sub-Saharan

英 [ˌsʌb.səˈhɑː.rən]      美 [ˌsʌb.səˈher.ən]
  • adj. 撒哈拉沙漠以南的
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sub-Saharan (adj.)
1955, from sub- + Saharan (see Sahara).
1. Residents in general are poor and undereducated, and live in sub-standard housing.
居民们普遍都很贫穷,受教育程度低,居住条件较差。
2. Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away.
持冲锋枪的几名男子俘虏了5名士兵并开车将他们带走。
3. Several other sub-species of gull are found in the region.
在该地区还发现了海鸥的其他亚种。
4. They're armed with sub-machine-guns or machine-pistols or whatever you call those things.
他们持有轻机枪或者冲锋枪,还是什么玩意儿的。
5. You are hereby appointed Sub-Lieutenant RNVR of HMS Tartar.
你被任命为皇家海军舰艇“鞑靼人”号的皇家海军志愿后备队中尉。