underpins

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnz]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 加强…的基础；巩固；支撑
  If one thingunderpinsanother, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
  1. ...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
     支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
  2. ...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
     支撑现代艺术的一些观念
  3. ...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money.
     极度依赖公款支出的生活方式

双语例句

• It is this idea, for example, that underpins recent efforts in developed and developing countries alike to promote the public's understanding of science.
  例如，正是这种观点支持了近来在发达国家和发展中国家同样地促进公众理解科学的举措。
• After all, the only thing that ever underpins a fiat currency is a belief that governments are credible.
  毕竟，法定货币的唯一支撑是对政府信誉的信心。
• More broadly, the redesigned Who Am I? gallery features in-depth examinations of memory, autism, DNA, genetics, the human brain and the technology that underpins it all.
  从更广义的角度看，这次重修的“我是谁”陈列室展示了对记忆方面的深入研究，以及对孤独症、DNA、遗传学、人脑和腿部的研究。
• If the argument is lost in any of the major world economies, the political consensus that underpins globalisation could unravel.
  如果这种主张在任何一个主要全球经济体中不能站住脚，作为全球化基石的政治共识就可能瓦解。
• Over the last fifteen years, KDE has worked to ensure that Qt will always be available, leading to the creation of agreements such as that which underpins the KDE Free Qt Foundation.
  在过去的十五年里，KDE为确保Qt始终可用做了许多工作，引出了诸如巩固KDE自由Qt基金会（KDEFreeQtFoundation）等协议的产生。
• A renewed commitment to primary health care underpins efforts to improve the health of women.
  我们重申了对初级卫生保健的承诺，力求增进妇女健康。
• The human spirit underpins it and connects us all.
  人道精神是它的支撑，把我们所有人连接起来。
• The basic physics needed for astronomy, which underpins some of the forthcoming material, is here.
  这里介绍天文家所需要的基础物理，它们是阅读后面的一些内容的基础。
• But the process also underpins the bank's claim of meritocracy.
  但这一过程也支持了银行所宣称的精英体制。
• The ability of banks to provide liquidity on demand underpins the financial system and the economy in general.
  银行具有随时按客户要求提供流动资金的能力，因而是维持金融体系和整体经济运作的支柱。