underpinned

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnd]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnd]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• International currencies are normally underpinned by some institutional framework.
  国际货币通常以一些制度框架为基础。
• His principled stance and the moral force that underpinned it were decisive in dismantling the system of apartheid.
  在废除种族隔离制度的过程中，他的原则立场以及支撑这一立场的道义力量发挥了决定性的作用。
• Upbeat comments from central bank officials in Australia and China about their countries 'economies underpinned the positive view of the region.
  澳大利亚和中国的央行官员针对本国经济的乐观评论，支持了人们对亚太地区的积极看法。
• In the past, Samsung's chip and components divisions underpinned by years of massive capital spending propelled the company's earnings.
  过去，三星电子的芯片和零件部门推动了公司的盈利增长，这些部门多年以来受到了大规模资本支出的支持。
• The growth prospects of oil sands have been underpinned recently by the rising price of crude oil.
  最近原油价格的不断上涨，也为油砂资源的发展前景提供了支撑。
• They will be underpinned by Permanent Secretaries and a professional, meritocratic and politically neutral civil service.
  他们会得到常任秘书长和专业、优秀和中立的公务员辅助，开展工作。
• Has the experimental data been discussed? His conclusions are underpinned by experimental findings.
  试验结果讨论了没有？试验结果证实了他的结论。
• Gradually the laws that underpinned apartheid were abolished.
  渐渐地，支撑种族隔离制度的法律被废除了。
• Some of the most valuable brands are underpinned by both trust and recommendation another key finding from the rankings.
  一些最具价值品牌同时获得了信赖与推荐这是此次排行的另一个重大发现。
• Indeed, they are underpinned by a belief that risk-taking and investment should receive a fair reward.
  事实上，这些提议是基于承担风险和投资应该得到公正奖励的信条。