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

• The current financial turmoil underscores the need for corporate governance funds.
  梅尔文表示：当前的金融动荡突显了对企业治理基金的需求。
• 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。
• Either way, the research underscores a problem with the way colleges have globalized.
  无论是哪种原因，研究结果都突显了大学全球化过程中的一个问题。
• The film's curious melange of dialects only underscores this quality.
  影片的好奇混杂的方言不仅强调了这一点质量。
• The finding also underscores the link between humor and humility.
  这项研究同样强调了幽默与谦逊之间的联系。
• The recently signed power-sharing deal underscores this and also adds that land acquisition and redistribution is irreversible.
  最近签署的权力分享协议强调了这一点，而且还说获取土地和重新分配是不可逆转的。
• Their call underscores a growing concern of major emerging economies about the escalating economic crisis in the developed world.
  这次论坛呼吁强调在发达世界的经济危机不断升级的现状下，对主要新兴经济体需要加强关注。
• 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。
• This experience underscores my conviction that rapid regulatory change tends to breed confusion.
  这个经历增强了我的信念，即快速的监管变化往往会引起混乱。
• "This underscores the importance of discovering the origin of active Akt in glioblastomas," he said.
  “这突出了发现胶质母细胞瘤中活性Akt蛋白的重要性，”他说。