underscores

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
n.  下划线，底线(用于字母下划线或计算机命令和互联网地址中)
underscore的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；突出；强化
  If something such as an action or an eventunderscoresanother, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery...
     劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。
  2. The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
     一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline


• VERB 在（字词、句子等）下画线
  If youunderscoresomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance.
  1. He heavily underscored his note to Shelley.
     他在给谢利的便条内容下面重重地画了线。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline

双语例句

• This therefore underscores the potential relevance of this molecule to the pathophysiology of depression.
  因此，该项研究揭示出存在于抑郁症中此分子机制中的潜在关联性。
• This threat underscores the importance of pushing forward with a rapid conclusion of the Doha round.
  这种威胁更加突出了推动多哈回合迅速完成的重要性。
• The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
  一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。
• All of this underscores how dependent business, government and society are on one another.
  所有这些都凸显了商业、政府和社会是多么地相互依赖。
• The example above underscores one key point& employees sometimes just need to be asked for their opinion.
  上文的例子强调了一个重要的问题&有时候我们需要做的只是征求一下员工们的意见。
• But the development underscores the country's ability to catch up with advanced foreign aerospace technology.
  但发展强调了国家有能力赶上国外先进航天技术的步伐。
• It also underscores a fundamental role that SOA might play as a framework within the organization and shows its potential influence on an organization's information systems and management services.
  它还强调了SOA作为框架扮演的基础性角色，并显示了它对公司的信息系统和管理服务所拥有的潜在性影响。
• This underscores the urgent challenge we face to finish this job.
  这突出了我们在完成这项工作时面临的紧急挑战。
• The method for discovering this protein underscores the power of bioinformatics for addressing the challenges of emerging infectious diseases.
  发现这个蛋白的方法突出了，生物信息学在标记形成感染性疾病的刺激中所起到的重要作用。
• All this merely underscores the very strange match between Party and nominee.
  这些现象只是突显了共和党和共和党提名人之间的奇怪较量。