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

• Too many organisations use a risk process without understanding the principles that underlie effective risk management.
  太多组织使用风险流程但是却不了解其所隐含的有效风险管理原则。
• These rates underlie borrowing rates for households and businesses.
  这些利率是家庭和企业借贷利率的基础。
• Long-running disputes over land are thought to underlie many of the clashes.
  据信关于土地问题由来以久的争议也引发了许多冲突。
• The translator's awareness of fictional rhythm and his translation style underlie the degree of the representation in question.
  小说节奏在译文中的再现程度取决于译者的小说节奏意识以及其翻译风格。
• The secretary said the poverty and instability in Somalia that underlie the piracy problem are not being forgotten.
  克林顿国务卿说，潜伏在海盗问题下面的索马里的贫困和不稳定没有被忘记。
• 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。
• Describe the neurochemical and behavioral processes that are thought to underlie the development of alcoholic dementia.
  叙述形成酒瘾性痴呆症的神经化学和行为之过程。
• Glycemic control appeared to underlie the antihypertensive effects of intensive therapy.
  控制血糖似乎是强化治疗抗高血压作用的基础。
• In it you emphasise that rationality and calculation underlie economic behaviour.
  你在书中强调，理性和计算是经济行为的基础。
• Now researchers have uncovered the changes in the brain that underlie that phenomenon.
  现在科学家们已经发现了这一现象背后的大脑变化。