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underground

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The term carries a strong duality between physical placement and social rebellion. When used physically, it evokes a sense of hiddenness, darkness, and containment, often suggesting a world that is invisible to those on the surface. In a social or cultural sense, it describes a deliberate detachment from the mainstream. It suggests a gritty, authentic, or subversive energy, where the value of the activity comes from its exclusion from the public eye or its defiance of authority.

Countable when referring to a specific subway system (the London Underground). Uncountable when referring to the general state of being beneath the earth.

Ý nghĩa

Tính từ

Located or happening beneath the surface of the earth.

"They discovered an underground river."

Tính từ

Secret, clandestine, or operating outside of official laws.

"The rebels maintained an underground network of spies."

Trạng từ

Below the surface of the ground.

"The cables are buried underground."

Danh từ

An electric railway system in a city.

"I take the underground to get to work."

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