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BNC: 14419 COCA: 12970

underworld

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
underworld /ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/ noun
underworld
/ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/
noun
Learner's definition of UNDERWORLD
[singular]
: the world of crime and criminals黑社会;黑道
the underworld : the place where dead people go in Greek myths(希腊神话中的)阴间,阴曹地府
BNC: 14419 COCA: 12970

underworld

noun

un·​der·​world ˈən-dər-ˌwərld How to pronounce underworld (audio)
1
: the place of departed souls : hades
2
archaic : earth
3
: the side of the earth opposite to one : antipodes
4
: a social sphere below the level of ordinary life
the town's seedy underworld
especially : the world of organized crime

Example Sentences

a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
Recent Examples on the Web Or rather, a portal to the underworld is found outside Chicago. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 He was convicted after a sensational, months-long trial in Boston that laid out, in detail, how the Irish mob boss from South Boston arranged a deal with corrupt FBI agents that guaranteed his rise to top of the New England underworld. Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022 But this 3-season Netflix series, the streamer’s first Italian-language original show, more than capably stands on its own and gives viewers a gritty look at the Rome underworld. Andy Meek, BGR, 26 July 2022 Entry to the cybercriminal underworld can occur quickly, given the right set of circumstances. Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 14 July 2022 Newman and Hanks are two generations of old guard, larger-than-life figures whose names seem to echo all around the movie's underworld. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 12 July 2022 First introduced in season 2 as Polly’s lost son—and not as any kind of player in the Birmingham underworld—Michael has recently gone Corleone. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 9 June 2022 The Lord of Hell (Ellis) leaves the underworld to own a nightclub in the City of Angels and winds up helping L.A. homicide detective Chloe Decker (German) solve crimes in this supernatural drama series. Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 The Hopi people believe that the canyon is a passage to the underworld, a place made sacred by its proximity to death — a warning not always heeded by the nearly five million annual visitors to the park. New York Times, 12 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of underworld was in 1598
BNC: 14419 COCA: 12970
underworld

noun

ADJECTIVE | UNDERWORLD + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdark, murky, seedy, shadowy, sinister黑暗邪惡的犯罪集團;骯髒的黑社會;邪惡的黑社會the dark underworld of smuggling黑暗邪惡的走私集團criminal罪惡的黑社會UNDERWORLD + NOUNboss, figure黑社會老大/人物contact與黑社會的聯繫He ran an import-export business and had underworld contacts in Japan.他經營進出口生意,並與日本的黑社會有往來。PREPOSITIONin the... underworld在犯罪圈子裏She was a shady figure in the Dublin underworld.她是都柏林黑社會中的可疑人物。

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