

警察认爲竊贼从地下室窗口進入。

Today above ground tomorrow under.

今天在地上，明天在地下。

I know I left it somewhere down here in the basement.

我知道我把它放在地下室的某个地方了。

I realized then that this awful cellar was the only place that could save our lives.

我意识到这个可怕的地下室是唯一可以救我们命的地方。

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