underpins

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnz]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的第三人称单数

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

• The best available research evidence heavily underpins these guidelines.
  在这些指南背后起重要支撑作用的，正是那些具有可用性的最佳研究证据。
• A renewed commitment to primary health care underpins efforts to improve the health of women.
  我们重申了对初级卫生保健的承诺，力求增进妇女健康。
• The ability of banks to provide liquidity on demand underpins the financial system and the economy in general.
  银行具有随时按客户要求提供流动资金的能力，因而是维持金融体系和整体经济运作的支柱。
• This strategy should also encourage China to support the international system of fair competition that underpins its growth.
  这一战略同时也应鼓励中国，支持公平竞争的国际体系，而公平竞争是增长的基础。
• It will support Adobe Flash, the software that underpins some 90 per cent of the web videos.
  它将支持adobeflash，这款软件支持约90%的网络视频。
• This upsurge not only underpins sustainable growth in China going forward, but also contributes to global rebalancing.
  这种急速增长不仅支持了中国未来的可持续增长，也为全球再平衡做出了贡献。
• There is an underlying assumption that once countries invest enough in science and technology ( and the education that underpins it), social progress will virtually automatically follow.
  有一个潜在的假定，即一旦各国向科学技术（以及支持它的教育）投入了足够的资金，社会进步将近乎自发地随之而来。
• After all, the only thing that ever underpins a fiat currency is a belief that governments are credible.
  毕竟，法定货币的唯一支撑是对政府信誉的信心。
• An exploration of the human condition and life's rites of passage underpins my work.
  我的作品阐释的是对人类生存的探索，和对生、老、病、死等人生各阶段的解读。
• The basic physics needed for astronomy, which underpins some of the forthcoming material, is here.
  这里介绍天文家所需要的基础物理，它们是阅读后面的一些内容的基础。