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

• See also:Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger....the energy which seems to underlie all human success.underlying

英英释义

verb

• be or form the base for
• lie underneath

双语例句

• Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
  心理问题经常隐藏在明显的身体疾病下。
• 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。
• Over the past two decades, molecular neuroscientists have identified key molecules and mechanisms that underlie synapse development, activity and stability.
  在过去的二十年中，分子神经科学家已确定的关键分子和机制，突触发育，活性和稳定性的基础。
• Failure to establish proper connectivity in the brain may also underlie autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation.
  建立合适的脑部连接失败也将导致自闭症和智力低下。
• 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。
• They went so far as to question and thoroughly analyze the basic assumptions that underlie how fighters are judged and compared.
  他们对于基本功能的置疑和透彻分析是如此的深入以至于它们成为了如何在战斗机之间进行评断和比较的基础。
• It is shown that linguistic theories underlie syllabus design and teaching methods.
  结果表明，语言学理论基础课程设计和教学方法。
• From this experience, they gain the instincts and intuition, as well as the knowledge that underlie an understanding of the interrelation of tactical and operational possibilities and needs.
  从这样的经验里，他们获得（指挥的）本能和直觉，或者说这样的知识存在于对战术性的和作战性的可能与需求的相互关联的理解。
• 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。
• This principle, which is taken to be valid throughout space and time, is said to underlie the method of physics.
  这个原理被看作是在整个空间和时间内有效，据说它是物理学方法的基础。