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underlie

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]

v.  构成…的基础; 作为…的原因

现在分词:underlying 过去式:underlay 过去分词:underlay 第三人称单数:underlies 

考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5797 / COCA.7604

牛津词典

    verb

    • 构成…的基础;作为…的原因
      to be the basis or cause of sth
      1. These ideas underlie much of his work.
        他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。
      2. It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
        这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。

    柯林斯词典

    英英释义

    verb

    • be or form the base for
      1. lie underneath

        双语例句

        • The secretary said the poverty and instability in Somalia that underlie the piracy problem are not being forgotten.
          克林顿国务卿说,潜伏在海盗问题下面的索马里的贫困和不稳定没有被忘记。
        • Morality refers to the values that underlie the practices, customs, and activities of a culture.
          道德是指隐含于一种文化之中的行为、习俗和价值观。
        • This developmental flexibility may underlie the developmental and evolutionary diversity in tooth patterning.
          这种发育的可调控性可能说明在牙齿发育和进化过程中的多样性。
        • Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger.
          努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。
        • We support the broad aims which underlie this bill.
          我们支持构成这一议案基础的大致目标。
        • Attitudes: Attitudes underlie the way we behave and communicate and the way we interpret messages from others.
          态度:态度是我们行为处事和沟通的基础,同样也是我们从别人那获得信息的基础。
        • Now researchers have uncovered the changes in the brain that underlie that phenomenon.
          现在科学家们已经发现了这一现象背后的大脑变化。
        • All these factors which underlie our success have been guaranteed in the Basic Law.
          所有这些成功要素,在《基本法》内都一一得到了保障。
        • Describe the neurochemical and behavioral processes that are thought to underlie the development of alcoholic dementia.
          叙述形成酒瘾性痴呆症的神经化学和行为之过程。
        • The scientists believe that oxidative stress may underlie premature aging in these animals.
          科学家认为氧化应激可能是这些动物过早老化的原因。