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

• This strategy should also encourage China to support the international system of fair competition that underpins its growth.
  这一战略同时也应鼓励中国，支持公平竞争的国际体系，而公平竞争是增长的基础。
• There is an underlying assumption that once countries invest enough in science and technology ( and the education that underpins it), social progress will virtually automatically follow.
  有一个潜在的假定，即一旦各国向科学技术（以及支持它的教育）投入了足够的资金，社会进步将近乎自发地随之而来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thus the health revolution underpins another of the revolutions of our era: the change in the role of women.
  因此，健康革命支撑了我们这个时代的另一场革命：女性角色的改变。
• The voting machine metaphor underpins the efficient market hypothesis.
  投票机的说法支持有效市场的假设。
• 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。
• An exploration of the human condition and life's rites of passage underpins my work.
  我的作品阐释的是对人类生存的探索，和对生、老、病、死等人生各阶段的解读。
• SOA governance and processes, as defined above, underpins these four phases.
  正如上面定义的，SOA治理和流程为这四个阶段提供支持。
• It will support Adobe Flash, the software that underpins some 90 per cent of the web videos.
  它将支持adobeflash，这款软件支持约90%的网络视频。