underwater

Word family  noun water waters adjective underwater water waterless verb water adverb underwater

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·der·wa·ter /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə◂ $ ˌʌndərˈwɒːtər◂, -ˈwɑː-/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun]  UNDER/BELOWbelow the surface of an area of water, or able to be used there 水下的；水下(使)用的 an underwater camera 水下摄影机 —underwater adverb He dived underwater and swam away. 他潜入水下，游走了。

Examples from the Corpus

underwater• Are some renowned amongst their fellows for the quality of their underwater ballads and harmonies?• Monterey Bay in northern California is an underwater canyon about the size and depth of the Grand Canyon.• The grass simply evolves into underwater grass and seems to exist equally comfortably waving dreamily around, endlessly drowning.• He could not tell whether they were broken ends, or perhaps the loose ends from underwater knots that had come undone.• Each guide also includes full colour underwater photographs illustrating the marine life you could expect to see.• underwater plants• The Weathermatic happily bobbed about in mountain pools, the automatic flash adding sparkle to underwater shots.

un·der·wa·ter adjectiveChineseSyllable  

an water, the Corpus of below area of surface

underwater
un‧der‧wa‧ter /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə◂ $ ˌʌndərˈwɒːtər◂, -ˈwɑː-/ adjective [only before noun]below the surface of an area of water, or able to be used there:
    an underwater camera
—underwater adverb:
    He dived underwater and swam away.

🔑 under·waterBrE /ˌʌndəˈwɔːtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌndərˈwɔːtər/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] found, used or happening below the surface of water 水下的；用于水下的；水下发生的◆underwater creatures水生动物◆an underwater camera水下摄影机▸ under·water 🔑 adverb◆Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater. 深吸一口气，看你能在水里待多久。🔊🔊