■under pressure 在壓力下；被迫

He always works best under pressure. 他總是在有壓力時工作做得最好。

He only agreed to leave the country under pressure. 他是在壓力下才同意出國的。

■under repair 在修理中

The road is under repair. 道路正在整修。

He will go to town on foot, for his bike is under repair. 他將步行進城，因為他的自行車在修理。

■under review 在審查中；在復查中

The policy is now under review. 這項政策正在審議之中。

Our contracts are currently under review. 我們的合同正在復查。

■under suspicion 受懷疑，受猜疑，涉嫌

He was arrested under suspicion. 他受嫌疑而被捕。

He is under suspicion as one of the murderers. 他被懷疑是殺人兇手之一。

Any man having witnessed the attack is under suspicion. 任何目擊此次襲擊的人都有嫌疑。

■under treatment 在治療中

He is under treatment for malaria. 他正在治療瘧疾。

He is still under treatment in hospital. 他仍在醫院治療。

■under water 在水下；被水淹

Man cannot breathe under water. 人不能在水下呼吸。

After all the rain, most of the town was under water. 大雨之后，這個城鎮的大部分地區都被水淹了。

■under way 在進行中；（船）在航行中

The great ship got under way. 大船啟航了。

Preparations are under way for a wedding. 婚禮的準備工作正在進行當中。

He gave his consent for the project to get under way. 他同意將這個計劃付諸實施。

■under weight 過輕(重)

She is under weight. 她體重太重。

【注】該短語的反義短語是over weight（過輕）。如：

She is over weight. 她體重太輕。

■under wraps 保密，隱藏

The project has been kept under wraps for years. 這個項目保密了許多年。

The documents will stay under wraps for ten more years. 這些文件要再保密10年。

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