英 [ˈʌndəwɜːld] 美 [ˈʌndərwɜːrld]
n. 黑社会；地狱；下层社会；尘世
underworld /ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/ TEM4
单数型名词 The underworld in a city is the organized crime there and the people who are involved in it. 黑社会
...a Spanish Harlem underworld of gangs, drugs and violence.
…一个成群结帮、贩毒施暴的西班牙哈莱姆黑社会。
Some claim that she still has connections to the criminal underworld.
一些人声称她仍与犯罪的黑社会有联系。
the criminal class
(religion) the world of the dead
同义词： Hel / Hell / Hades / infernal region / netherworld / Scheol
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The organized crime of the underworld is a kind of newly developing crime. It is made in 1997.
1997年刑法根据我国社会发展的实际情况,特别是刑事犯罪发展出现的新趋势增设了黑社会性质组织犯罪的规定。
没过几天，三儿子离开了阴间(Underworld)。老苍蝇大吃一惊(Surprise):我不是把生活端正通告你了吗?
去年9月19日上映的《 黑夜传说 》（ Underworld ）是最近小有名气的一部低成本电影。从名字的暗示中，我们已经可以猜到肯定和某些见不得光的行当有关。
... 恐惧斗室 2 Saw II 妖夜寻狼 Underworld 妖夜寻狼之魔间叛徒 Underworld: Evolution ...
就宛若黑道(Underworld)是黑社会，白道是私方。有一颗平常心。
Some claim that she still has connections to the criminal underworld.
一些人声称她仍与犯罪的黑社会有联系。
It's first of all a depiction of an underworld, and so it provides Milton with an important Christian representation of hell.
首先，这是对地狱的描述，这为弥尔顿提供了基督教式地狱的重要描述。
Orpheus was the poet who had attempted to bring his wife, Eurydice, back from the underworld, and he did that by charming Pluto with his song.
俄耳甫斯是一位诗人，他曾试图将妻子欧律狄刻从阴间救回，他用歌声迷惑了 Pluto。
One of the most beautiful paintings shows the underworld ruler Osiris.
VOA : special.2009.12.15
It's first of all a depiction of an underworld, and so it provides Milton with an important Christian representation of a hell.
它首先是对地狱的一个描述，它为弥尔顿提供了,一个重要的基督教式的地狱的描绘。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
It's an underworld filled with gold that a brigade of fallen angels begins to extract with spades and pick axes.
在这个地狱一群堕落天使们可以拿着铲子和锤子,挖取地下的金矿。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
I heard many things in the underworld.
VOA : special.2009.05.16
According to Musabih, it has also attracted criminals looking for victims in the dark underworld of human trafficking.
VOA : standard.2009.11.13
He's already hard at work on his next novel, also set in the criminal underworld.
Despite Kosovo's ethnic hatreds, the criminal clans of all stripes readily co-operate in Kosovo's lively underworld.
The Underworld films are a good example of movies that can play well in January.
FORBES: January Films Like 'Underworld' are Great For Profits
基本信息《Underworld》（黑夜传说）为2003年票房大热的动作片。该片结合了吸血鬼和狼人两项题材，描绘了一个充满神秘和暴力的地下世界。片中运用不少特技镜头，再配上震撼视觉的化妆效果，令影片充满神奇恐怖的气氛，使得影片取得了巨大的商业成功。 中文名 黑夜传说 外文名 Underworld 其它译名 妖夜寻狼，地下世界，决战异世界 出品公司 Screen Gems（索尼公司旗下） 导 演 朗·怀斯曼 Len Wiseman 编 剧 朗·怀斯曼 Len Wiseman 主 演 凯特·贝金赛尔， 斯科特·斯比德曼 类 型 动作，冒险，惊悚，爱情 片 长 121分钟 上映时间 2003年9月19日