underlines

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪnz]

v.  在(词语等下)画线; 画底线标出; 强调; 突现
underline的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；凸显
  If one thing, for example an action or an event,underlinesanother, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
     报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
  2. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
     让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
  3. But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
     但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• VERB 在…下画线
  If youunderlinesomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
  1. Underline the following that apply to you...
     在符合自身情况的项下画线。
  2. Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
     用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。

双语例句

• The ban underlines the complex nature of the problem.
  该禁令突出了问题的复杂性。
• Own experience heavily underlines the dangers inherent in this sort of work.
  我自己的经验明显地突出了这类工作固有的那种危险。
• The rise in cases underlines the urgent need to conduct high-quality immunization campaigns to rapidly boost population immunity levels.
  病例的增加强调了迫切需要开展高质量的免疫运动以便迅速增强人群免疫水平。
• It also underlines how prompt and restrictive isolation measures could have prevented the incident.
  它也表明，快速和限制性的隔离措施能够预防这类事故发生。
• Citigroup's acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, underlines the continuing consolidation in the global custody industry.
  花旗收购所动用的资金额没有披露，这一收购突出了全球资产托管行业的持续整合。
• That underlines the "agency problem" at the heart of the banking and boardroom pay sagas.
  这突显出银行业和董事会薪酬问题核心的“代理问题”。
• This saying underlines the importance of mothers.
  这句谚语强调母亲的重要性。
• This situation underlines the importance of modularity.
  这种情形是强调模块化的重要性。
• This contrast between 1968 and now underlines why talk of a new cold war is misleading.
  1968年与现在的强烈反差，突显出为什么新冷战的说法具有误导性。
• The episode underlines two things about global economic governance.
  这段插曲突显出关于全球经济治理的两个问题。