習慣上用于“under +名詞”若干搭配

英語中習慣上用于“under +名詞”的搭配不多，常見的有以下一些：

■under age 未成年，未達到規定年齡

He was rejected by the army because he was under age. 他因尚未成年而被拒絕參軍。

You shouldn’t sell cigarettes to teenagers who are under age. 你不應該把香煙賣給沒未成年的青少年。

■under arrest 被捕

You are under arrest in the name of the law. 你被依法逮捕了。

He was soon put [placed] under arrest. 他不久就被逮捕了。

■under attack遭受攻擊

The company has come under fierce attack for its decision to close the factory. 因為決定要關閉工廠，公司受到猛烈攻擊。

■under consideration 在考慮中；在研究中

The question is now under consideration. 這個問題正在考慮中。

The plan is under consideration by the Ministry of Education. 教育部正在研究這個方案。

■under construction 在建造中

The new railway is under construction. 新鐵路正在修建當中。

The bridge is under construction. 這座橋正在建造中。

There are two new hotels near here under construction. 附近正在興建兩家新的旅館。

■under control 在控制中

They soon got the fire under control. 他們很快把火勢控制住。

It took the teacher months to bring his class under control. 這個老師花了幾個月的時間才管住了他的班級。

■under copyright 享有版權

The poem is still under copyright, so you have to pay to quote it. 該詩仍然享有版權，因此你必須支付引用費。

■under cover 在隱蔽處；秘密地；在信封或郵包中

Plans for the attack were made under cover. 進攻計劃是秘密制定的。

The check came under cover in yesterday’s mail. 支票是裝在信封里和昨天的信一道寄來的。

■under discussion 在討論中；在審議中

That has no relation to the matter under discussion. 那與正在討論的事無關。

That’s another topic that will come under discussion. 那是另一個要討論的問題。

■under examination 在檢查中；在審查中

The prisoner was still under examination. 囚犯仍受審。

The proposals are still under examination. 提案仍在審查中。

■under fire 在炮火中；被攻擊中

We were under fire from all sides. 我們遭到了來自四面八方的射擊。

The headmaster was under fire for not sending the boys home who stole the car. 校長由于沒有開除那幾個偷汽車的學生，受到責難。

■under guarantee 在保修期內

It’s still under guarantee, so the manufacturer will repair it. 保證書還有效，所以廠家會給修理的。

The car is still under guarantee, so you should be able to get it repaired free of charge. 汽車還在保修期內，所以你應該可以免費修理。

■under oath 在法庭上宣過誓要說實話

The judge reminded the witness that he was still under oath. 那法官提醒證人他已宣誓不作偽證。

■under obligation 有義務；一定要

The one who did the damage in under obligation to pay for it. 造成損失的人有義務賠償。

【注】在現代英語中通常用under an [no] obligation的形式：

You’re under no obligation to pay for goods which you did not order. 沒有訂購的貨物就無須付款。

She’s under an obligation to him because he lent her money. 因為他把錢錯給她了，所以她有償還他的義務。

■under obseration （尤指病人或嫌疑犯）在觀察中；在監視中

The doctor put him under observation. 醫生讓他接受觀察。

The police have had him under observation for several weeks. 警方已監視他數周了。

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