underlie

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]

v.  构成…的基础; 作为…的原因

现在分词：underlying　过去式：underlay　过去分词：underlay　第三人称单数：underlies　

考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5797 / COCA.7604

牛津词典

verb

• 构成…的基础；作为…的原因
  to be the basis or cause of sth
  1. These ideas underlie much of his work.
     他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。
  2. It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
     这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger....the energy which seems to underlie all human success.underlying

英英释义

verb

• be or form the base for
• lie underneath

双语例句

• Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?
  是否有某种个人困难引致他对工作缺乏兴趣？
• Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger.
  努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。
• Describe the neurochemical and behavioral processes that are thought to underlie the development of alcoholic dementia.
  叙述形成酒瘾性痴呆症的神经化学和行为之过程。
• The translator's awareness of fictional rhythm and his translation style underlie the degree of the representation in question.
  小说节奏在译文中的再现程度取决于译者的小说节奏意识以及其翻译风格。
• These assignments will encourage you to ask questions, to consider the assumptions and definitions that underlie a conflict, to analyze and argue.
  这些作业将会鼓励你提出问题、在与合理性有所冲突的基础上考虑其假设和定义，来进行分析和论证。
• The scientists believe that oxidative stress may underlie premature aging in these animals.
  科学家认为氧化应激可能是这些动物过早老化的原因。
• These rates underlie borrowing rates for households and businesses.
  这些利率是家庭和企业借贷利率的基础。
• The secretary said the poverty and instability in Somalia that underlie the piracy problem are not being forgotten.
  克林顿国务卿说，潜伏在海盗问题下面的索马里的贫困和不稳定没有被忘记。
• Changing dietary preferences from grain-based to protein-based foodstuffs underlie a boom in food producers.
  正在发生变化的饮食偏好从以谷类为主到以蛋白质为主带来了食品生产的兴旺。
• Morality refers to the values that underlie the practices, customs, and activities of a culture.
  道德是指隐含于一种文化之中的行为、习俗和价值观。