underpin

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪn]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基

过去分词：underpinned　现在分词：underpinning　第三人称单数：underpins　过去式：underpinned　

IELTS经济

Collins.1 / BNC.8100 / COCA.15343

牛津词典

verb

• 加强，巩固，构成（…的基础等）
  to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
  1. The report is underpinned by extensive research.
     这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
• 加固（墙）基
  to support a wall by putting metal, concrete, etc. under it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 加强…的基础；巩固；支撑
  If one thingunderpinsanother, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
  1. ...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
     支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
  2. ...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
     支撑现代艺术的一些观念
  3. ...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money.
     极度依赖公款支出的生活方式

英英释义

verb

• support from beneath
• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
  Synonym:corroboratebear outsupport

双语例句

• UK Businesses and governments rely on sound financial knowledge to underpin their strategies for success.
  英国企业和政府依靠健全的财务知识成功地巩固了他们的策略。
• Rapid urbanisation and a growing middle class will continue to underpin housing demand.
  迅速的城市化进程和日益壮大的中产阶层，将继续维系住宅需求。
• The outcomes of this programme are then presented, including a set of future scenarios for education and a set of socio-technical developments that might underpin such scenarios.
  这项目的结果之后被列出，包括一系列对教育的未来方案和一套可能会巩固支持这一方案的社会技术发展。
• Common metrics and methods would underpin an integrated approach.
  共同的标准和方法为一种整合的方法提供了基础。
• But, unlike 2007, they are not widely used to underpin other financial deals.
  但与2007年不同，它们并没有被普遍用作其他金融交易的基础。
• By contrast Confucian/ Buddhist goals of harmony in nature underpin landscape painting, the bedrock of Chinese art.
  相比之下，儒教/佛教的自然和谐目标构成了中国画的基石山水画。
• This rebalancing of global demand would underpin a balanced monetary system. It is also fully in line with the evolution towards a more plural world order.
  全球需求的再平衡将巩固平衡的货币体系，也完全符合世界格局向着更加多元化发展的趋势。
• We stand ready to use all policy levers to underpin confidence and the recovery.
  我们已准备好使用各种政策杠杆巩固市场信心和经济复苏。
• As a result, we will need to ensure that global standards in accountancy continue to underpin our profession.
  因此，我们还必须确保财会行业的全球标准能够巩固我们的行业。
• This could include attracting an external investor to the property spin-off, which would help to underpin its value.
  这个方案可能为分拆房地产资产计划吸引一家外部投资者，这样做有助于支撑这部分资产的价值。