underscoring

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːrɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrɪŋ]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
underscore的现在分词

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 US was more reliant on the Middle East for its oil imports last year, underscoring the critical importance of the politically-unstable region for the country despite the growing energy independence its shale gas revolution is bringing.
  去年美国在石油进口方面对中东的依赖度上升，凸显出这一政治不稳定地区对于美国的重要性，尽管页岩气开发带来的能源革命使美国的能源独立性逐步上升。
• New home prices fell across China in August, underscoring the severity of a property market slowdown that some analysts say presents one of the greatest threats to the global economy.
  8月份全中国新公布的房价都出现了下跌，表明中国房地产市场增长严重放缓。部分分析师表示，这次放缓是全球经济的最大威胁之一。
• Some favour underscoring this flexibility by calling the goal an objective rather than a target and setting no fixed time-frame over which to achieve it.
  一些人还赞成通过将其称为目标（objective）而非指标（target），以及避免设定实现它的具体时间框架，来强调这种灵活性。
• The phrase "improve efficiency and effectiveness" runs like a red line throughout your documents, underscoring the objective of your strategies.
  “提高效率和有效性”的说法如红线般贯穿所有文件，强调了你们的战略目标。
• But underscoring market fears, Rome was forced this week to sell bonds at record interest rates.
  但令市场尤其感到担忧的是，罗马这星期被迫以创记录的高利率出售债券。
• Interest rates for Spanish public debt soared on Friday, underscoring investor concerns.
  西班牙的借贷利率星期五猛增，更加令投资人感到担忧。
• On the campaign trail on the 16 April Mr Cameron defended his comments, rejecting suggestions he had offended China and underscoring that decisions on the nuclear deterrent had to be considered on a very long-term basis.
  在上周五的竞选活动中，卡梅隆为自己的言论辩护，否认自己冒犯了中国，并强调称，有关核威慑的决定必须着眼于很长的时期。
• This is the lesson underscoring all the others.
  这条教训所有企业都应铭记在心。
• This paper contributes to the issue of time-inconsistency and thereby underscoring the significance of commitment stability of government.
  本文通过研究在战略性贸易政策实施过程中的时间不一致性问题表明保持稳定的政府承诺的重要性。
• Taiwan yesterday called on China to show concrete goodwill with regard to the island's participation in international organisations, underscoring the risks that could derail the two sides 'attempts to circumvent political differences and seek closer economic ties.
  台湾昨日呼吁中国大陆在台湾参与国际组织方面展现具体善意，突显在双方搁置政治分歧、寻求更紧密经济联系努力上存在出轨的风险。